<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-07-29/magazine/spring-2025/canvas-sound-and-stage.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>A Canvas of Sound and Stage</title><excerpt>The Westmont Orchestra toured Iceland for nine days in May, visiting tourist sites, performing at Hof Cultural Center and sharing a concert and dinner with the University Choir of Iceland. Lin Wei, a Chinese-born violinist with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, hosted a masterclass with Corrie Bascom ’26, Sophia Chan ’25 and Jesse Nieman ’25. The tour program featured works by Aaron Copland, George Whitefield Chadwick, Morton Gould, Leroy Anderson, Steve Heitzeg and John Williams.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
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