Month: November 2020

Virtual Arts for Humanity- $7,000 Raised!

This fall, Virtual Arts for a Humanity is bringing performing artists of various disciplines together for a series of charity concerts benefiting Feeding America, the United States’ largest domestic hunger-relief organization. Feeding America rescues groceries, offers rescued food to food banks, ensures the safety of foods in manufacturers and retailers, and advocates on behalf of people…
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The Human Ear: How Do We Hear?

Sounds are found in every aspect of human life, from birds chirping to the sound of cars honking. So how exactly can we hear and process the sounds that are occurring all around us? Interestingly enough, we don’t fully know yet. Scientists still haven’t found a very good explanation of the relationship between music and…
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Cards of Kindness and Another Virtual Concordia Initiative Concert!

This October, members of Chords for a Cause began their project Cards of Kindness, writing heartfelt digital and handwritten cards to send to nursing and memory care homes around the united States. This project was made to raise awareness during National Alzheimer’s Month, a campaign by the National Alzheimer’s Foundation every November to raise awareness…
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Everywhere at the end of time: Listen to the decay of the human mind

In 2016, an electronic musician with the stage name The Caretaker began releasing a project called Everywhere at the End of Time in installments, each meant to represent a different stage of dementia. The project finished in 2019, after which The Caretaker retired from making music (at least under his stage name). Everywhere at the…
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The History and Significance of Opera

We have all certainly heard of opera and know what it generally is like. However, many people have stopped watching operas. Is it a dying genre of music? Is it becoming obsolete and should it? Opera is the beautiful combination of vocals, orchestral music, drama, visual arts, and dance. Although it was/is practiced all throughout…
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