ON THE VERGE
'Klose' to home
International songwriter detours to Charleston
By Megan Ivey Verge Editor | @DEN_Verge
Every musician has to grow their fan base when starting their career, and for Jann Klose, a pop singersongwriter and winner in four categories of the 2014 Independent Music Awards, his brother was the only audience. “I would sing to myself and my brother,” he said. “I would ask him to hear my new stuff when we were younger, and I'm sure he was more annoyed than anything at first. Now he comes to all of my shows.” Klose will perform at 7 p.m. Fri-
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Eastern quarterback Jalen Whitlow will reunite with an old teammate when the Panthers take on Murray State Saturday.
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day at Jackson Avenue Coffee as part of his tour that spreads across North America. Klose traveled often while growing up. He was born in Germany, and raised in South Africa. Still traveling often, Klose brings music to the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom and Canada. Klose said his start in music can be described as a “bumpy ride.” “I lived with my grandparents, who I love dearly, but were very conservative,” he said. “They did not see a music career as something that made sense. I had to do it on my own.”
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Board will examine retirement changes By Debby Hernandez Administration Editor | @ DEN_News T h e B o a rd o f Tr u s t e e s w i l l vo t e o n Eastern’s newly amended 403(b) retirement plan at 1 p.m. Friday in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. The voluntary tax-deferred plan, which was last amended in 1999, is required to be amended again because of new regulations established by the Internal Revenue Service. The plan is an addition to the State Universities Retirement System pension offered to university employees. Those eligible can defer part of their compensation to the plan as a supplement to their retirement savings. Under the plan, employees must contribute at least $200 a year, and they are limited as to how much they can contribute based on their age and years of service.
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Musicians in the woodwinds section play during “A Call to Duty: A Veterans’s Day Tribute” on Thursday in the Dvorak Concert Hall of the Doudna Fine Arts Center.
‘To those who served’
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Woman Band, Wind Symphony honors veterans charged with hit-and-run By Cassie Buchman Staff Reporter|@DEN_News
By Stephanie Markham News Editor | @stephm202 A woman was arrested Tuesday in connection with a hit-and-run reported Oct. 31 that resulted in damage to electrical equipment near O’Brien Stadium. Ashley Saxon, 26, Mt. Vernon, was arrested at 5:30 p.m. and charged with leaving the scene of an accident, according to a University Police Department press release. She was released after posting 10 percent of a $1,500 bond, Det. Kent Martin said. Martin said he estimates damages to the equipment to be in the range of several thousand dollars, though the department does not have a definitive cost yet. The vehicle, which was identified as a Dodge Grand Caravan, struck an electrical supply unit near the southwest corner of the parking lot west of the stadium and then left the scene, according to the press release. The vehicle also sustained damage to the passenger and driver sides, and both sideview mirrors were torn off, according to the press release. Martin said the arrest was made as a result of a CrimeStopper report sent out to help with the investigation. Stephanie Markham can be reached at 581-2812 or samarkham@eiu.edu.
Eastern’s Concert Band and Wind Symphony played a mix of patriotic and historic songs under the direction of band director Alice Neal at their Thursday evening concert “Call to Duty: Veterans Day Tribute.” The Doudna crew decorated the Dvorak Concert Hall stage to reflect the patriotic music; the American flag projected on stage, with red lights surrounding the theater and stars projecting on the ceiling. The evening began with audience members standing and singing along to the national anthem, the “Star Spangled Banner,” played by the Concert Band. The powerful sounds of many instruments coming together filled the theater as they continued with songs like “America the Beautiful” and “Grand Old Flag.” The energetic song “Let Freedom Ring!” fit the rest of the show, as Neal said she intended it to be a “festive celebration” of Veterans Day. Guest conductors and graduate students Michael Pond-Jones and Bryan Chesi directed the next several songs, including “Pacem.” “The song is called ‘Pacem’ because (the composer) was influenced by the composers of the Renaissance,” Pond-Jones said. Pond-James said the song was meant to be peaceful. “This song allows us all an opportunity to reflect on the world of peace we live in because of our veterans.” Pond-Jones said. For “Armed Forces Salute,” Chesi invit-
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Musicians in the woodwinds section play songs such as “Grand Old Flag,” Pacem,” and “Star Spangled Banner.”
ed members of the armed forces to stand when the song from their particular branch of the army was played. The audience clapped as people from the Army, Coast Guard, Marines, Air Force, and Navy stood in succession. Although the Wind Symphony had fewer performers, their songs still held power, beginning with a strong percussion section in the song “American Fanfare.” Chesi directed the song, “Commando March,” which was composed by Samuel Barber for the Army Air Corps Band in
1943. Neal then invited the veterans in the audience and their family members to stand and be recognized for their service, after which the audience clapped and cheered with respect. President Bill Perry then came onstage to narrate the next song, “A Lincoln Portrait.” Written in 1942, the song uses music, quotes and facts about the president to commemorate his life.
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