{"id":287,"date":"2013-10-19T18:46:17","date_gmt":"2013-10-19T18:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/?p=287"},"modified":"2013-10-19T18:46:17","modified_gmt":"2013-10-19T18:46:17","slug":"centre-encore-hits-the-right-note","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/2013\/10\/19\/centre-encore-hits-the-right-note\/","title":{"rendered":"Centre Encore Hits the Right Note"},"content":{"rendered":"

By LAURA HUMBLE<\/strong> – STAFF WRITER<\/em>
\nCentre\u2019s campus offers a variety of organizations that students can get involved in.<\/p>\n

For artists, there is the Art Society. For students interested in politics, Centre Democrats and Centre Republicans are available. And for musicians, there is Centre Encore. \u201cCentre Encore is a music society for music enthusiasts,\u201d sophomore and president Sue Choi said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur ultimate mission is to unite the Centre campus and even the Danville community with the commonality of music,\u201d Choi said.<\/p>\n

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Centre Encore President and sophomore Sue Choi (4th to the right) with fellow Centre Encore Executive members.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Music Director Jaemi Loeb also touts the club\u2019s basis in community. \u201cWhat I find most exciting about Centre Encore is the way it connects students who love music, whether they participate formally or not,\u201d Loeb said.<\/p>\n

Centre Encore gives members service opportunities, where they help out at various music program events. They host campus-wide events and generally promote involvement and appreciation of all kinds of music around campus. \u201cI think this is especially important because music is not only fun, but also a powerful mode of self-expression,\u201d Loeb said.<\/p>\n

Centre Encore is planning many activities to get the Centre community involved with music this semester. \u201cWe\u2019re hoping to host regular weekly jam sessions and karaoke, and we\u2019re always hoping to hear from the community,\u201d Choi said. \u201cWe [want to help] any churches or organizations looking for musicians.\u201d<\/p>\n

Choi is most excited to bring back an old Centre tradition that fell out of practice about ten years ago: Battle of the Bands. \u201cBattle of the Bands is happening on Nov. 15, and we encourage everyone to try to get a band together [to compete],\u201d Choi said.<\/p>\n

Centre Encore recently hosted the convocation \u201cGeorge Wakim: Music and Poetry of the Middle East.\u201d The convocation was organized by Vice President of Centre Encore and junior Nick Teale. \u201cHe worked with Centre Encore to introduce his interest in the Middle East and Middle Eastern culture,\u201d Choi said. \u201c[This] represents our willingness and enthusiasm to work with [other] organization[s]. We are always open to any ideas or events [such as this one],\u201d Choi said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI met George Wakim when I first started out studying Arabic,\u201d president of Arabic@Centre Nick Teale said. \u201cI was enthralled by his loud playing and the way it reflected Middle Eastern musical culture. Since music has a broad, universal appeal (and since I am also a music major), I figured this would be a good way to generate interest in the group as a whole. \u201d Centre Encore and its diverse members hope to open up new cultural avenues to Centre\u2019s campus through music.<\/p>\n

The organization also keeps a list, which they call a registry, of students who play an instrument at Centre. \u201cIt\u2019s completely voluntary, but we encourage anyone who feels proficient at an instrument to put themselves on it,\u201d Choi said. Proficiency, as defined by Choi, is up to your own discretion; if you feel comfortable enough to claim to have any ability at an instrument, you may put yourself on the registry. No auditions are required. The link to the registry can be found at tinyurl.com\/centreencore. This list is available to the Danville community as well for any time an organization is seeking musicians.<\/p>\n

For those students seeking an open and culturally diverse musical community, Centre Encore may be for you.<\/p>\n

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