Nov. 13, 2015 — Stephen Anderson and Kyle Murphy, students in the Department of Music at Allegheny College, will present their senior percussion recital on Monday, November 23, at 7 p.m. in the college’s Shafer Auditorium. The public is invited to this free performance, with seating on stage with the performers. The program includes works
Nov. 5, 2015 – Pianist Douglas Jurs, assistant professor of music at Allegheny College, will present a free recital at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, November 14 in the college’s Ford Chapel. The program will include the “Children’s Corner Suite,” by Claude Debussy; Impromptus, Op. 90, by Franz Schubert; Sonata No. 9, Op. 68, “Black Mass,”
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April 20, 2015 – The Allegheny College Percussion Ensemble will perform their annual spring concert on Monday, April 27 at 7:30 p.m. on the stage of Shafer Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public. Audience seating will be on the auditorium stage. The ensemble’s repertoire includes blues, body percussion, classical, avant garde,
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April 20, 2015 – Three free concerts at Allegheny College this weekend will showcase the talents of students, faculty and additional members of the Meadville community. Student chamber ensembles will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 24 in Ford Chapel. The Civic Symphony will perform at 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 25 in Shafer
Seven members of the Allegheny College Wind Symphony participated in the 68th Annual Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Band, held at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania March 6-8. In addition, one of them was accepted to the National Small College Intercollegiate Band, held at Vanderbilt University March 25-28. The Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Band is the oldest intercollegiate band in the
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March 26, 2015 — The Allegheny College Jazz Band will perform their annual spring concert on Sunday, April 12 at 3:15 p.m. in the lobby of the college’s Campus Center. The concert is free and open to the public. The program features swing, funk, rock, ballad and jazz. Compositions include “Pick Up the Pieces,” “Something,”
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This weekend, members of the greater Meadville community have an opportunity to witness back-to-back farewell performances by pianist Alec Chien. Since 1980, Chien has served as artist-in-residence and professor of music at Allegheny College. After 35 years on the faculty, Chien, 62, has announced plans to retire after the end of the current academic year.
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The 23-member Allegheny College Jazz Band performed at local schools on February 24. The tour included performances at Neason Hill Elementary School, Meadville Area Senior High School and Conneaut Area Senior High School. Guest performers included Rebecca Matczak ’74 on trumpet and Civic Symphony Director Ronald Stitt on trombone. Tour music featured swing, jazz, rock,
By Kathleen Prosperi-McClard ’11 She’s a photographer, bird enthusiast, musician—and a Gator, too. Meet the multitalented Lauren Zurchin, a 2002 Allegheny graduate and an award-winning photographer based in Pittsburgh. A religious studies major with a double minor in music and health studies, Zurchin’s original dream didn’t involve being behind the lens of a camera. In
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Leanne Siwicki ’15, Leah Stefanelli ’15, Sarah Stewart ’15, Allie Condon ’16, Chelsea Hubert ’17, and Troy Dinga ’17 recently participated in the Pennsylvania Collegiate Choral Association’s intercollegiate choral festival. Students from colleges and universities across Pennsylvania prepared repertoire by Benjamin Britten, Gabriel Fauré, Wendell Whalum, and other composers before gathering at East Stroudsburg University
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