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April 16, 2025 Collegedale, Tennessee
Southern Accent
Vol. 80 Issue 20
The student voice since 1926
"Passing the Baton"
Choir director to leave Southern after 20 years
Gennevieve Brown-Kibble directs the choir in Ackerman Auditorium at Mabel Wood Hall. (Photo by Hannah Johnson)
Matthew Orquia Editor-in-Chief After 20 years of music-making at Southern Adventist University, Gennevieve Brown-Kibble, director of choral activities and a professor in the School of Music, is stepping away from teaching at the university at the end of the school year. Kibble describes her decision as a “passing of the baton” to Southern’s next choir director. When she informed choir members of her decision, she expanded on the baton metaphor. “We use that as a breathing technique — the idea of: ‘You pass the baton to the
next singer,’” Kibble said. “You don’t just run your lap and stop and wait. There’s this constant overlapping, so you get the momentum, and you build.” In an email to the Accent, Peter Cooper, dean of the School of Music, described Kibble as a “dear colleague and friend” and reflected on her contributions to the university. “Dr. Kibble has been a highly valued faculty member of the School of Music for the past 20 years,” Cooper wrote in the email. “She leaves a wonderful legacy of musical and mentoring excellence in Southern’s cho-
ral program, and she will be greatly missed by many.” As for filling the choral director position, Cooper wrote, “There was immediate interest from a good number of applicants and, after reviewing their qualifications for the best fit for our needs, we have invited selected candidates to visit our campus for consideration.” “During their interview, they will demonstrate their teaching and rehearsal skills with the choirs and in the classroom,” he continued. “We will complete the interview process over the next few weeks and hope to have a decision by the end of the semester.”
In her position, Kibble directs three vocal groups. When she came to Southern in 2005, the school already had the Die Meistersinger men’s chorus, but there was not a consistent soprano-alto chorus, according to Kibble. ‘It’s not that they hadn't been used in the SATB [soprano, alto, tenor, bass] choirs,” she said, “but they hadn't had their own thing, and so I was determined that they should have their presence, too.” That determination ultimately led to the Bel Canto women’s chorus becoming a permanent choral group
Gennevieve Brown-Kibble (Photo by Hannah Johnson)
at Southern. Kibble also directs I Cantori, a traveling
See Choir Director on page 3
Student animated film to HES hosts lowfeature full student score cost pet clinic in Jehiely Balabarca Reporter In a quiet room on campus, three students sat at two pianos, playing in unison. They weren’t rehearsing for a recital. They were trying to capture a feeling, a moment in an animated film that hadn’t yet materialized. The project is Deep Space, an animated short film produced by Southern students, set to an entirely original orchestral score. It is a collaboration between the School of Music and the School of Visual Art and Design. Behind the music, storyboards and pixel-perfect frames were students learning how to build a film. But building the film required something bigger: Trust the process and have a shared purpose. “It’s given me a whole new Concept art of Juno's ship headed in to space. level of appreciation for what (Illustration courtesy of Evan Eslava) it takes to make something like this,” Matthew Kimbley, someone’s vision, someone of Deep Space, the collabosenior music theory and who sees the world through ration between departments literature and paino performovement and light, and you was a dream. mance major, said. “You don’t have to honor that.” “I was always amazed by just write notes; you hope For Evan Eslava, senior anthe immense talent and creSee Film on page 2 they fit. You’re working with imation major, and director
Collegedale Sienna Escobar Reporter Pet owners in the Collegedale area can receive low-cost animal care at an upcoming outdoor community event. The Humane Educational Society (HES) will host a vaccine clinic for cats and dogs on April 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot of The Commons at 4950 Swinyar Drive. According to its website, HES will offer free DHPP shots for dogs and FVRCP shots for cats while supplies last. Other services, such as rabies vaccinations, pet licenses and microchips, will be available for $25 or less per animal.
The clinic will serve pet owners on a first-come, firstserved basis. The clinic will serve pet owners on a first-come, first-served basis. According to Jeanine Cloyd, director
of community outreach and communication at HES, similar clinics generally reach capacity at approximately 80 to 100 people; however, she said they have doubled many of the staff and volunteer positions for this clinic to care for more pets. Attendees can expect to stay in their car with their pets while they fill out paperwork and wait their turn in line. According to Cloyd, the final step for pet owners will be to take their animals out of their vehicles and approach the veterinarians for treatment. HES asks owners to keep their dogs on leashes and cats in pet carriers outside their vehicles. Cloyd said wait times can be long and advised pet owners to come early and be prepared to stay at the clinic for an hour or more, depending on how many other people are present. The clinic is run by a mixture of HES staff and approximately 17 volunteers,
See Pet Clinic on page 2