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Calvin News

Sharing their songs, making a difference

Thu, Dec 13, 2012
Amanda Greenhoe
Rachel Zylstra, pictured here, is one of four alumni singer-songwriters who are participating in a new download project to support Calvin students.

This promotion is no longer active. Thank you for your interest!

Jon Troast '00, Rachel Zylstra '02, Kenny Bekendam '09 and Karisa Wilson '99 may have different musical styles, but they are coming together this holiday season to offer their gifts to you.

The singer-songwriters and Calvin alumni have offered free digital downloads of their albums to supporters of the Calvin Annual Fund*. Visit to choose your free album download with a qualifying gift, and read on to learn more about each of these talented Calvin grads.

Jon Troast

Jon Troast travels the country to bring a firsthand musical experience to his fans鈥攎any times in their own living rooms. You may have heard him on Sirius XM radio's The Coffee House or on Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor. Troast is a folksy singer-songwriter with a flair for finding joy in everyday life through acoustic techniques that are known to cause similar joy. Guitars, harmonicas, fiddles鈥攜ou never know what sweet sounds are coming next in a Jon Troast album. Don鈥檛 miss out on your chance to download 鈥淪econd Story."

Rachel Zylstra

Formidable piano chops and a sweet, stark alto mark the appeal of New York-based singer-songwriter Rachel Zylstra. Her wry, wistful lyrics and classically-infused pop might evoke Regina Spektor or Ben Folds, with a hint of Ingrid Michaelson. But perhaps her style would best be described simply as Rachel Zylstra鈥攕he makes music that鈥檚 truly all her own. Named for both its swooning instrumentation and the things that attach, 鈥沦迟谤颈苍驳蝉鈥 is a little journey of dreaming and growing up, with Zylstra's mitten state origins and East Coast experiences providing the primary backdrop.

Kenny Bekendam

Take some layered acoustics, tons of catchy pop hooks, and heart-pounding drum beats, and you have Kenny Bekendam鈥檚 debut album, 鈥淥n My Way.鈥 Bekendam, who was recently nominated for GMA Covenant award, compares his music to a wide range of artists including Keith Urban, John Mayer and James Taylor. 鈥淜enny B,鈥 as he is known by many, attributes much of his musical development to his time at Calvin, both on campus and in the Grand Rapids community. You鈥檒l find a weaving of worship and introspection in "On My Way."

Karisa Wilson

鈥淜arisa鈥 [pronounced Ka-REE-sa] means grace, and it is grace with which she sings. Karisa Wilson takes on the style of 鈥淎mericana鈥 through her musical exploration. She is rooted in West Michigan, though she gathers fans from around the country. With a voice that is akin to Corrine Bailey Rae, Wilson knows her way around a guitar like the folksy Jack Johnson and writes with the transparency of Norah Jones. You'll hear it all when you download her award-winning album, "Little Girl."

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