Spring Break
Student clubs flood Activities Fair with off-beat ideas
For those wanting to stray from the mainstream, the following activities are for you
Aylie Baker
Issue date: 9/21/06 Section: Features
MIDDLEBURY PIPE BAND:
Josh Hendrickson '07.5 couldn't bring his piano with him when his family moved to Belgium. So, rather than sulk over this loss, Hendrickson picked himself up, moved on and decided it was time he began playing the bagpipes.
You may have heard them play last spring at the luminary ceremony for Relay for Life, or perhaps you have been fortunate enough to catch an informal performance while walking across the college green.
The Middlebury College Pipe Band, founded by Hendrickson, of Southern Vermont and Ian Hough '07 of New York, has quite the allure. While its numbers are small - with currently only four members - these bagpipers certainly comprise one of the more noteworthy clubs here on campus.
In addition to playing regularly during the academic year, the group also teaches a J-term workshop. "It's really not that difficult to play," asserts Hendrickson of the bagpipes. "There's only nine notes and the fingering is not hard. It's just when you combine squeeze, blow and play that it becomes more tricky."
In addition to playing recreationally on campus, the club's members often play in individual performances, churches, or, in Hendrickson's case, even at his brother's wedding. The club meets regularly at a time and a place agreeable for its members. Students interested in joining the band or taking the workshop should contact Hendrickson or Hough.
MOUNTAIN AYRES:
Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Monteverdi, Simon and Garfunkel - wait a minute, Monteverdi? For the Middlebury Mountain Ayres a capella group, pop, jazz and rock are all hovering in the distant future.
The group's musical selections are mainly madrigals, music from the Renaissance, consisting of complex, four-to five-part harmonies which allude to a more classical vocal interpretation and are void of beat boxing. While they plan on staying true to the interpretive style of madrigals, this year the group hopes to also pursue barbershop-style songs, by artists such as Billy Joel.
Josh Hendrickson '07.5 couldn't bring his piano with him when his family moved to Belgium. So, rather than sulk over this loss, Hendrickson picked himself up, moved on and decided it was time he began playing the bagpipes.
You may have heard them play last spring at the luminary ceremony for Relay for Life, or perhaps you have been fortunate enough to catch an informal performance while walking across the college green.
The Middlebury College Pipe Band, founded by Hendrickson, of Southern Vermont and Ian Hough '07 of New York, has quite the allure. While its numbers are small - with currently only four members - these bagpipers certainly comprise one of the more noteworthy clubs here on campus.
In addition to playing regularly during the academic year, the group also teaches a J-term workshop. "It's really not that difficult to play," asserts Hendrickson of the bagpipes. "There's only nine notes and the fingering is not hard. It's just when you combine squeeze, blow and play that it becomes more tricky."
In addition to playing recreationally on campus, the club's members often play in individual performances, churches, or, in Hendrickson's case, even at his brother's wedding. The club meets regularly at a time and a place agreeable for its members. Students interested in joining the band or taking the workshop should contact Hendrickson or Hough.
MOUNTAIN AYRES:
Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Monteverdi, Simon and Garfunkel - wait a minute, Monteverdi? For the Middlebury Mountain Ayres a capella group, pop, jazz and rock are all hovering in the distant future.
The group's musical selections are mainly madrigals, music from the Renaissance, consisting of complex, four-to five-part harmonies which allude to a more classical vocal interpretation and are void of beat boxing. While they plan on staying true to the interpretive style of madrigals, this year the group hopes to also pursue barbershop-style songs, by artists such as Billy Joel.
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