Professors showcase their talents in faculty recital
May 14, 2018
The American River College Faculty Recital, hosted by music department chair Dyne Eifertsen, took place on April 30, with a four-piece band taking center stage in a dimly lit Room 547 at the the ARC theater. The group included Eifertsen on trombone, former adjunct faculty member Steve Lishman on ...
Jazz bands pay tribute to military veterans
May 14, 2018
The American River College Studio Jazz Ensemble quietly moved from the back room to their places on stage. They opened with the classic Count Basie piece “Moten Swing” for the sixth annual Tribute to the War Years concert on April 27. The concert is held every spring semester as a way to honor ARC...
Latino Unidos host Cinco de Mayo event
May 9, 2018
Latinos Unidos hosted a Cinco de Mayo informational event on April 26. The club planned the event to take place the week before the holiday, due to the scheduling of Asian-Pacific Islander Heritage Week events happening the same week. The event consisted of a small informational speech regarding...
Beavers finish the season with a win
May 7, 2018
The American River College baseball team scored a victory over Galivan College, winning 11-18 in the last game of the season on April 24. Gavilan started the first inning with a run, with the Beavers scoring a run of their own in the bottom of the second inning off a hit from shortstop Lane Field...
“A Tribute to the War Years” honors our veterans
April 26, 2018
The American River College music department will hold its annual spring concert in the student center dining hall on April 27. The show, “A Tribute to the War Years,” will honor the school’s veterans. Directed by Dyne Eifertsen, the groups performing will include the studio jazz, Latin jazz, and ja...
Latin Jazz opens for the Woodcreek Jazz Festival
March 7, 2018
The American River College Latin Jazz Ensemble was the opening act on the last day of the 17th annual Woodcreek Jazz Festival on Feb. 24. The festival, which showcased high school jazz ensembles from across Northern California and Nevada, ran Feb. 23 - Feb. 24 at Woodcreek High School in Rosevill...
Liberal Arts Building to be demolished, new STEM building to take its place
February 14, 2018
The Liberal Arts Building, one of the oldest facilities at American River College, will be demolished in March with a remodeled building scheduled to take its place in a few years. The renovations are focused on turning the Liberal Arts building into a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics...
Latin Jazz Ensemble prepares for concert
February 14, 2018
American River College offers a wide variety of music performance ensembles, ranging from orchestra and symphonic band to groups like big band and vocal jazz. One of the less known groups on campus is the ARC Latin Jazz Ensemble, led by Professor of Music Dyne Eifertsen. The group is a class offe...
Latin jazz to perform with studio ensemble
December 9, 2015
The Latin jazz ensemble will be performing with the studio jazz ensemble on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. that would include songs such as “Salsa Vibes” by Louie Ramirez,” “Linda Chicana,” “Afro Blue” and “Mambo Inn.” Latin jazz is a style of music compared to more traditional music styles in ...
NAMI sheds light on mental illness
December 9, 2015
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) held a presentation about mental illnesses and the misconceptions about them on Friday in the DSPS conference room. The presenter from NAMI, Nicole Williams, joined the organization three years ago when she attended a NAMI clinic to help her “understan...
Orchestra performed variety of holiday music
December 7, 2015
An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified principal violinist Jun Zhu as the performer of the fiddle solo in "Fiddle-Faddle" when the solo was actually performed by ARC Orchestra's concertmaster Bolormaa Damdinjav. The American River College orchestra performed a variety of holiday ...
Student musicians play for peers
December 2, 2015
Seven music majors performed in the first of four applied music recitals that were held as a part of the final grade for applied music majors. Performers were able to select a piece of music from a list provided by the music department to practice. They were also given the option to perform solo ...
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