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Horse In The Sea to Perform Aug. 30
Knickerbocker Theatre, 8pm
with special guest Rob Kenagy

Horse In The Sea was developed as a concept project and played its first show on the eve of 2007. The group's debut album, "I Order the Sun to Shine On Everyone," was released on Nov. 23, 2007, to a packed crowd at Schubas Tavern in Chicago, Ill.  Highlights on the album, which has been praised by critics, range from the playful summer of love shimmy of "I Can't Talk to Girls" to the moodier keyboard-driven balladry of the title track.

Rob Kenagy, a former Hope student, will be performing as a part of the Hope College Concert Series for the first time, but has often played shows at Lemonjello's as well as other venues around Holland.

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Taylor 2 Dance Opens GPS Season on Sept. 4-5
Knickerbocker Theatre, 7:30 pm
Legendary choreographer Paul Taylor established Taylor 2 in 1993 to ensure that his works could be seen by audiences all over the world. Taylor looked back to the 1954 origins of the Paul Taylor Dance Company for the structure of his new company: six professionals with a particular gift for his style who perform his work throughout the world.

"The New York Times" praised a recent performance by the group, saying "the performance would have been impressive enough...  but the dancers' aplomb and artistry were even more remarkable."

The range of the dancers will be highlighted at HopeCollege when they perform different programs each night.

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Hope College Hosts Music Educator Edwin Gordon
Sept. 9-13

The department of music at Hope College will host music educator Edwin Gordon on Tuesday-Saturday, Sept. 9-13. Gordon is both an accomplished musician and music-education researcher whose work has been portrayed nationally on the "NBC Today Show," in the "New York Times" and in "USA Today."

Gordon will be interacting with Hope students and the Holland community in a variety of ways.  On Thursday, Sept. 11, from 11 a.m. to noon in the Mass Center auditorium, Gordon will be holding a psychology and music-education colloquium. On Saturday, Sept. 13, from 9 a.m. to noon in Snow Auditorium of Nykerk Hall of Music, he will speak about the development of music-learning theory.

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Jack Ridl Visting Writers Series Announces Season

The Visiting Writers Series will begin on Thursday, Sept. 25, with prize-winning author Anthony Doerr.  His work includes "The Shell Collector," "About Grace" and the recent memoir "Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World," which "The Boston Globe" has called "A beautiful paean to Rome, a passionately rendered love letter that will appeal to anyone interested in the Eternal City."

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Great Performance Series Announces Season
The Hope College Great Performance Series (GPS) returns for the 2008-09 season with performances ranging from a legendary dance company to a three-time Grammy nominated string quartet. For over 30 years GPS has brought internationally recognized performers to West Michigan, featuring the best in dance, theatre, jazz, and classical music.

The series open Thursday & Friday, Sept. 4-5 with Taylor 2 Dance in the Knicerbocker Theatre. Few artists have impacted their art form as much as Paul Taylor has in dance over six decades.  His company grew out of his own performance background and its reputation grew on his outstanding choreography.  In 1993 Taylor created "Taylor 2" as a six-person company, modeled after his original company he founded over 50 years ago.  In addition to extensive performances in New York, the company has toured throughout the U.S. and on a government sponsored tour of six African nations. Young, explosive, and always interesting, Taylor 2 dancers push the limits in their art. "The New York Times" reviewed a performance saying "The performing would have been impressive enough...but the dancers' aplomb and artistry were even more remarkable." 

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