An Alumni Musical Duo Reborn as FINKEL

Jane (Finkel) Spencer, '14, and Brian Spencer, '13

Jane (Finkel) Spencer, '14, and Brian Spencer, '13
The four-year wait for new music from Jane, ’14, and Brian Spencer, ’13, is over. The married couple, now based in Los Angeles, have also seen their journey go from indie/folk to electronic soul/pop. Three new songs in 2018 will be followed up with F I N K E L's first full-length album in 2019.

'Renowned' Acoustical Firm Signs on to Vitek Center Project

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The Richard and Marilyn Vitek Center for Musical Arts moves another step toward creation with the hiring of Northeast-based Acoustic Distinctions as acoustician. Says Albion College music professor David Abbott, “We are now on track to build a first-class recital hall."

Sunny Kim, '20, Brings Music to Children in Yucatán

Sunny Kim, '20

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When Harim "Sunny" Kim prepared for a ministry mission trip to Mexico just weeks before starting her first year at Albion, she packed her violin, not wanting to miss a week of practice. Three trips and some 40 instruments later, Kim has left a musical mark in Mexico.

Lead Gift to Establish Vitek Center for Musical Arts

Richard and Marilyn Vitek, '56 '56

Richard and Marilyn Vitek, '56 '56
Richard and Marilyn Vitek, '56 '56, have shared their lives together for more than 60 years. Part of that sharing has come in the form of years-long generosity to their alma mater. Now, the couple is celebrating the timelessness and universality of music through their largest gift to the College. The Viteks have formally made a significant gift commitment—the biggest by an individual or couple in Albion College’s 182-year history—that will result in a new campus building to be called the Richard and Marilyn Vitek Center for Musical Arts.

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