The performing and fine arts department will present Full Circle, by Charles L. Mee, February 25 to March 1, in Mago Hunt Center Theater. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. except for the 2 p.m. Sunday matinee. Set in Berlin in 1989, Full Circle is a recklessly exuberant comedy, with East meeting West, potential and peril […]
Performing and Fine Arts
Pre-Show Panel, Reception for “Full Circle,” Feb. 27
Prior to the Friday, February 27 performance of Full Circle, all ticket holders are invited to enjoy complimentary wine and cheese while listening to a panel of campus experts, including Mead Hunter, performing and fine arts; Brian Els, history; and Rev. Charlie Gordon, C.S.C., theology, as they highlight production details and illuminate important themes in […]
Come See “Brothers, Sing On,” Feb. 8
The performing and fine arts department will host its seventh annual “Brothers, Sing On” musical event on Sunday, February 8, at 3 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The concert is free and open to all. The event features a collaboration of five different singing groups from the Portland area: Vocal Attraction (Liberty High School), Men’s Chorale […]
Advent Concert, Dec. 6: Tickets Still Available
Make music a part of your holiday plans with the annual Advent Concert featuring the University Singers on Saturday, December 6, at 8 p.m., at St. Mary’s Cathedral. The choir and orchestra will perform Vivaldi’s magnificent Gloria in the beautiful acoustics and space of the cathedral. Michael Connolly, performing and fine arts, will conduct. Tickets […]
Airs, Fantasies, and Diamonds: UP Orchestra Concert, Nov. 22
The University of Portland Orchestra will present “Airs, Fantasies and Diamonds: An evening of Symphonic String Music” on Saturday, November 22, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The concert is free and open to all. As a prelude to their January 2015 tour, the orchestra will present an evening of varied music written for […]
Free Concert: Bravo Rosa Parks, Nov. 15
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 […]
“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 […]
“Scenes and Revelations” Opens Oct. 1, Hunt Center Theater
The performing and fine arts department presents Elan Garonzik’s “Scenes and Revelations,” with performances on Wednesday, October 1 through Sunday, October 5, at 7:30 p.m. (2 p.m. Sunday), in Mago Hunt Center Theater. In 1894, at the height of America’s westward movement, four Pennsylvania sisters must decide whether to forge ahead or to move in […]