Clash! Ding! Boom! The Wesleyan marching band and visual performance ensemble set aside a week of their summer vacation in order to learn, practice, and memorize their music and field routine.
Not only does each person have to memorize dozens of individual placements, they must also memorize all their cues and music.
“Hot Mikado weaves a hilarious tale where, despite life or death stakes, characters still find time to tap their toes and do their fair share of scatting,” according to Mitishows Web site, Wesleyan’s production of the Hot Mikado was featured for students, faculty and family members at the red carpet premiere on February 3, 2016. Kendra Morris and Shelley Nobles greeted attendees on the red carpet and welcomed them to the show.
Members of Wesleyan’s Fine Arts department got a chance to display their work recently in the Scholastic and Shutter Sense competitions.
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards is a non-profit organization that seeks to identify talented high school artists. Submissions are judged by well known and highly acclaimed artists and experts. A number of Wesleyan students won Gold and Silver Key awards as well as honorable mentions.
Enjoy these samples of artwork by Wesleyan students.
Wesleyan student Matthew Morris, known by his stage name, MattyB, performed live at a recent Falcons game for the halftime show on the 1st of November with the help of his dance crew. The sight was nothing short of epic, as the entire field was covered in Atlanta Falcons Junior Cheerleaders. Morris performed from a big stage at the 50-yard-line. Commonly known as MattyB, he has accumulated quite the following on Youtube and social media, and has been working to establish a music career since a very young age.
It all started for MattyB when he was five-years-old. One of his videos took off on YouTube and helped him gain millions of fans after getting millions of cumulative views. From strictly covering the songs of more famous artists on his Youtube channel, he moved to also creating original singles that he and his agent, Marshall, write. He has done live concerts at some smaller venues before, including a WNBA game, but this is definetly the largest event that he has performed at.
The main takeaway is that MattyB is taking off and not coming down anytime soon. From Youtube sensation to live performer, MattyB is moving up slow and steady in the music world.
One of the most successful programs at Wesleyan is none other than the Visual Performance Ensemble.
The Visual Performance Ensemble was formerly known as “Winter Guard.” When asked why he changed the name, marching band director Jeff Foster responded, “We wanted to rebrand the activity so that girls with dance backgrounds would know that another performance opportunity and outlet exists for them; for those not interested in spinning a flag or using equipment like rifles and sabers, dance is an option in this activity as well.” The Visual Performance Ensemble has been very successful over the last few years winning numerous awards. Keep Reading
