Freshman creates CD of Hillsdale's musical talent
Cody Ewers
Issue date: 3/13/08 Section: Arts
Freshman Andy Anderson recently released a compact disc showcasing Hillsdale College students' musical talents.
She named the collection "CD on a Hill," after George Winthrop's essay "City on a Hill."
"What better way to make it Hillsdalian than to borrow the title from one of our freshman English friends, George Winthrop?" Anderson said with a smirk.
The album premiered last Friday at the Parent Weekend Coffeehouse, held in the Grewcock Student Union. Anderson sold all 32 copies she had on hand and recieved orders for 36 more.
The CDs sell for $5 each, and with the help of a $10 donation, Anderson's current profit is $180. When she receives the money for the ordered CDs, Anderson expects a grand total of $360.
The CD took Anderson two months to create, as she worked between classes with her Macintosh computer and a microphone she purchased for the project.
Anderson said she'll use some of the profits to buy a mobile recording device she can also use with the sound system in McNamara Rehearsal Hall.
She said she hopes the college's publishing office will help her start a record label so student artists can sell their CDs in the bookstore.
Freshman Calvin Stockdale, a member of the Hilltop Moonshiners, said the album allows him to share his music with his family and friends back home.
"I took a few MP3s that Andy had recorded home over Christmas and showed them to my friends and family," he said. "Bringing my music home helps people better know my college world."
Anderson said she made her first recording between stalls and sinks in a bathroom in Lane Hall when junior Tricia Schoon belted out her version of "Summer Wind."
Since then she's made every recording in McNamara Rehearsal Hall.
The CD features the Hilltop Moonshiners, Nickel Creek Dunn Right, the Sarver twins, junior Dan Miloch, senior Tory Moul and the creator herself.
Anderson said she plans to produce as many recordings as possible, depending on how much original material artists present to her in the next few years.
She hopes she can generate at least one a semester.
Hillsdale College Collegian 2008
She named the collection "CD on a Hill," after George Winthrop's essay "City on a Hill."
"What better way to make it Hillsdalian than to borrow the title from one of our freshman English friends, George Winthrop?" Anderson said with a smirk.
The album premiered last Friday at the Parent Weekend Coffeehouse, held in the Grewcock Student Union. Anderson sold all 32 copies she had on hand and recieved orders for 36 more.
The CDs sell for $5 each, and with the help of a $10 donation, Anderson's current profit is $180. When she receives the money for the ordered CDs, Anderson expects a grand total of $360.
The CD took Anderson two months to create, as she worked between classes with her Macintosh computer and a microphone she purchased for the project.
Anderson said she'll use some of the profits to buy a mobile recording device she can also use with the sound system in McNamara Rehearsal Hall.
She said she hopes the college's publishing office will help her start a record label so student artists can sell their CDs in the bookstore.
Freshman Calvin Stockdale, a member of the Hilltop Moonshiners, said the album allows him to share his music with his family and friends back home.
"I took a few MP3s that Andy had recorded home over Christmas and showed them to my friends and family," he said. "Bringing my music home helps people better know my college world."
Anderson said she made her first recording between stalls and sinks in a bathroom in Lane Hall when junior Tricia Schoon belted out her version of "Summer Wind."
Since then she's made every recording in McNamara Rehearsal Hall.
The CD features the Hilltop Moonshiners, Nickel Creek Dunn Right, the Sarver twins, junior Dan Miloch, senior Tory Moul and the creator herself.
Anderson said she plans to produce as many recordings as possible, depending on how much original material artists present to her in the next few years.
She hopes she can generate at least one a semester.
Hillsdale College Collegian 2008
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