James Domine is the music director at Pierce College and the leader of the San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra. Domine’s latest composition, Legend for Orchestra will be unveiled Nov. 17 in the Performing Arts Building at Pierce. The composition is based on Romance of Taliesin and is comprised of 12 episodes called tableaux which are continuous musical sequences.
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Core winter classes on lock
Students guaranteed seat in core classes during winter intersession By: Ben Rizzo In an effort to compensate a growing need from increasing enrollment, Pierce College is guaranteeing seats to eligible students in core English and math classes during the 2008 Winter intersession.
Valley catches break in DWP rates
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has constructed a plan that will adjust electricity rates in the San Fernando Valley for the summer, while increasing the rates for Los Angeles as a whole. The restructured rates will go into effect Jan. 1, 2008.
Thanksgiving: Celebration misconception
Thanksgiving is a holiday that brings together American families and close friends to celebrate an event that happened in 1621, in a colony called Plymouth, now Massachusetts. American society has misrepresented the facts of the actual first Thanksgiving.
‘Desdemona’ breathes life into classic Shakespeare
Shakespeare returns to Pierce College with a twist in the theater arts department’s latest production, “Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet).” The comedy, by Canadian playwright Ann-Marie MacDonald, is the story of a literature professor who is sucked into the works of Shakespeare, learning insights about the Bard’s genius and about herself.
Bench it like Beckham
David Beckham is supposedly the “face of American soccer.” Well that’s great, we have an Englishman trying to bring the world’s greatest game across the pond and expand it here in the states. There is nothing wrong with that, but there is something wrong with how it is being done.
Goals Hard to Come By in Draw with Glendale
The Pierce College women’s soccer team settled for their fifth tie on Nov. 6, a scoreless match against Glendale College at Satoris Field in Glendale. The Brahmas held an opponent scoreless for the 21st time in 22 games this season, but on offense, found it nearly impossible to penetrate the unorthodox alignment of the Glendale defense.
We Are The Champions!
The women’s soccer team is the Western State College Southern Division Champions again after the Brahmas beat the Bakersfield College Renegades 2–0 Oct. 2. in a near-flawless game. This win puts Pierce’s season record at 16-1-1, putting them in a position for the playoffs for the state championship.
Mensches on Broadway
Mensches on Broadway or “Broadway, Our Way” a Dazzling Performance The Pierce College Philharmonic Choir gave a wonderful performance Nov. 10 for the Annual Jewish Composers Concert at the Performing Arts Building. The choir, accompanied by talents from around the San Fernando Valley, performed selections from “1776,” “Fiorello,” “The King And I,” “Sally Hemmings” and “Camelot.
Multifunctional Phones Are Useless
Cell phones can be found anywhere and everywhere. No matter where you go, you’ll either find someone talking or playing with his or her cell phone. In recent times, cell phones have become popular multi-functioning tools for everyday use. Instead of just having a simple phone for you to talk on, you can now send text messages, take pictures, listen to music, play games, check your email and even watch TV.