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The Chimes

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The Chimes

The commercial music program reels from pandemic stress

Student music majors practice outside of the Biola Worship Building.
Students work to restructure the music community on campus after being gone for over a year.
Chris Charpentier, Staff Writer October 21, 2021

Inside the small commercial music building below the library, a thriving community of songwriters and singers are returning to their art. The return has not come without challenges and setbacks, including canceled concerts and Zoom classes. Students and faculty offered their own perspectives on what...

Music majors show out at popular music concert

Music majors show out at popular music concert
The Popular Music Ensemble Concert showcases the development of students’ performance skills.
Amanda Frese, Managing Editor April 24, 2019

Hands clapped to the melodic indie-pop songs of COIN and Hippo Campus, feet tapped to the tune of “ABC” by Jackson 5 and students’ voices belted Queen’s “Somebody to Love” at the Popular Music Ensemble Concert on April 23 at the Fireplace Pavilion. Throughout the concert, four bands consisting...

Crowell reviews credit

Justin Yun/THE CHIMES
Biola’s music conservatory undergoes renewal of accreditation.
Samantha Gassaway, Writer April 26, 2017
Biola’s music conservatory undergoes renewal of accreditation.