What do brass sextets, bells, and tuned water glasses have in common? All three will be used during the Cavalcade of Choirs on Sunday, April 13 at 3 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium. Collaboration between singers and instrumentalists is just one aspect of the performance. More than 250 singers from all four Drake University choruses will...
Category: Fine Arts at Drake
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Chinese tradition and diversity through song
A vocal performance from Han Changmei, a visiting professor of music from Minzu University of China in Bejing, and Drake University music students will take place on Thursday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public.
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Theatre department presents A Streetcar Named Desire
The Drake University Department of Theatre Arts presents A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. This critically acclaimed masterpiece transports its audience to 1940s New Orleans.
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Keys to Excellence concludes with Beatles inspired concert
The Keys to Excellence Piano Concert Series will conclude on Monday, March 31 with a performance by Anthony Molinaro, featuring the iconic music of the Beatles.
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Drake student attends installation of new Norman Borlaug statue in D.C.
Adam Riesselman, a senior studying biochemistry, cell & molecular biology with a minor in computer science at Drake University, will attend one Washington D.C.’s most exclusive events next week—the unveiling of a statue depicting Norman Borlaug in the National Statuary Hall.
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The Comparison Project to host West African Dance Workshop
On March 28, Diadié Bathily will visit Drake University to conduct a West African Dance Workshop. The workshop will consist of a lecture followed by a demonstration where students will have the opportunity to develop dance techniques and learn about the culture of West Africa.
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Keys to Excellence Concert Series welcomes Marina Horak
Drake University’s Keys to Excellence Piano Concert Series will continue on Monday, March 24 with pianist Marina Horak. Horak has performed in Turkey, Croatia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Serbia, Denmark, Italy, Montenegro, and Kosovo.
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The Comparison Project to discuss West African religion
On March 27, The Comparison Project is hosting Joseph Hellweg, associate professor of religion at Florida State University, who will discuss how hunters communicate with the dead in Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast).
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Drake professor to receive lifetime achievement award
Aimee Beckmann-Collier, professor of conducting and director of choral studies at Drake University, is the recipient of the 2014 Weston H. Noble Lifetime Achievement Award from the North Central Division of the American Choral Directors Association (NC-ACDA).
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Keys to Excellence Piano Concert Series continues with Nathan Carterette
Drake University’s Keys to Excellence Piano Concert Series will continue on Monday, March 10 with pianist Nathan Carterette from Pittsburg, Penn. The show will start at 7:30 p.m. in Drake University’s Sheslow Auditorium.