<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/_dev-testing/2026-08-21/magazine/spring-2021/making-beautiful-music-together.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>Making Beautiful Music Together Six Feet Apart</title><excerpt>In the face of uncertainty and innumerable challenges, Westmont’s Music Department safely produced a season full of beautiful melodies and memories. In February, the department premiered a film version of “The Elixir of Love,” a two-act opera by Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Christina Farris Jensen ’09 directed the production with Michael Shasberger, Adams professor of music and worship, serving as music director, and instructor Sara Rockabrand as vocal director. The rehearsals and filming adhered to strict COVID-19 safety guidelines, and the cast and crew creatively integrated social distancing and other rules into the opera itself.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
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