Entries drawn from the college history timeline
The Department of Music presented clarinetist Charles B Williams in his senior recital at 8:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall. He played Claude Debussy's "Petite Piece", Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Concerto in A Major", Ludwig van Beethoven's "Duet No. 2" from Drei Duos, Carl Maria von...
Sonia Sanchez, a renowned poet, activist and scholar, visited the Holland Union Building on Tuesday, April 17, 1984 to present her poetry and discuss her work. During her reading, Sanchez presented the short story "How the Rain was Made", followed by poetry readings of "Poem at Thirty", "Short...
The Department of Music presented the College Choir and College-Community Orchestra in a concert at 8:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall. They performed George F. Handel's Concerto a due cori No. 2 amd Obooe Concerto in G Minor; Antonio Vivaldi's "Spring"; Ralph Vaughn Williams' "...
An exhibit entitled "11 Contemporary Latin American Artists: Works on Paper" was on display in the Trout Gallery from April 25th to June 9th, 1984. The works were on loan from the Museum of Modern Art of Latin America. The exhibit was intended "to celebrate and bring attention to Dickinson...
The Department of Music presented students of the Flute Repertory class in a concert at 5:45pm in Memorial Hall. They played George F. Handel's Aria and "Sonata in G Minor"; Johann Sebastian Bach's "March", "Sonata in E-flat Major", and "Suite in B Minor"; Thomas Morley's "Bicinium; Johann...
The Department of Music presented the Collegium Musicum in a concert in Rubendall Recital Hall. They performed Josquin des Pres' "Missa pange lingua"; Tomas Luis de Victoria's "Tenebrae factae sunt" and "O vos omnes"; Carlo Gesualdo's "Sicut ovis ad occisionem"; two of Diego Ortiz's "Recercadas...
The Way of the World, a play by William Congreve, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. Presented by the Mermaid Players, the production ran from April 27-May 1.
The Department of Music presented flutist Martha Anne Sunderhauf in her senior recital at 8:00pm in Memorial Hall.
The Department of Music presented three of its faculty members in a concert at 8:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall. They played the first trios composed by Joseph Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven and Felix Mendelssohn.
The Department of Music presented the eighth Noonday Concert of the 1983-1984 academic year in Rubendall Recital Hall. Students and faculty performed Mikhail Starokadomsky's "At the Brook"; Ludwig van Beethoven's "Sonata in G Major" and "Sonata in C-sharp Minor"; Henry Purcell's "Strike the Viol...
The Department of Music presented flutist Carrie Rohr in her senior recital at 3:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall. She performed a program of pieces by women composers, including Anna Amalie's "Sonata in F Major for flute and harpsichord", Cecile Chaminade's "Concertino for flute and piano", Lili...
The Department of Music presented the first Noonday Concert of the 1984-1985 academic year in Rubendall Recital Hall. Faculty performed Josquin Des Prez's "De Tour biens playne", Francis H. McKay's "Brass Quartet", Johann Sebastian Bach's "Prelude to Suite No. 1 for Cello", Leo Brouwers' "Danza...
A selection of Professor Dennis Akin's paintings, drawings, and stained glass from the years 1950-1984 were on display in a retrospective exhibit entitled "Some Visual Ideas About and For My Friends" in the Trout Gallery from September 7th to October 20th, 1984. A symposium was held in...
The Department of Music presented the Chamber Choir and Chamber Orchestra in a concert at 8:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall. They performed Giuseppe Torelli's "Sinfonia a 4", Kent Kennan's "Night Soliloquy", Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Andante" and "Ave verum corpus", Camille Saint-Saens' "...
The Cultural Affairs Committee presented the Duquesne University Tamburitzans in a performance at 3:00pm in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium.
The Department of Music presented the second Noonday Concert of the 1984-1985 academic year in Rubendall Recital Hall. Students and faculty performed Leonhard Lechner's "Mein Grosse Lieb", Jacob Clemens' "Sinnen, Trauern, Furchten", Gregor Lange's "Gut G'sell", G.B. Sammartini's "Sonata in G...
The second annual Sexuality Education Week, sponsored by the Sexuality Resource Group, kicked off with the Woody Allen film, "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex". The event, which wrapped up Wednesday, October 10th, featured a series of films, discussions, and lectures designed to...
The Musicians of Swanne Alley gave a concert of music "From the Streets and Theatres of London".
The Winters Tale, a play by William Shakespeare, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. Presented by the Mermaid Players, the production ran from October 19-23.
The Department of Music presented the College Choir, Collegium Musicum, College-Community Orchestra and Wind Ensemble in the annual Parents' Day Concert at 11:00am in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium. They performed Ralph Vaughn Williams' "Toccata Marziale", Vincent Persichetti's "So Pure the...
An exhibit entitled "From Imagination to Evocation: Symbolist Drawings and Sketches" was on display in the Trout Gallery from October 25th to December 21st, 1984 in conjunction with a symposium on Symbolist Art and Literature held at Dickinson.
The Department of Music presented professors Brenda Smith and Truman Bullard in the "Symbolism in Song" concert in Rubendall Recital Hall. They performed Gabriel Faure's "Clair de Lune" and "En Sourdine"; Reynaldo Hahn's "L'Heure exquise"; Claude Debussy's "C'est l'extase", "Il pleure dans mon...
The Department of Music presented mezzo-soprano Brenda Smith in a faculty recital at 8:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall.
The Department of Music presented the Jazz Ensemble in their annual fall concert at 8:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall. They played Berry Gordy, Jr. and Willie Hutch's "Hello, Detroit", Erroll Garner's "Misty", Andrew Lloyd Weber's "Cats", George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue", Jeff Holmes' "...
The Department of Music presented the students of the Flute Repertory class in a recital at 6:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall. They played Ludwig van Beethoven's "Variations on La ci darem la mano"; Franz Joseph Haydn's "Serenade"; Johann Sebastian Bach's "Sonata in C Major", "Sonata in A Major...
