The New York Brass Quintet gave a concert in the Social Hall of the Student Union at 8:00pm. The group performed a program of nine pieces.
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Thu., Feb. 24, 1966
Sweeney Todd, a play adapted by Brian Burton from George Dibdin Pitt's A String of Pearls, opened at 8:00pm in Mermaid Players' Theatre in the HUB. In this production, the title role of Sweeney Todd was played by Stuart Pankin. Presented by the Mermaid Players, the show ran...
Sun., Mar. 27, 1966
The Chapel Choir sang "The Passion of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ According in the Gospel of Saint John", accompanied by music composed by Heinrich Schutz. Conducted by Truman Bullard, the group gave two performances of the program, one at 10:00am and another at 7:00pm, in the Little...
Sun., Apr. 24, 1966
The 1966 Arts Festival occurred over the last week in April and the first week in May of that year. It featured concerts by the College Choir, Orchestra, Collegium, and individual musical artists as well as lectures, films, theatre productions, and exhibits.
Sun., Apr. 24, 1966
The College Choir, under the direction of Truman Bullard, gave their spring concert in the Little Theater at 3:00pm. The group performed a program of nine pieces: Walter Piston's "Psalm and Prayer of David", Franz Peter Schubert's "Mass in G Major", three nocturnes by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,...
Mon., Apr. 25, 1966
An exhibition of Tom V. Schmitt's recent paintings was held as part of the 1966 Arts Festival. One painting was selected by student-faculty vote to join the College's permanent collection.
Thu., Apr. 28, 1966
The College Brass Ensemble and the College-Community Orchestra gave a concert together in College Theater in the HUB at 8:00pm. The Brass Ensemble performed the first half of the program, playing Gordon Jacobs' "Interludes for Trumpets and Trombones", Edmund Haines' "Toccata", Frank Smith's "In...
Sun., May 1, 1966
The College Chapel Choir sang at a church service at the First Reformed Church in Carlisle at 10:45am.
Tue., May 3, 1966
Collegium Musicum presented Toccata Otava, an evening of music and poetry, at 8:00pm in the Social Hall. Their program began with Orlando di Lasso's "Audite Nova!", "Im Lant zu Wirtenberg", and "Baur, Was Tregst im Sacke?". Then they presented lyric poems: "Chiare fresch' e dolci acque...
Thu., May 5, 1966
The Madwoman of Chaillot, a play by Jean Giraudoux, opened at 8:00pm in the Mermaid Players' Theatre. Presented by the Mermaid Players, the production ran from May 5-7, including an additional matinee performance at 2:00pm on May 7.
Sun., May 8, 1966
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia presented a student recital in the Little Theater in the HUB at 3:00pm. The program featured primarily vocal performers but also included pieces by other musicians. In the first half of the program, they performed Bela Bartok's "Spring", the American Folk Song "He's Gone...
Wed., May 18, 1966
The students of English 403 presented John Milton's Comus in the Dickinson College Theater in the HUB at 7:30pm. The performance was enhanced by singers, dancers and musicians.
Thu., Nov. 3, 1966
The Chinese Wall, a play by Max Frisch, opened at 8:00pm in the Mermaid Players' Theatre. Presented by the Mermaid Players, the production ran from November 3-5.
Fri., Nov. 18, 1966
Folk singer Theodore Bikel gave a concert presented by the Cultural Affairs Committee in the Carlisle Junior High School Auditorium at 8:00pm.
Sun., Dec. 4, 1966
The College-Community Orchestra gave their annual winter concert at 3:00pm in Holland Union Building Theatre. The orchestra performed Vincent Persichetti's "Serenade No. 1", Gordon Jacaob's "Old Wine in New Bottles (Four Old English Tunes)", Bela Bartok's "Rumanian Folk Dances", and Ludwig van...
Sun., Dec. 11, 1966
The College Choir presented their winter concert, "Music for a French Christmas", in the Little Theater in the HUB at 3:00pm. Featuring music from the Renaissance to the modern day, soloists and musicians performed in addition to the chorus. They opened their concert with five French Noels...
Wed., Dec. 14, 1966
Collegium Musicum presented their winter concert, a program of Medieval and Renaissance music, in the Little Theater in the HUB at 8:00pm. Their program included "La Messe de Notre Dame" by Guillaume de Machaut, "Gram piant agli ochi" by Fransesco Landini, "O rosa bella" and "Quam pulchra es" by...
Fri., Jan. 6, 1967
The Freshman Plays, an annual event featuring several student-directed short plays performed by all-freshman casts, opened at 6:00pm. Presented by the Mermaid Players, the production ran January 6 and 7.
Sat., Feb. 11, 1967
Pianist Tamas Vasary gave a concert sponsored by the Cultural Affairs Committee in Carlisle Junior High School Auditorium at 8:00pm.
Sat., Feb. 18, 1967
The Chapel Choir, College Choir and Instrumental Chamber Ensemble performed at Haverford College as part of the Festival of Baroque Music. The musical organizations of Dickinson College performed in the third concert of the festival which took place at 8:30pm in February 18.
Thu., Mar. 2, 1967
As You Like It, a play by William Shakespeare, opened at 8:00pm in the Mermaid Players' Theatre. Presented by the Mermaid Players, the production ran from March 2-6.
Thu., Mar. 9, 1967
The Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra performed in a concert presented by the Cultural Affairs Committee at 8:00pm in the Social Hall of the Holland Union Building. Conducted by Karl Muenchinger, the orchestra played a program of four pieces.
Sun., Apr. 9, 1967
The College Choir and Chapel Choir performed a concert of sacred music at Saint Paul's Lutheran Church in York, Pennsylvania. As a part of the church's Christian Arts Series, the concert took place at 7:30pm. They sang Johann Ludwig Bach's "Das ist meine Freude", Andreas Hammerschmidt's "Wie...
Fri., Apr. 21, 1967
On April 1, 1967, the folk country band, "Brothers Four" performed in the Dining Hall of the Holland Union Building.
The Brothers Four, Bob Flick, John Paine, Mike Kirkland, and Dick Foley met as former fraternity brothers at the University of Washington, and started their career in 1956...
Sun., Apr. 23, 1967
The College Choir, under the direction of Truman Bullard, performed for their annual spring concert. Their program included such pieces as Johann Ludwig Bach's "Das ist meine Freude"; Andreas Hammerschmidt's "Wie Lieblich sind deine Wohnungen"; Alfred Swan's "Song of Glorification and...
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