The fall slate of concerts at Biola’s Conservatory of Music continued this weekend, as the Biola Jazz Ensemble, directed by Cliff Hulling, Professor of Percussion and Composition, performed its fall concert in Crowell Hall. With a combination of brassy big band tunes and sweet, sentimental ballads...

The doors of Biola’s Theatre 21 reopened this weekend, decorated with the scenes and artifacts of the 1940s. The sets were full of bright pinks and greens, and in the middle sat a couch patterned with palm leaves. This ambience led way to a show just as energetic — “Suite Surrender,” written...

On Tuesday, Nov. 8, students in the piano department performed several works by Frédéric Chopin in the Lansing Recital Hall. With a total 27 different pieces, the department ensured variety in pieces and talent.  AN EVENING OF CHOPIN The evening began with Chopin’s Prelude in E Flat Minor, the...

The lights flickered thrice, signaling the beginning of the performance. A hush settled over the audience. Then from the sides, the choir walked in — single-file, dressed in black — onto the stage. The conductor waved his hand, and they broke into song. Thus began Biola’s choral concert, “All...

Biola student film project “Falling Roses,” which was released in June 2022, is set to film a sequel episode in two weeks. Junior business administration major Christian Lukens, who directs and stars in the film, and sophomore cinema and media arts major Joel Corral, who produced the piece, discussed...

On Wednesday Nov. 3, family and friends gathered in the Lansing Recital Hall to support musicians in the Conservatory of Music. Students composed a wide array of pieces for a variety of instruments and themes.  As the audience sat in anticipation for the concert, Dr. Robert Denham, associate professor...

Scattered around the front of Bardwell Hall are several curious stations. One looks like a chicken coop, another seems to be Wonderland-themed and yet another down the road, by the bell tower, is a station decorated with Minecraft trees and greenery. Biola art students created these mini-golf games as...

As the sun began to set on Oct. 25, students across campus and in the local community gathered at the Green Art Gallery to celebrate Biola’s newest art exhibition, “Peace, Be Still: Artists of Faith Respond to an Anxious Age.” The exhibition features a total of 29 different pieces and 21 Christian...

The orchestra began to trickle onstage, taking their seats, and within moments arose the faint warm-up tunes of the strings, the brasses, the woodwinds and percussionists. It mixed with the murmurs of the audience, a quivering of excitement and anticipation in the air. The lights dimmed. The conductor,...

From a surprise announcement in September to multiple midnight meetings, the prolific Taylor Swift finally released her 10th studio album titled “Midnights.” After the release of “Red (Taylor’s Version)” last November, fans have speculated about the singer’s next move — which was almost...

The opening of Biola Theatre’s 2022-2023 season began this weekend with a rousing performance of a Shakespeare classic “Macbeth.” Directed by senior cinema and media arts major Bradley Plausse, the production welcomed the performing arts back to Biola’s campus in a significant way. For the first...