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.
Visiting professor of music Diane Phoenix-Neal, an alumna of Juilliard, performed a viola concert of deep emotion in Cox-Snow Recital Hall.
As the daughter of a Palestinian father and an American mother, Nye grew up in St. Louis and Jerusalem. She is both a poet and a fiction writer, and her work has been a finalist for the National Book Award.
Anne Petrie, vocalist and professor of music, will present Ned Rorem’s “Poems of Love and the Rain,” as well as foreign-language compositions and two tribute pieces to Barbara Cook.
Alumnus Rob Lindley ’95, a professional actor and musician working in Chicago, will return to Central as artist-in-residence Jan. 23-26. He will host a cabaret concert Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m. in Cox-Snow Recital Hall. In cabaret style, Lindley’s performance will feature an intimate combination of spoken word and music. It will include musical selections…
The mother of Matthew Shepard, who was beaten and killed in 1998 because he was gay, will speak about the prevention of hate crimes and then host a book signing.
Author and speaker Mary Stier will share insights from her book “Lady Leader,” followed by a question-and-answer session and book signing.
The Red and Blue combos will perform together in a Christmas concert featuring songs such as “O Holy Night,” “River,” and “December.”
Carrie Newcomer, American folk singer and songwriter, will perform a concert of her original works Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. She will also deliver an address at the Intersections convocation at 11 a.m. the same day.
In its second year on campus, the flute ensemble will perform pieces by Mozart, Adler, Clarke and more on Nov. 15.
Guest artist Carol Welsman, an internationally recognized singer and pianist, will host a concert Nov. 11 with the Central College Jazz Band.
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