This month at Hendrick Hudson High School, the school’s Chamber Orchestra, Choir, and Wind Ensemble collaborated in a combined performance of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana cantata. A rich and technically challenging piece, Hen Hud’s dedicated students performed Orff’s magnum opus in an impressive...

1. “Adagio for Strings, Op. 11” by Samuel Barber (1936) Samuel Barber’s “Adagio for Strings” is widely considered one of the quintessential American classical pieces, and has become America’s musical choice for mourning. It was famously played at the funeral of Franklin D. Roosevelt...

Damon Albarn of Blur and esteemed artist, Jamie Hewlett, created the virtual band “Gorillaz” back in 1998. This band was made as a realized joke of “what if we made a truly artificial band” by the duo whilst inebriated. After a few singles and an EP, Gorillaz’ self titled album released...

Throughout my time listening to and discovering new music, there have been few artists that have resonated with me as deeply as Elliott Smith. The first time I ever listened to Elliott Smith was in 2020 during quarantine, when I was recommended to do so by one of my friends. I immediately fell in...

Tigers Jaw - Tigers Jaw Starting this list of seven albums off with my favorite of the bunch, Tigers Jaw self-titled is a dynamic and powerful album. In my opinion this record’s strongest quality is its vocals from Adam Mcllwee which convey such passion and heartbreak. The whole band contributes...

Each week, the staff here at The Anchor give their recommendations on an album, book and movie to enjoy. Here are our recommendations for the week of 2/25-3/2. Album- You Forget It In People by Broken Social Scene (2002) Recommended by Francisco Aguirre-Ghiso Few bands are so consistently...

We live in a time where most music seems manufactured and mass produced. In 1998, Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn took notice of this trend and decided to play into the humor of it all by creating a completely virtual band drawn by Hewlett and musically produced by Albarn. The band had four distinct...

Each week, the staff here at The Anchor give their recommendations on an album, book and movie to enjoy. Here are our recommendations for the week of 11/26-12/2. Album- Voodoo by D'Angelo (2000) Recommended by Francisco Aguirre-Ghiso The debate for the queen of Neo-Soul is one with many...

Taylor Swift is now a billionaire, according to Bloomberg News who announced her new status late last month. Her net worth is almost $1.1 billion.  She is now one of just a few musicians, like Jay-Z, Rihanna, and Paul McCartney, who have achieved that status, and she has done so almost exclusively...

Nostalgia is a feeling that most people feel at some point in their lives. It’s a feeling that can’t really be described but when you feel it, you know. What if there was a genre of music that invoked this feeling of nostalgia in the listener? Thankfully there is, and that genre is Vaporwave.  Vaporwave...

Emo in the 90s was completely different than it is today: bands were forming all over the world and most didn’t last very long. Strictly Ballroom is no exception to this, but what they did accomplish in their short stint together is something to be proud of.  Around this time Midwest Emo was...

Each week, the staff here at The Anchor give their recommendations on an album, book and movie to enjoy. Here are our recommendations for the week of 9/24-9/30. Album- Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You by Big Thief Recommended by Francisco Aguirre-Ghiso Big Thief have this...