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30Oct

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School of Music and Worship Arts to open this fall

By Anali Frias Only part of the new School of Music and Worship Arts building will be open to students this fall. The entire building won’t be ready for occupation, according to David Caldwell, executive vice president for finance and administration. The Board of Trustees on Nov. 6 approved Univeristy President Dan Boone's recommendation to create the School of Music and Worship Arts.. The restructuring of the music department is almost complete. Trevecca in December purchased the 4.8 acre Volunteer Trucking property behind Tennessee Hall for around $1.5 million. The existing building on the property will undergo renovations this spring in order to house music majors, worship arts majors and students of the National Praise and Worship Institute. Music majors make up about...

30Oct

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Hub Show highlights campus talent

by Ashley Walling The first time the song “You’re not in love” by a Trevecca duo made an appearance was at the Hub Show on Wednesday night. Singer and songwriters Jake Neumar and Laura Adkins performed their original song “You’re not in love” to a student audience full of cheers, claps and whistling. “That song was flirting with me and I fell,” said freshman, Samuel Iglesias. Every Wednesday night the Hub turns into a live music venue for aspiring singers and songwriters at Trevecca. The event, hosted by Student Development, was designed as a way to create a regular stage and audience for students who are pursuing music careers. Neumar and Adkins plan to come out with new material. “It’s going to be old timey,” said Neumar, who recently signed a publishing deal with HCT Media. “It’s ...

30Oct

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Trevecca’s PR Bands to hold auditions

by Jessy Anne Walters Trevecca’s public relations groups will be holding auditions Jan. 26 and 27 in order to expand the groups and replace two students who will not be returning. “[The student’s reasoning for not returning] was really a combination of a variety of things,” said Randy Kinder, director of PR music groups. PR groups travel and preform for Trevecca in order to help recruit new students within Nashville and the southwest. (more…)

30Oct

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Trevecca closed on Volunteer Trucking Contract

by Olivia Kelley The property that will be the site of Trevecca’s new music building officially belongs to Trevecca. The university closed the $1.4 million real estate deal today on the land that formerly belonged to Volunteer Trucking Company. “We have been trying to accomplish this for over 50 years, so this is a big deal," said Dan Boone, university president. Trevecca bought 5 acres and Volunteer Trucking Company donated another 2 acres. The university plans to build $6.5 million building for the School of Music and Worship Arts on the property. (more…)

30Oct

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Trojan Idol starts tonight

by Olivia Kelley Trojan Idol is kicking off tonight in Boone Convocation Center at 8 pm. Trojan Idol, Trevecca’s annual student singing competition, will be going on this week. The show typically consists of 10 students who auditioned and were chosen to compete. Students and judges get to vote on their favorites to pick a winner. This year, there will be two sets of judges — a different set each night and will include Unspoken drummer Ariel Munoz along with several Trevecca alumni and music teacher, Abby Burke. Hosting the event will be senior music major, Caleb Willis, and senior exercise science major, Chris Elliot. “We are expecting about 400 people for each night,” said ASB Social life director Kaylon King. (more…)

30Oct

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Gospel Choir takes the CMA stage for the second time

by Olivia Kelley The Trevecca Gospel Choir will make its second appearance on the CMA Country Christmas special on Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. on abc. The 12-member choir spent most of the day on Saturday Nov. 7 at the Grand Ol’ Opry recording “Celebrate me home” and “Joy” with famous country artists LeAnn Rimes and Jeniffer Nettles. This is the second time the choir was asked to sing for this event after performing “Go tell it on the mountain” with Sarah Evans at last year’s show. “This year was a totally different experience, because it was at the Opry,” said sophomore music major, Taylor Cardiff. Cardiff said it was a big change from last year, when they sang at Bridgestone arena. “I think one of the reasons they asked us back is because when we were in the green room, the stylists made the s...

30Oct

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Gospel Choir gets ready to sing once again for CMA Country Christmas

by Olivia Kelley The Trevecca Gospel Choir has been asked to sing at the CMA Country Christmas Show for the second year in a row. Twelve members of the TNU Gospel choir will be recording with country artists LeAnn Rimes and Jennifer Nettles for the annual Country Christmas show on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry. A CMA representative reached out last year to request the gospel choir sing with famous country star Carrie Underwood at the CMA’s. They performed Underwood's song "Something in the water" live with her at the awards. They also performed "Go tell it on the mountain" with country artist Sara Evans at the Country Christmas show. “Historically, they’ve used Belmont and Lipscomb. They thought it would be a good idea to reach out to a different school so they called ...

Former Trevecca student Fancy finds pop music success

30Oct

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Former Trevecca student Fancy finds pop music success

By Griffin Dunn A former Trevecca student has found worldwide success in the music industry this year. Fancy (originally Jake Hagood) is the artist behind the song "Goodbye" and the "Who is Fancy?" campaign. He performed the hit song this month live for the first time on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as his official reveal. Originally from Bentonville, Arkansas, Fancy attended Trevecca from 2008-2010 where he served as sophomore class president from 2009-2010. (more…)

2Nov

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Trevecca songwriter’s organize to form the Trevecca Songwriter’s Association

By Zach Farnum Songwriters who attend Trevecca are organizing themselves to make their mark on the music industry. Around 20 students have joined the Trevecca Songwriter’s Association (TSA), an organization aimed at supporting songwriters. Songwriting has always been one of the most integral parts of the music industry. Over the years, Trevecca has increasingly encouraged these artists on campus to hone their skills by providing more classes geared towards educating on industry standards and best practices, club members said. (more…)

2Nov

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Reba makes an appearance at Trevecca

By Christy Ulmet “A single mom who works two jobs, who loves her kids and never stops. With gentle hands and the heart of a fighter. I’m a survivor." Those words sound familiar? You might have heard the theme song from the TV show “Reba” if you were anywhere near the Boone Convocation Center Saturday afternoon. More than 200 women from the Nashville Rescue Mission dressed in their Sunday best, loaded a few coach buses, and made their way to the Boone building for a luncheon fundraiser, hosted by the Rescue Mission. They were joined by an additional large group of women who came to the event in support of the nonprofit. (more…)