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Verba Volant, Scripta Manent

The Hill News

Verba Volant, Scripta Manent

The Hill News

30 years on, Kurt Cobains influence remains in bloom

30 years on, Kurt Cobain’s influence remains in bloom

By Arkadi Bindar '26, Staff Writer April 23, 2024

Kurt Cobain, famously known as a rock musician and cultural symbol, still continues to hold onto his iconic status even though many saw his genre of music as a fad. This April marked 30 years of his death...

Francis Clarkson 26 listens to music while working on homework. Learning support experts recently outlined how lyrical music disrupts information retention and concentration while studying.

Campus experts highlight the detrimental effects of listening to music while studying

By Arkadi Bindar '26, Staff Writer January 8, 2024

According to campus experts, music with lyrics causes hinders information retention due to overstimulation. Many students across campus listen to music while studying, inadvertently harming them academically.  “Songs...

Casey Li takes on role of conductor during the winter orchestra concert.

Artist Spotlight: Casey Li ’23 brings the pep to our step with his musical talents

By Srinidhi Pasumarthy '26, Staff Writer May 3, 2023

Born in Hong Kong, Casey Li ‘23 started his musical journey at a very young age and, with rigorous practice, became excellent on the piano, soon becoming one of Hong Kong's top youth players. Li relocated...

The Hill orchestra performs at their Feb. 4 winter concert.

Hill Jazz Ensemble and Orchestra brought positive energy to their concert

By Rachel Hwang '25, Staff Writer February 7, 2022

The Jazz Ensemble and Hill Orchestra opened the doors for this season’s winter concerts on Feb. 4. The audience was impressed by the hard work that Margaret Neiswender, the director of instrumental...

The jazz ensemble, alongside Hill’s orchestra, scheduled their winter concert for Feb. 4.

Hill Jazz Ensemble and Orchestra open the gates to the winter concert season

By Rachel Hwang '25 January 31, 2022

During Parents Weekend, the Hill Jazz Ensemble and Orchestra performed successfully. Now they are ready to perform the winter concert on Feb. 4 at 7:15 p.m. at the CFTA theater.  Due to COVID-19 restrictions,...

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Is “A Deeper Understanding” a classic in the making?

By Gustavo Cardenas '24, Staff Writer January 10, 2022

The War on Drugs is a genre-defying band. On “A Deeper Understanding,” the band incorporated many layers and blends of psychedelia and indie pop, with influences like Talk Talk’s famous “Laughing...

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