Wind Symphony & Jazz Ensemble Concert Takes Place at the Majestic Theater
By Jules Young, Arts & Entertainment Editor On Saturday, Sept. 27th at 8 p.m, the Sunderman Conservatory’s wind symphony and jazz ensemble put on the first student ensemble concert of the semester at the Majestic Theater. The Wind Symphony was instructed by the Director of Bands, Music Education and Conducting Russell McCutcheon. The Jazz ensemble followed, under the direction of Coordinator of Jazz Studies and Professor of...
New Student Exhibits Open in Schmucker Art Gallery
By William Oehler, Director of Photography & Staff Writer On Wednesday, Sept 3rd, two new student-curated exhibitions opened to the public in Schmucker Art Gallery. The gallery hosted a public opening that included student-curator remarks, as well as a special presentation from one of the featured artists, Dr. Gan Yu. Director of Schmucker Art Gallery Sarah Kate Gillespie opened the evening with acknowledgements to the students:...
Listeners & Performers: Building a Community Through Music and Art
By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief When Ratul Pradhan ’25 and Jack Joiner ’25 arrived on campus as first-year students in 2021, they immediately noticed the lack of a live music scene in Gettysburg. After a semester of jamming in Joiner’s dorm room, the two came up with an ambitious idea — starting a community-oriented music club of their own. Soon after, Listeners and Performers (L&P) was born. After a late-night walk to 7/11,...
Wit-thuring Heights: The Event of the Season!
Editor’s Note: This article was written by students in professor Christopher Fee’s English 312: Medieval Drama course. Dear Gentle Gettysburgians, You are cordially invited to the event of the season! The upcoming production of Wit-thuring Heights is the first adaptation of Wit and Science at Gettysburg College in 22 years. This play centers on a young man named Wit, who wants to marry Lady Science. Her father, Lord Reason, agrees...
Professor Rachele Salvini Reads from Upcoming Book, ‘Come Over Here Girl’
By Liv Smith, Contributing Writer Emerging writer lecturer and professor Rachele Salvini read from her upcoming book during an event held by the English department today. Salvini has taught in this position for four years, with this semester being her last at the College. Salvini grew up in Livorno, Italy and attended the University of Florence for her undergraduate degree. She received her Ph.D in English from Oklahoma State...
The Importance of Arts in a STEM Centered World
This article originally appeared on page 19 of the No. 5 April 2025 edition of The Gettysburgian magazine By Kenzie Smith, Arts & Entertainment Editor In recent years technology has become a heightened focus of our society, as it has been integrated into our daily lives. The most recent technology put in the spotlight being AI as it has become increasingly present from search engines such as ChatGPT to even the release of some...
