Performances, Films, and Exhibits

    Entries drawn from the college history timeline

Sun., Apr. 23, 1989

The Music Department presented a senior recital by soprano Leigh Ann Kowalchick, accompanied by pianist Kee Mann Chang, at 4:30pm in Rubendall Recital Hall.  She performed "Drink to me only with Thine Eyes"; "The Last Rose of Summer"; Stephen Foster's "Beautiful Dreamer"; Edvard Grieg's "Ich...

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Wed., Apr. 26, 1989

The Music Department presented a concert featuring the Chamber Choir and the Chamber Orchestra at 8:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall.  They performed Igor Stravinsky's "Two Suites for Small Orchestra", Franz Schubert's Symphony in B-minor, and Robert Convery's Hippos and Birds....

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Wed., Apr. 26, 1989

The chamber choir performed the works of the resident composer Robert Convery on April 26th at 8 p.m. in the Rubendall Recital Hall. Convery was, at the time, finishing his doctoral studies at Julliard and commuting to Carlisle to help teach courses at Dickinson. Most of Convery's works were...

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Fri., Apr. 28, 1989

The annual spring dance concert, presented by the Department of Dramatic Arts and the Dance Theatre Group, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. The production ran from April 28-30, the last show being a 3:00pm matinee.

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Fri., Apr. 28, 1989

The Dance Theatre Group (DTG) celebrated National Dance Week with their spring concert. The show opened on April 28th and 29th at 8 p.m. and also showed on April 30th at 3 p.m.  The show had a huge variety: some pieces were influenced by jazz and others found their influence in opera music. The...

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Fri., Apr. 28, 1989

The Music Department presented a flute repertory class at 3:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall.  The performers played Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Andante from Concerto in D Major for flute and orchestra" and "Rondo from Flute Quartet in D Major for flute, violin, viola, and cello", Johann Joachim...

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Sun., Apr. 30, 1989

The Music Department presented a senior vocal recital by soprano Jeannie Chi-Hyon Kim, accopmanied by pianists Kee Mann Chang and Truman Bullard, at 7:15pm in Rubendall Recital Hall.  She performed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "An Chloë", "Ais Luise die Briefe ihres ungetreuen", and "Warnung";...

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Tue., May 2, 1989

The Department of Music presented the Settlement Music School Contemporary Players in concert at 8:15pm in Rubendall Recital Hall.  They performed Paul Alan Levi's "Elegy and Recreation", Joseph Castaldo's "Lament for Viola and Piano", Matthew Greenbaum's "Notker's Tale", and Philip Maneval's "...

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Wed., May 3, 1989

The Music Department presented its eighth Noonday Concert of the 1988-1989 academic year in Rubendall Recital Hall.  Students and faculrt peformed Thomas Robinson's "Robinsons May", Alexander Tansman's "Kolysanka (Berceuse d'Orient)", Johann Sebastian Bach's "Prelude from the First Cello Suite...

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Fri., May 5, 1989

An exhibit entitled "Spotlight on Alumni Artists: Photography" was on display in the Trout Gallery from May 5th through the summer of 1989.

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Fri., May 5, 1989

The Mermaid Players hosted three different plays, written and directed by students and theater majors. The first play, "The Day the Whores Came Out to Play Tennis," was a story about a group of women who go to a country club for a day and their experiences there. The second play, "Riders to the...

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Wed., Jun. 7, 1989

The Harrisburg Civic Opera Association presented "An Operatic Potpourri" as part of Dickinson College's Chautauqua Series at the Weiss Center for the Arts.  Pieces performed included Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Mi Tradi", "In diesen heil'gen Hallen", and The Marriage of Figaro; Giocchino...

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Wed., Jul. 5, 1989

The Eakins String Quartet performed David Vayo's Five Small Packages, Bela Bartok's Quartet no. 6, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Quartet in C, K. 465. 

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Wed., Aug. 2, 1989

The Chautauqua Series at Dickinson College presented "Music That's Happy: Folk Songs of Gladness and Goodness" with David and Ginger Hildebrand in the Rubendall Recital Hall.  They performed "Wild Mountain Thyme", "Mari's Wedding", "Rosin the Beau", "Gordon's Tune", "Planxty Fanny Power/Oyle of...

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Wed., Sep. 6, 1989

The Music Department presented its first Noonday Concert of the 1989-1990 academic year in the Rubendall Recital Hall.  Students and faculty performed Joseph Haydn's "Divertimento", Robert de Visée's "Suite in A Minor", Jacques DuPhly's "Pièces de Claveçin", Taillary's "Menuets for solo traverso...

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Wed., Sep. 13, 1989

The Music Department presented a concert by the Chamber Orchestra featuring soloists John Eaken on violin and Amy Rosser on harpsichord at 8:00pm in the Weiss Center for the Arts.  The performers played Johann Sebastian Bach's "Concerto in A Major for harpsichord and orchestra", Antonio Vivaldi'...

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Fri., Sep. 15, 1989

The Trout Gallery exhibited photographs by two Alumni in an exhibit entitled, "Spotlight on Alumni Artists: Photography." Pierce Bounds, class of 1971, displayed his photographs of amusement park rides, while Lynda Frese, class of 1976, displayed photographs from different perspectives and...

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Sat., Sep. 16, 1989

Dave Wopat performed for the campus on September 16th, 1989. Dave Wopat, known for his high-tech music and the use of computers to help enhance his sound, initially began his performance to  a small crowd which had tripled in size by the end of the night due to his talent. Many students enjoyed...

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Tue., Sep. 19, 1989

The Music Department presented a residency recital by the Eaken Piano Trio at 8:15pm in Rubendall Recital Hall.  The trio performed Joseph Haydn's "Trio in C Major", Julia Smith's "The Cornwall Trio", and Johannes Brahms' "Trio Op. 8, No. 1".

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Fri., Sep. 22, 1989

On September 22nd, the College hosted Dave Binder, a James Taylor impersonator. His show called "Fire and Rain, An Evening with James Taylor" entertained students with both music and information about James Taylor. Different from most impersonator's performances, Binder never pretended to be...

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Sat., Sep. 23, 1989

The Trout Gallery exhibited a series called "Appalachian Landscapes: With Naturalistic Eyes." The exhibit, which was up until November 4th, featured sixteen 19th century oil on canvas paintings. Two on display were owned by the college while the rest were on loan from a private collection in the...

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Fri., Sep. 29, 1989

Tom DeLuca, a comedian, performed his show "Comedy and Hypnotism," on Friday, September 29th in ATS. Some students criticized him as a performer and viewed his wonderful show as independent of him. Part of his act included, hypnotizing students to act like six-year olds, to have conversations in...

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Wed., Oct. 4, 1989

The Music Department presented its second Noonday Concert of the 1989-1990 academic year in Rubendall Recital Hall.  Students and faculty performed William Bolcom's "Song of Black Max", Irving Fine's "The Frog and the Snake", Jean Baptiste Breval's "Allegro from the Sonata in C Major", Georg...

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Thu., Oct. 5, 1989

Danny McCarthy performed in the Union Station (SNAR) as part of the Coffeehouse series on Thursday, October 5th, 1989. This Coffeehouse was sponsored by C.A.B. and the 1989 Metzger Conway series and the theme was "campfire sing-a-long." Traditional campfire snacks were served which helped...

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Tue., Oct. 10, 1989

The Consortium Musicum of Pennsylvania performed a concert at Rubendall Recital Hall at 8:15pm.  The program included Jean-Marie Leclair's "Ouverture in G Major, op. 13 no. 1", Antoine Forqueray's "La Rameau", Jean-Baptiste Cupis' "Tambourin", Marin Marais' "Les Folies d'Espagne", Jean-Philippe...

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