Entries drawn from the college history timeline
The Howard University Choir, which was the first choir to perform black music on tour, performed Religious Cultural Music during the Fifth Annual Black Arts Festival. This event was organized by the Congress of African Students.
An exhibit of relief, intaglio, and planographic prints by twentieth-century European and American artists was held in the Holland Union Building Gallery from April 18th to April 25th, 1975. Professor Cara Ferguson's Art Historical Methods course created the exhibit using works from the...
The Collegium Musicum presented Italian Music of the Renaissance as their 1975 spring concert, which was held in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium at 8:00pm. They sang Giovanni da Palestrina's "Assumpta est Maria", Giaches de Wert's "Donna, tu sei si bella", Jacob Arcadelt's "At trepida...
The Acme Dance Group's dance concert opened at 8:30pm in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium as a part of the Cultural Affairs Series. The group performed their show April 24-26 and they also held a dance workshop.
The College-Community Orchestra presented their spring concert, dedicated to Dr. and Mrs. Howard L. Rubendall, at 8:00pm in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium. The Brass Ensemble played the prelude to the concert and then the orchestra played Felix Mendelssohn's "Ouverture fur Harmoniemusik",...
Edith Ho performed Johann Sebastian Bach's Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue) at 7:30pm in Allison Methodist Church. The performance was a centennial celebration of Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965).
An exhibit of the Ralph E. Slotten Collection of Religious Iconography was held in the May Morris Room of the Boyd Lee Spahr Library in May 1975. Dr. Charles C. Sellers, College librarian, lecturer, and historian, donated his collection of religious iconography to the College in honor of his...
Two Gentlemen of Verona, a musical by Galt MacDermot and John Guare, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. Presented by the Mermaid Players, the production ran May 2-3 and 8-10. The musical was adapted by John Guare and Mel Shapiro from the play by William Shakespeare.
Student Cindy Hill performed in her vocal recital at 3:30pm in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium. Presented by the Department of Music, her show was comprised of fourteen songs: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Oiseaux, si tous les ans", "Abendempfindung", and "Warnung"; Franz Schubert's "...
Gail Schweiter gave a piano recital at 2:00pm in Memorial Hall. She played Johann Sebastian Bach's "Prelude and Fugue"; Ludwig van Beethoven's "Sonata No. 1"; Frederic Chopin's "Waltz, Opus Posthumous", "Waltz, Opus 69, No. 1", and "Polonaise, Opus 40, No. 1"; and Claude Debussy's "Children's...
Dickinson students Jeanne Hartman (vocals) , Tim Konkus (piano), and Jane Gilmore (flute), and Gettysburg student Sue Short (piano) performed in a music recital at 3:00pm in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium. The first half of their program included Jacques Ibert's "Mon amante a les vertus de l'...
An exhibit of 70 paintings by Eric Sloane entitled "I Remember America" was held in honor of President Sam A. Banks' inauguration. It featured paintings of abandoned rural buildings.
Improvisational dancer Margaret Beals performed in a formal concert at 8:00pm in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium. In addition to her formal performance, Beals led several classes and workshops during her three-day residency on campus.
The Music Department presented the first Noonday Concert of the 1975-1976 academic year in Memorial Hall. The program included Melchior Franck's "Intrade I" from Partita zu sechs stimmen, Heinrich Schutz's "Attendite, popule meus" from Symphoniae Sacrae I, Philippe Gaubert's "...
Fuenteovejuna, a play by Lope De Vega translated by Jill Booty, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. Presented by the Mermaid Players, the production ran October 10-11 and 17-18, including a 2:00pm matinee performance on the last day.
The National Shakespeare Company performed Macbeth on October 14 at 8:00pm in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium. The show was a part of the Cultural Affairs Series at Dickinson.
The Music Department presented the College Choir and the College-Community Orchestra in a Parents' Day Concert on October 18. The groups performed Beethoven's "Egmont Overture"; Mozart's "Catalogue Aria" from Don Giovanni, "Te Deum", "Placido e il mar", and "O voto tremendo"; ...
Folk guitarist Michael Newman gave a concert at 8:00pm in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium.
The Amado String Quartet performed on November 2 in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium at 8:00pm. Sponsored by the Cultural Affairs Committee, the musicians played pieces by Joseph Haydn, Vincent Persichetti and B. Smetana.
The Music Department presented the second Noonday Concert of the 1975-1976 academic year in Memorial Hall. The program included Leonhard Lechner's "Innsburck, Ich Much Dich Lassen", Ludwig Van Beethoven's "Pathetique", Johann Sebastian Bach's "Sonata in A minor for flute alone", two movements...
The Chapel Choir performed a selection of songs for the "Magic Moments" concert in the Carlisle High School Auditorium at 8:00pm. Sponsored by the Carlisle Board of Realtors' "Make America Better" Program, the concert benefited the Cumberland Fire Company.
Actor Will Stutts performed his show "An Evening with Mark Twain" at 8:00pm in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium. His show highlighted the humor of Mark Twain through a narrative of the author's later years.
Dickinson College Follies performed A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum on November 13th at 8pm in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium.
Ondine, a play by Jean Giraudoux adapted by Maurice Valency, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. Presented by the Mermaid Players, the production ran November 20-22. In this show, the title role of Ondine was played by Catherine M. Wilson.
The Music Department presented a Bicentennial Concert at 3:00pm in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium. Featuring the College Choir and the College-Community Orchestra, the program included Aaron Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man" and "An Outdoor Overture", Benjamin Carr's "Ave Maria", Alan...
