Nicole Appiani

Dec 5, 2023 | michigandaily.com | Nicole Appiani

I am a film, television and media major and avid film watcher; watching films is one of my favorite things. Cinema is an artistic medium that is both mainstream and powerful, with the ability to make a profound impact on how we view the world. Films shape how I want my life to look, how I want others to behave, how I conceive time and even how I conceive of the environment — the weather, the climate, the foliage and the entire world around me.

Sep 26, 2023 | michigandaily.com | Jack Moeser |Nicole Appiani

Hill Auditorium is widely renowned for its impeccable acoustics. Each year, many of the world’s best classical musicians and ensembles make the trek to Ann Arbor to play in a concert hall where soft, sensitive music sounds just as crisp from the top of the balcony as it does from the front row. Such a setting might seem like an awkward environment for Snarky Puppy, a jazz-fusion band whose members play with nonstop soloistic energy, but at their Sept.

Apr 17, 2023 | michigandaily.com | Nicole Appiani

Somewhere between the closely-packed seats of Washington, D.C., music venue The Anthem and the dusty floor of my friend’s East Quad Residence Hall dorm room, I discovered a love for music sans lyrics, particularly, the classical and electronic genres. These wordless additions rounded out my music inventory and altered my listening habits permanently. Before then, however, in middle and high school, I struggled to find what genres and songs I loved.