CONWAY, Ark. (August 29, 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.