Rumble

Sandi Westrand, Staff Writer

May 10, 2019

Filed under A & E, College, From The Summit, Music, Reviews

Cross-Cultural Studies and the Music Department presented the documentary “RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked The World” on April 25. The film illustrated the influence of Native Americans in popular music and sent a powerful message of how this stigmatized population retained its cultural traditions...

The Cuyamaca Coyote Music Festival

Sara Rott, Staff Writer

April 12, 2019

Filed under A & E, Cuyamaca College, From The Summit, Music, News, Other Colleges

This student-run event is sure to bring fun and creativity to the community.   Not a Coachella-type of person or you just couldn’t make it last year? Well, you don’t have to feel like you’re on the short end of the stick. We’ve got you covered! You may not know this, but we have our...

Booth Boys Rock Grossmont

Johnny Weber

December 3, 2012

Filed under Art, Music

Doug and Cody Booth are a unique father and son combination. Not only are both connected to Grossmont, they are also both musicians. Doug is a tall bald man with a goatee and carries a sense of calm around him. In contrast,Cody is what can be described as a wild child. Spastic, studded belt strapped,...

Hundred Caliber Rocks San Diego

Johnny Weber

October 12, 2012

Filed under Music, Off-Campus News, Student Affairs, Uncategorized

Hundred Caliber is an energetic local up and coming rock band that originates from Lakeside, CA. Three of its members, Bradley “Havoc” Craighead Derek “Wrek” Altringer, and Nick “Nikki Styles” Bedrosian, attend Grossmont College. “The name Hundred Caliber came from one of our old drummers,...

The Planets: A Multi-media Concert

September 21, 2012

Filed under Art, Music

PRESS RELEASE-September 20, 2012 GROSSMONT COLLEGE-EL CAJON, CA The Grossmont Symphony Orchestra & Master Chorale under the direction of Dr. Randall Tweed, will present their second concert of the 2012-2013 performance season entitled THE PLANETS—a multimedia performance combining music with high definition graphics & animations fr...

Gala set April 28 for Friends of Music

April 20, 2012

Filed under Music

GROSSMONT COLLEGE (Press Release)-- Friends of Music will host its second annual Friends of Music Gala fundraiser to benefit the Grossmont College Symphony and Master Chorale from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, at Griffin Center. Admission is $50 per person. Corporate sponsorships are available...

Benedetti & daughters wows ’em in Lakeside

Johnny Weber

March 16, 2012

Filed under Music, Off-Campus News

LAKESIDE -- The Benedetti Trio performed elegantly and inspiringly at the Lakeside Presbyterian Church on March 13th as part of the church’s concert series. The Benedetti Trio is composed of Grossmont Music Department’s Co-Chair, Fred Benedetti, playing guitar and vocals, and his two dau...

Symphony, chorale to highlight music of Azerbaijan March 10

February 25, 2012

Filed under Music

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)--The Grossmont Symphony Orchestra and Master Chorale will be celebrating the rich musical heritage of Azerbaijan in a performance on Saturday, March 10 at 8 p.m. at the Birch North Park Theatre, 2891 University Ave., San Diego. With the country’s musical tradition influenced...

‘The Jazz Kitchen’ fills Griffin Center with sweet music

February 10, 2012

Filed under Music

-Staff Report- GROSSMONT COLLEGE -- The sounds of improvisational jazz filled Griffin Center on Thursday, Feb. 8, in a celebration of Black History Month which also saw the Griffin Grill offering such "soul food" dishes as rice and gumbo, corn bread and sweet potato pie. "The Jazz Kitchen" program...

Grossmont takes a Christmas concert on the road

December 12, 2011

Filed under Music

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)-- Select musicians of the Grossmont Symphony Orchestra and Master Chorale will give a pair of Christmas-themed performances on Tuesday, Dec. 13, and Wednesday, Dec. 14, at churches in San Diego and in Lemon Grove. Featuring music of the Baroque masters, the 7:30 p.m. performances...

Grossmont Symphony and Chorale to give 2 Christmas concerts

December 2, 2011

Filed under Music, Off-Campus News

GROSSMONT COLLEGE (Press Release)--A Baroque Christmas concert, including the music of Schütz, Corelli, Handel, Biber and Johann Sebastian Bach, will be performed by the Grossmont College Symphony Orchestra and Master Chorale on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at the All Saints Episcopal Church, 625 Pennsylvania Ave.,...

CxRis nervous before shows but alter ego takes over

December 1, 2011

Filed under Music

Reported by Nicolle Fedor GROSSMONT COLLEGE -- Audio major and young entrepreneur Chris Jansen is starting to create quite a buzz for himself both online and in the streets. At just 19 years old, Jansen, better known by his alter ego CxRis, has done over 20 live performances and has over 400 fan...