CONWAY, Ark. (May 1,
2014) – The Hendrix College Department of Music has announced the following orchestral
and chamber music events for the 2014 – 2015 academic year:
Hendrix
College Chamber Orchestra’s All Soul’s Day Concert
Monday,
Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m., Greene Chapel
The Hendrix College
Chamber Orchestra offers a program of reflective music to celebrate the lives of
loved-ones living and passed.
The
Music of John Corigliano
Thursday,
Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m., Staples Auditorium
Special Events and the
Hendrix College Music Department present as part of his residency at Hendrix
College, the music of Pulitzer, Grammy, and Oscar winning composer John
Corigliano in a Prism Concert featuring performances by faculty, students, and
the major ensembles. Read
more about Corigliano’s visit here.
Chamber
Music Recital
Sunday,
Nov. 23, 7:30 p.m., Reves Recital Hall
Hendrix College’s
student musicians perform chamber music for winds, brass, percussion, strings,
piano, and voice.
Hendrix
College Chamber Orchestra’s Thanksgiving Concert
Monday,
Nov. 24, 7:30 p.m., Reves Recital Hall
The Hendrix College
Chamber Orchestra’s end of fall semester concert is an opportunity to bring
together family and friends with music, to inspire, to reflect, and give thanks
for beauty, love, and joy in our lives.
Waltz
Night 2015
Monday,
Feb. 16, 2015, 7:30 p.m., Location TBA
The Hendrix College
Chamber Orchestra presents its annual charity ball, “Waltz Night” to benefit
the Arkansas Youth Orchestra. The orchestra will be joined by dancers from the
Ballroom Dance Class, Andrea Newsome instructor, and Ballet program, Brigette Rogers
choreographer, at Hendrix College. Refreshments are provided and the audience
is invited to dance.
Hendrix
College Chamber Orchestra Annual Concerto and Aria Competition
Sunday,
March 15, 2015, 7 p.m., Reves Recital Hall
Hendrix student
musicians compete for the opportunity to be featured as soloist on the Hendrix
College Chamber Orchestra’s Spring Concert, April 27.
Chamber
Music Recital
Sunday,
April 26, 2015, 7:30 p.m., Reves Recital Hall
Hendrix College’s
student musicians perform chamber music for winds, brass, percussion, strings,
piano, and voice.
Spring
2015 Concert
Monday,
April 27, 2015, 7:30 p.m., Location TBA
The Hendrix College
Chamber Orchestra presents its Spring Concert featuring the winner of the
annual concerto and aria competition.
All events are free and
open to the public. For more information, contact Hendrix music professor Dr.
Karen Griebling at 501-450-1249 or Griebling@hendrix.edu.
Founded in 1876, Hendrix College is a national leader in
engaged liberal arts and sciences education. For the sixth consecutive year,
Hendrix was named one of the country’s “Up and Coming” liberal arts colleges by
U.S. News and World Report. Hendrix is featured in the latest edition of Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change
the Way You Think about Colleges,
as well as the 2014 Princeton Review’s The Best 378 Colleges, Forbes magazine's list of America's Top Colleges, and
the 2014 Fiske Guide to Colleges. Hendrix has been affiliated with the United
Methodist Church since 1884. For more information, visit www.hendrix.edu.