Many young musicians in an orchestra struggle with advancing their skills, whether it's due to lack of individual instruction or just not being able to put enough hours behind their instrument. Luckily,...

This past year marked the release of 50 major-label pop albums, and hundreds more released by smaller labels and independent artists As 2025 begins, the year promises more highly-awaited projects, such...

This years’ winter concert band director Aaron Mirakovits’ surprise appearance as the Grinch left the audience laughing. On Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 7:00 p.m. Kasdorf Auditorium resonated with holiday...

With on the spot improvisation and its swing style, jazz is a unique genre of music. Since Loy Norrix has its very own jazz band, any student who can play an instrument can join and express their creativity. According...

You thought using the bathroom at Loy Norrix was hard, try doing it while living in the town depicted in the musical “Urinetown.” Plus, you have to pay money for your Minga pass. “Urinetown”...

Junior Cory Roberts has been playing the cello since the fifth grade. He began learning the instrument while at Prairie Ridge Elementary School, and continued playing through middle school with the Kids...

We live in a digital age where new music is being released every day for us to stream. Of all the music we have access to, the wait for music that is both new and unique can be daunting.  On Oct. 28,...

Charli XCX’s sixth album “BRAT”and a string of recent remixes have taken over the internet. You’ve likely seen the bright green profile pictures overlaid with Arial font, the phrase “brat summer”...

Your day has been exhaustingly long. You had to do the Pacer test in PE, you failed your math test terribly, you spent three hours taking that AP test you’ve studied all year for and you have a gut feeling...

In Kalamazoo, young musicians are opening for popular bands, performing every week and writing and producing music at a professional level. The surplus of bands in Kalamazoo composed of high school and...