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Music Department Hosts Faculty Recital on February 25th

Published by Tynan Shevlin on February 21, 2011 in Concert, Fine and Performing Arts, General News and On Campus. 0 Comments

Department of Fine And Performing Arts – Music faculty member, Dr. Jeral B. Becker, will present a concert on Friday, February 25th, at 7:30pm, at St. Francis Xavier (College) Church. Dr. Becker will be assisted by Marguerite Corey on piano and Wanda Becker on violin.

The concert will feature songs rarely heard by Maude Valery White and Arthur Somervell, both turn of the century composers from England.  Also, a newly composed set of songs by Max von Schlehenried (SLU 2010 graduate) for tenor, violin and piano will be premiered.  These two songs, “Saint Judas” and “A Blessing” are set to poems by the American poet, James Wright (1927-1980). The concert is free and open to the public.

 

The Department of Fine and Performing Arts – Music Presents the 4 City Saxes on December 5

Published by Laura Thomson on December 3, 2010 in Fine and Performing Arts, Free Stuff and On Campus. 0 Comments

If you’re looking for more opportunities to see free live music this finals week, you’re in luck. This Sunday, December 5, 2010 at 8 PM, the Xavier theatre will host the Music of the Hollywood Saxophone Quartet as performed by the 4 City Saxes:

For years, saxophone quartets have performed arrangements of The Hollywood Saxophone Quartet without the original bass and drum parts. In this concert, The 4 City Saxes, Mike Kapowicz-Soprano, Aaron Lehde-Alto, Hugh Jones-Tenor, and Rob Hughes, Baritone, join with special guests Jeremy Pfeffer-Bass, and Joe Weber-Drums, to perform these famous arrangements by Marty Paich, Lennie Niehaus, and Jack Montrose as they were originally conceived.

For more information, contact Robert Hughes at 314-977-2408. This event is free and open to the public.

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Check Out the SLU Choral Concert on December 5 in St. Francis Xavier College Church

Published by Colin Shevlin on November 29, 2010 in College Church, Fine and Performing Arts and Free Stuff. 0 Comments

On December 5, the Department of Fine and Performing Arts – Music will be holding a choral concert in College Church. The program starts at 6:30 PM and features Concert Choir, Mastersingers, Fleur de Lis, SLU Women’s Quartet. The concert is free and open to the public.

The featured work of this program is “Ode on the Intimations of Immortality for Chorus, Baritone Solo and Piano”  (1907) by Arthur Somervell  (1863-1937).  This is the first known performance of this oratorio in the USA.

Below is a more detailed program of the evening’s performances.

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SLU Theatre Presents “Cabaret,” Premiering November 12

Published by Colin Shevlin on October 28, 2010 in Fine and Performing Arts and U Theatre. 0 Comments

Following a very successful run for the first show of the season, Almost, Maine, Saint Louis University Theatre continues the 2010 season with a classic of American musical theatre, Cabaret. Based on Christopher Isherwood’s book Goodbye to Berlin, this daring musical uses the cabaret as a mirror image of a decadent and vulgar German society sliding toward the Nazis. This exciting intertwining of entertainment with social history includes such musical standards as “Life is a Cabaret”, “Welcome”, and “Money, Money, Money”.

The production opens Friday, November 12, and plays Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM through November 20, plus a Sunday matinee at 2PM on November 21. Tickets are $10, $9 for senior citizens, $9 for SLU faculty and staff, and $7 for all students. Additional information is available through the box office, 314.977.3327.

 

SLU Studio Art Faculty Showcase Their Latest Work in the Faculty Exhibition

Published by Colin Shevlin on September 22, 2010 in Awesome Faculty and Fine and Performing Arts. 0 Comments

Starting September 24, the Saint Louis University Studio Art Faculty Exhibition will feature the latest pieces from SLU’s studio art faculty. John Lamb, with the Department of Fine and Performing Arts has more:

SLU studio art faculty will present their latest work in a group exhibition at Boileau Hall, 38 Vandeventer, (End of West Pine Mall at Vandeventer), with an opening reception on Friday, September 24, 4:30PM-7:00PM. The exhibition continues until November 19th. Gallery Hours are Fridays and Saturdays, 12PM-4PM or by appointment. The faculty with work in the exhibit are Nila Petty, Amy Bautz, Martin Brief, Becky Grass, Sharron Pollack, Terri Shay, Peg Fetter, David Johnson, Theodore Wood, Stephen Hoskins, and Deborah Douglas. The variety media in the exhibit includes fibers, drawing, sculpture, painting, photography, and printmaking.

For more information, contact Julia at 314-977-2410.