With the last day of class fast approaching, what better way to celebrate the end of another semester than sitting on Karlen Quad enjoying some of everyone’s favorite poplar music? “Pops is a concert on last day of classes—the afternoon concert on last day of classes—where wind ensemble and members of concert band play popular music,” sophomore music education major Minna Stelzner said. Specifically, “soundtrack music with student conductors,” sophomore music education major Stephen Abeshima added. “The purpose of Pops is three fold: it’s final for wind ensemble, the final...

The Senior Theatre Festival is an annual festival of performances put on by students, featuring the Theatre major’s senior directors. This year, the festival, which began on April 4, will consist of Yellow Face, written by David Henry Hwang and directed by Jenna Gerdsen; Dog Sees God, written by Bert V. Royal and directed by Zoe Drew-King; True West, written by Sam Shepard and directed by Joseph Raya-Ward; How I Learned to Drive, written by Paula Vogel and directed by Gaby Gutierrez; and The Skriker, written by Caryl Churchill and...

ASUPS begins the second half of the semester with a bang, presenting “American Hustle” as its first campus film following spring break. Imagine you’re in the late 1970s, early 1980s New Jersey. You’re a con-artist in the prime of your life, at the height of your career. The film begins here. “Some of this actually happened,” the opening credits say. The film follows the story of Irving Rosenfeld, played by Christian Bale, and his partner in crime Sydney Prosser, played by Amy Adams. Together Rosenfeld and Prosser con people out...

The doors to the concert opened at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Already the line stretched around the building and across the street, full of people young and old from all over Washington. Slowly, the line moved as people entered El Corazon, in downtown Seattle. The venue was small and even before the first opening band stepped on stage the place was packed. At 8 p.m. the lights dimmed. The first opening band was a relatively unknown metal band from Marysville called Kill Closet, consisting of two vocalists, a...

At this time in a person’s life, it can be commonplace to wonder if you will make anything of yourself or if you are headed down the path to success. If your find yourself in this place, think about Puget Sound alumnus Ryan Payton and professor Jeff Matthews. Payton is an alumnus from the University, graduating in 2003, and was one of Matthews’ first students in the fall of 2000, when he began teaching here. Matthews described Payton as being “the best B- student ever had.” Matthews came to Puget...

By SABINE GLOCKER   Although a short event, Tubachristmas was so highly anticipated and so crowded that people were sitting on the floor, standing against the wall and even listening in from the hallways. The audience was full of students, family members, community members, even children. The ensemble of tubas and euphoniums played 16 classic Christmas songs, including “Deck the Halls,” “Silent Night,” “Jingle Bells” and “Pat a Pan.” An ensemble of tubas and euphoniums is not one that is commonly heard. People are more used to hearing an entire...

By SABINE GLOCKER   Guests were greeted by a long line full of family members of the performers and supportive students at Rausch Auditorium. The doors to the performance venue opened and the audience filled the room, leaving very few seats open once the show started. The audience filled the room with excited chatter as they waited the start of the show in anticipation. The lights dimmed and the co-presidents of Curtain Call Clara Sciortino and Emily Doyle walked onto the stage to introduce the show. The show consisted of...

By SABINE GLOCKER   The time for another fantastic University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra concert is now. Inspired by the year 2013 and titled Lucky 13, the concert is filled with pieces by composers born in 1813 and 1913. The concert will consist of four pieces. Starting off the concert will be “Little Suite for Orchestra” by Witold Lutoslawski. A Polish composer and conductor, he was born on Jan. 25, 1913. This piece was composed in 1950. “It starts off with a light piccolo solo which then jumps into...