Entries drawn from the college history timeline
The Music Department presented a senior recital by mezzo-soprano Daphne Peaslee, accompanied by pianist Kee Mann Chang, at 8:15pm in Rubendall Recital Hall. She performed Franz Joseph Haydn's "The Mermaid's Song", "The Wanderer", and "A Pastoral Song"; Antonin Dvorak's "Gypsy Songs"; Giuseppe...
The play "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf" performed on March 4th as part of the Multicultral week at Dickinson. The play consisted of monologues from women, who did not have names but were simply known for the colors that they wore, which all contained...
The Department of Music presented the Chamber Choir and the Chamber Orchestra and Brass Ensemble in a Lenten concret at 4:00pm at St. John's Episcopal Church in Ellicott City, Maryland. They performed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Serenade in C Major"; Charles Ives' The Unanswered Questions;...
The Music Department presented a performance by the Eaken Piano Trio at 8:15pm in Rubendall Recital Hall. They performed Ludwig van Beethoven's "Trio in D Major Op. 70, No. 1", Charles Ives' "Trio for Violin, Violoncello and Piano", and Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy's "Trio in D Minor Op. 49".
"Magic of the Mind Show" performed on Friday, March 10th and was hosted by CAB. Craig Karges's, a mentalist, performed tricks for the audience, banishing their skepticism of the power of the mind.
The Department of Music presented a concert by the Collegium Musicum titled "An American Parlor Musicale c.1889" at 8:00pm in Memorial Hall. The ensemble performed Robert Lowry's "Shall We Gather at the River?", "That Old-Time Religion", Joseph P. Webster's "In the Sweet Bye-and-Bye", William...
Taylor Mason, a comedian, performed for the campus on March 11th. Taylor Mason was a former writer for Second City Theatre in Chicago and performed his own shows at Zanies in Chicago. He had also made numerous t.v. appearances and worked with other comedians. His show at Dickinson involved...
The Music Department presented "A Concert of South Indian Music by Vijaya Prabhakar" at 4:00pm in Memorial Hall. Mrs. Prabhakar, playing the vina, was accompanied by K.S. Mani on the violin and Sathish Pathakota on the mrdangam. She performed Dikshitar's "Vatapi" and "Smaramyaham", Thyagaraja'...
The Cultural Affairs Committee presented a concert titled "Scott Joplin and Friends" at 8:15pm in Rubendall Recital Hall.
On March 14th, Ragtime Era returned to campus and performed a traditional 1920s ragtime show. The two visiting artists that performed were Karen Saillant and Don Kawash.
The Music Department presented a piano recital by Andrew Gordon at 8:15pm in the Rubendall Recital Hall. Gordon performed Franz Schubert's "Sonata in A major, op. 120"; Alexander Scriabin's "Prélude in B major, op. 2, no.2", "Nocturne in D-flat major, op. 9, no. 2", "Prélude in A minor, op. 11...
Comedian Mike Saccone performed for Dickinson students on Friday, March 31st. Students were impressed with his comedic genius but were disappointed with the length of his performance finding it to be too short.
The Music Department presented a concert by the College Choir and the College-Community Orchestra at 3:00pm in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium. They performed Charles Ives' "Symphony no. 2"; Robert Convery's "The Lamb", "Full Fathom Five", "Take, o take", and "I Have a Dream".
The Music Department presented a performance by the College Choir and the College-Community Orchestra at Old St. Paul's Church in Baltimore, Maryland at 7:30pm. They performed Alan Hovhaness' "Trio Opus 3, No. 1"; Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy's "Trio in D minor, Opus 49"; Richard Hundley's "The...
The Department of Music presented a performance by the Aequalis Ensemble at 8:30pm in Rubendall Recital Hall. They performed Zelman Bokser's "Three Studies for Cello and Percussion", Rand Steiger's "Kennedy Sketches for Solo Percussion", Martin Brody's "Commedia", Arnold Schoenberg's "Drei...
The Music Department presented a flute repertory class in which performers played John Davison's "Dances for Solo Flute"; Robert Schumann's "Little Piece"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Ah! Vous dirai-je, maman" and "Adagio from Flute Quarter, K. 285"; Georg Frideric Handel's "Bourée and Menuetto...
The Music Department presented the Jazz Ensemble concert "Up Jumped Spring" at 8:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall. The ensemble performed Sammy Nestico's arrangement of Billy Strayhorn's "Take the 'A' Train", Jerry Nowak's arrangement of Leigh Harline's "When You Wish Upon a Star", Duke Ellington...
The production "Twelve Angry Jurors", directed by a student, was performed on April 8th and on April 9th. The premise of the play was to portray the prejudice found within a supposedly pure justice system in America.
The Westminster Singers, of Westminster Choir College, performed in Rubendall Recital Hall at 7:30pm. They performed Josquin Des Prez's "El grillo", Claudio Monteverdi's "Lamento d'Arianna: Lasciatemi morire", Adriano Banchieri's "Contrapunto bestiale alla mente", John Farmer's "Faire Phyllis I...
Selections of paintings, sculptures, ceramics, photographs, and drawings created by students in Dickinson's fine arts studio program were displayed in the Trout Gallery from April 14th to April 29th, 1989.
Two folk artists, Kirk Kelly and Roger Manning, performed for Dickinson on April 14th and on April 28th. Ticket costs ranged from $2 to $3. Students were excited for these artists due to their unique sound.
The Trout Gallery offered the chance to students who had taken studio art classes that year to display their works within the gallery. The range of works was large, from sculpture to photography, showing the campus and Carlisle community the talent of the student artists at Dickinson. The...
Guys and Dolls, by Frank Loesser, Jo Swerling, and Abe Burrows, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. Presented by the Department of Dramatic Arts, the Department of Music, and the Mermaid Players, the production ran from April 15-18. The lyrics and music for the production were written...
The Music Department presented the fifth annual spring Symphonic Band concert at 3:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall. They performed the National Anthem, Julius Fucik's "Florentiner, Op. 21", Johann Sebastian Bach's "O Mensch, Bewein' De In' Sunde Gross", Camille Saint-Saëns' "Morceau de Concert,...
Eddie Money performed at Dickinson College on Sunday, April 23rd. While some students attended the concert, others objected to the Concert Committee's selection and the cost. These students argued that the Committee's had selected an artist that yielded a low turn out and resulted in a loss of...
