CSC students tickle keys, strings

The Chadron State College Department of Music featured nine student musicians who presented a variety of keyboard and guitar ensembles Saturday in the Memorial Hall Auditorium.
“We have been preparing most of the pieces since the beginning of September, and other pieces we got toward the end of November,” Talia Enevoldsen, 21, senior of Potter, said. “Our professor tries to challenge us with these difficult pieces in order to further our abilities.”
The keyboard students performed, in groups of two, nine pieces originating from the 1600s through the 20th century including “Norwegian Dances,” “Album Espagnol,” “Deck the Halls,” “Mary’s Lullaby,” and “Joy to the World.”

The guitar ensemble performed four pieces, all from the 20th and 21st century. “El Medio Stomp,” “Sugar,” “Walk Don’t Run,” and “Phase Dance” were the songs selected by the five men who made up the guitar ensemble.
Jack Royals, 21, sophomore of Rapid City, South Dakota, is looking forward to playing music in the future. Although he is unsure whether or not to pursue it as a career, he said playing will continue to be a hobby at the least.
“Preparing duets can be challenging sometimes because the practice involves more than one person, and two individuals must work together in order to produce the sounds desired,” Donica Enevoldsen, 19, sophomore of Potter, said. “The good part about performing with a partner is the friendship that develops from spending time practicing together, learning to communicate with each other without words, and getting in sync with one another through music.”