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Musical Friends

Anne Petrie, professor of music, performed with fellow faculty members, students and family in her annual recital.

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Singing in Rio

The Central College A Cappella Choir will tour Brazil in May and work with the Northeast Rotary Club in Sao Paulo to collect shoes for those in need.

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String Poetry

Visiting professor of music Diane Phoenix-Neal, an alumna of Juilliard, performed a viola concert of deep emotion in Cox-Snow Recital Hall.

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The Bells of Central

The handbells of the Christmas concerts have become a permanent music ensemble on campus: Kerstbellen Choir.

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Dean of the Dutch

Eric Jones ’87 is dean for the class of 2016, serving as resource and mentor for first-year students and using his own experience as a Central alum as a guide.

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A Month at the Opera

A music major reflects on the rehearsals for “Dido and Æneas,” the first opera performed at Central College in 26 years.

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Great Minds Think Alike

The First Annual Chairs’ Conference was an exercise in interdisciplinary sharing, the kind that leads to a more integrated education for Central students.

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14 Years Later

Grant McMartin ’93 returned to art more than a decade after graduating from Central. Currently exhibiting at the Des Moines Art Center, he splits his time between an Iowa family farm and a Chicago art studio.

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Celebrating Brazilian Jazz

Gabriel Espinosa, associate professor of music, releases “Celebrando” this April. The album is a collaboration with harmonica virtuoso Hendrik Meurkens.

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The Life of a Working Actor

Rob Lindley sings. He acts. He jokes. He can create a scene at the drop of a hat. And he finds outlets for all these talents as an actor and cabaret artist in Chicago.

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