All faculty, staff, students, and the public are welcome to attend a free concert by Bravo Rosa Parks, a youth orchestra based on the El Sistema model of education pioneered in Venezuela, on Saturday, November 15, at 2 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. Seats are expected to be scarce so please arrive early. Bravo Rosa […]
Performing & Fine Arts
“The 1940s Radio Hour” opens Nov. 7, Mago Hunt Theater
The performing and fine arts department presents the musical The 1940s Radio Hour by Walton Jones November 7-9 and 13-15. You are cast as the live audience watching a live radio broadcast near Christmas time in 1942. The world is at war, but at a small radio station in New York City is determined to […]
Pre-show Reception For “The 1940s Radio Hour,” Nov. 8
As you firm up your reservations to see the University production of “The 1940s Radio Hour,” remember that all ticket holders are invited to attend a wine and cheese reception and pre-play panel prior to the Saturday, November 8 performance. The doors open at 6:30 that night, and at 6:45 faculty members Christi Hancock (history), […]
Guest Performer William Berger, Oct. 27
Nicole Hanig’s Vocal Performance Workshop class will welcome London-based baritone William Berger as a guest performer on Monday, October 27, at 2:40 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center recital hall. Berger will then conduct a master class with four PFA students which will conclude by 4 p.m. All are welcome to come in and out for […]
PFA Presents “Heart & Home,” Oct. 31-Nov. 2
Performing and fine arts will present an opera and music theater workshop showcase, featuring student performances, in a program entitled “Heart & Home” on Friday, October 31 and Saturday, November 1, both starting at 7:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt recital hall. The showcase is free and open to all. Saturday’s performance includes a reception starting […]
UP Wind Symphony Invited to 2015 Oregon Music Education Conference
The University Wind Symphony has been invited to perform at the 2015 Oregon Music Education Association conference in Eugene, Ore., in January 2015, according to Patrick Murphy, performing and fine arts. The wind symphony was selected through a blind audition process, and this will be the first time a UP instrumental ensemble has ever performed […]
Choral Arts Ensemble Concerts, Oct. 18-19
The Choral Arts Ensemble of Portland, formerly directed by the late Roger O. Doyle and now under the artistic direction of David De Lyser, performing and fine arts, is presenting two concerts featuring the music of internationally-renowned composer Ola Gjeilo, with the composer himself at the piano. “Luminous Night of the Soul; The Music of […]
Pre-Show Reception and Panel for “Scenes and Revelations”
All ticket holders are invited to enjoy complimentary wine and cheese while listening to a panel of campus experts highlight production details and illuminate important themes prior to the Saturday, October 4 performance of “Scenes and Revelations.” The pre-show reception and panel begins at 6:30 p.m. in Mago Hunt Lobby. Questions may be directed to […]
University Singers, Women’s Chorale Concert, Oct. 4
The University Singers and Women’s Chorale will open their new concert season on Saturday, October 4, at 3 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The concert is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. The University welcomes Kathryn Briggs as the new director of the Women’s Chorale with this all-choral program featuring American […]
Wind Symphony and Orchestra Concert, Oct. 4
The University Wind Symphony and Orchestra will perform a concert on Saturday, October 4, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The concert is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. The Wind Symphony program looks at the use of humor in music, including Percy Grainger’s whimsical Country Gardens, Paul Hart’s Cartoon, […]