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Live music provides an energy to performances that recorded tracks are unable to match. And this is precisely what makes a recital such a special event. During a recital, all attention is devoted to the music and the musician. On January 31, musicians and their instruments will take their turn as the stars of the show during the Midshipmen Classical Recital.

It’s chilly here at the U.S. Naval Academy!  We’ve had a little snow and ice, and we’re just in the beginning stages of winter. Let's all take a couple moments to reminisce about warmer, brighter days at the USNA during the spring & summer. Enjoy some fun facts about the USNA extracurricular activities you might not have known about.

The Fine Arts are distinguished from decorative and applied art in that its purpose is to be appreciated for its beauty or aesthetics rather than practicality or function. It consists of art concentrations in classical areas such as painting, sculpture, music, and dance, as well as more modern forms such as photography and film.