Performances, Films, and Exhibits

    Entries drawn from the college history timeline

Wed., May 4, 1988

The Department of Music presented the seventh Noonday Concert of the 1987-1988 academic year in Rubendall Recital Hall. Students and faculty performed Georg Friedrich Handel's "Sonata in E minor" and "Si, tra i ceppi", Frederic Chopin's "Waltz in C# minor, Op. 64, No. 2", an unknown composer's "...

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Tue., May 5, 1988

An exhibit of lithographs by Jean Cocteau was on display in the Trout Gallery from May 10th to June 12th, 1988.  The prints were part of the Muriel and Philip I. Berman Collection.

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Thu., Aug. 25, 1988

An exhibit of recent gifts and purchases was held in the Trout Gallery from August 25th to October 10th, 1988.

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Wed., Sep. 7, 1988

The Department of Music presented the first Noonday Concert of the 1988-1989 academic year in the Rubendall Recital Hall.  Students and faculty played John Bull's "Gigge, A Doctor Bull's my selfe", Richard Farnaby's "Nobodyes Gigge", Robert Schumann's "Romances No. 1 and No. 2, Op. 94", Mauro...

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Sat., Sep. 10, 1988

Comedian Gary Delena, who had performed on Showtime and HBO,  performed at Dickinson on September 10, 1988. Delena's jokes were relevant to Dickinson: he had successfully done his research about the College, making many jokes that were specific to the events happening on campus.  Part of Delena'...

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Thu., Sep. 22, 1988

The Trout Gallery opened a new exhibit, which stood in the Gallery until October 10th, called "Selections of Recent Acquisitions." The exhibit displayed the new pieces of art that the Gallery had acquired over those recent years. Some of those pieces were an oil canvas by N.C. Wyeth and a...

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Fri., Sep. 23, 1988

Hypnotist James J. Mapes performed at Dickinson on September 23rd. His program, entitled "PSI: A Journey into the Imagination," included the hypnotism of some student volunteers on stage as well as a few audience members. Mr. Mapes, before doing shows, worked as the director of the New York...

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Mon., Sep. 26, 1988

The Music Department and the Physics Department presented "A Concert of North Indian Music" at 8:30pm in Memorial Hall, featuring Ustad Ghulam Husain Khan playing the sitar.  

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Wed., Sep. 28, 1988

The Music Department presented a concert featuring the Chamber Orchestra and the Chamber Choir at 8:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall.  The groups performed Ottorino Respighi's "Ancient Airs and Dances", Hendrik Andriessen's "Intermezzo for flute and harp", Pietro Mascagni's "Intermezzo", three...

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Wed., Oct. 5, 1988

The Music Department presented the second Noonday Concert of the 1988-1989 academic year in the Rubendall Recital Hall.  Faculty and students performed Camille Saint-Saëns' "Allegro Appassionata", Johann Sebastian Bach's "Adagio ma non tanto" and "Allegro" from Sonata No. 3 in E Major, Cécile...

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Tue., Oct. 18, 1988

An exhibit of ceramic and bronze sculpture by Jeremy Jernegan, Assistant Professor of Fine Art, entitled "Posed Unspoken" was on display in the Trout Gallery from October 18th to December 16th, 1988.

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Fri., Oct. 21, 1988

Noises Off, a play by Michael Frayn, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. Presented by the Department of Dramatic Arts and the Mermaid Players, the production ran from October 21-25.

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Sat., Oct. 22, 1988

The Music Department presented a Parents Weekend Concert featuring the Dickinson College Choir, the Symphonic Band, and the College-Community Orchestra at 11:00am in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium.  The ensembles played Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakov's "Procession of the noble", Johann...

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Sun., Oct. 23, 1988

The Music Department presented a flute repertory class at 7:00pm in the Rubendall Recital Hall.  Performers played Johann Sebastian Bach's "Menuet", Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Allegro", Frédéric Chopin's "Variations on a Theme by Rossini", Gabriel Faure's "Pièce", Johann Joachim Quantz's "Arioso...

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Tue., Oct. 25, 1988

The Music Department presented a faculty recital by violinist John Eaken, accompanied by pianist Gloria Whitney, at 8:00pm in the Rubendall Recital Hall.  The songs performed were Johannes Brahms' "Sonata in D minor, Op. 108", Maurice Ravel's "Tzigane", Chen Gang's "Love Song", Fritz Kreisler's...

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Sat., Oct. 29, 1988

The Music Department presented a faculty recital by mezzo-soprano Brenda Smith, accompanied by pianist Robert McCoy, at 8:15pm in the Rubendall Recital Hall.  The pieces performed included Francis Pilkington's "Underneath a Cypress Tree"; John Dowland's "Tell Me, True Love"; Thomas Morley's "It...

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Wed., Nov. 2, 1988

The Music Department presented the third Noonday Concert of the 1988-1989 academic year in Rubendall Recital Hall.  Students and faculty performed the Gregorian chant "Gaudeamus", Gymel's "Noblis, humilis", William Byrd's "Ave Verum Corpus", Henry Purcell's "Chaconne" from The Fairy Queen...

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Fri., Nov. 4, 1988

On November 4th, Will Stutts performed the one-man show "An Evening with Mark Twain." The show, which was held in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium (ATS), was a product that took Stutts a year and a half of research to complete and the show was constantly growing and changing. 

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Fri., Nov. 4, 1988

The Music Department presented a concert by the Chamber Choir and the Jazz Ensemble at 8:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall.  Students performed Thomas Vautor's "Sweet Suffolk Owl"; Michael Hurd's "A Parley of Owls"; Alexander Semmler's "The Owl and the Pussy Cat"; Erskine Hawkins, William Johnson,...

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Sat., Nov. 5, 1988

Songfest, which was an annual Homecoming event sponsored by Wheel & Chain, the Raven's Claw, CAB, the Homecoming Committee, Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK), BACCHUS, and the Student Alumni Council, was held on November 5th. The event allowed for students and faculty members to perform different...

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Tue., Nov. 8, 1988

The Music Department presented a performance by the Eaken Piano Trio at 8:00pm at Rubendall Recital Hall.  The trio performed Anton Arensky's "Trio in D Minor, Opus 32", Alan Hovhaness' "Trio No. 1, Opus 3", Antonin Dvorak's "The 'Dumky' Trio, Opus 90", and Henri Vieuxtemps' "Souvénir d'Amérique...

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Sun., Nov. 13, 1988

The Music Department presented a concert by the Dickinson College Symphonic Band at the First United Church of Christ in Carlisle at 4:00pm.  The band performed the National Anthem, Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakov's "Procession of the Nobles", Alfred Reer's arrangement of "Greensleeves", Karl L. King's...

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Tue., Nov. 15, 1988

The Music Department presented a concert by the Settlement Music School Contemporary Music Players at 8:15pm in Rubendall Recital Hall.  The ensemble performed Jeffrey Mumford's "notturno (a pond within)", Elliott Carter's "Cello Sonata", Ned Rorem's "Book of Hours", and Larry Nelson's "...

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Fri., Nov. 18, 1988

The annual fall dance concert called "A Muse," which was presented by the Department of Dramatic Arts and the Dance Theatre Group, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. The production ran from November 18-20, the last show being a 3:00pm matinee.

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Sun., Nov. 20, 1988

The Music Department presented a joint concert between the Choir and the College-Community Orchestra at 3:00pm in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium.  They performed Giuseppe Verdi's "Overture to Nabucco", selections from Bedrich Smetana's Bohemia's Meadows and Forests, ...

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