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Senior Jonah Bobo worked with a friend from his hometown, playwright Chloe Hayat, to create an original musical, “The Star of Lennox.” The story is inspired by historical events and is set to premeire in May 2019.

Senior composes and plans original musical

By Matilde Bechet • February 27, 2019

Though a musical seems grandiose and monumental under the pageantry of performance and bright stage lights, every production begins with just an idea. For senior Jonah Bobo, the idea for him to write his...

From left, writers Crystal Williams, Mitchell S. Jackson, Michael Collier, Julia Alvarez and A. Van Jordan clap at the end of the performance. Van Jordan personally invited each writer.

Harmonious celebration pairs literature and music

By Olivia Riggio, Staff Writer • November 8, 2017
"A lot of the interaction between the musicians and readers was improvisational, the pieces came together in their entirety on the stage"
Sophomore Isaiah Horton performs an improvisational rap with Brü on Jan. 27 for the Sinfonia Ball in the Whalen Center for Music. The musician later put on a wig designed to look like President Donald Trump's hair and performed a rehearsed political rap.

Ithaca funk bands raise money for Southside Community Center

By Kate Nalepinski, Life & Culture Editor • February 1, 2017
To raise awareness for homelessness in Tompkins County, the Delta Chapter of the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia hosted the Sinfonia Ball Jan. 27 in the Whalen Center for Music.
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