Entries drawn from the college history timeline
The annual spring dance concert, presented by the Department of Dramatic Arts and Dance Theatre Group, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. It ran from April 29-May 1, the last show being a 3:00pm matinee.
The Music Department presented a senior recital by soprano Alison Hill, accompanied by pianist Kee Mann Chang, at 7:00pm in the Rubendall Recital Hall. Hill performed Marco da Gagaliano's "Alma mia, dove ten' vai"; Antonio Cifra's "Del Mio Sol"; Giacomo Carissimi's "Rimanti in Pace"; John...
The College-Community Orchestra and the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet presented "Opening Night!" at the Hershey Theatre at 7:00pm. The orchestra performed Gaetano Donizetti's "Donizetti Variations", Josef Bayer's "Magic Doll", Riccardo Drigo's "Waltz and Finale from 'Drigo Divertissement'"...
The Music Department presented a senior recital by flutist Emily Finn, accompanied by pianist Kee Mann Chang, at 2:00pm in the Rubendall Recital Hall. Finn performed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Andante in C", Francis Poulenc's "Sonata for Flute and Piano", John Davison's "Dances", and Johann...
The Music Department presented "A Celebration of Brahms' Chamber Music for Clarinet," a faculty recital featuring works by Johannes Brahms, at 8:15pm in Rubendall Recital Hall. Faculty performed "Sonata No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 120, No. 2", "Trio in A minor, Op. 114", and "Quintet in B minor...
The Music Department presented a Noonday Concert in the Rubendall Recital Hall. Students and faculty performed Henry Purcell's Voluntary on Old 100th (trans. John Corley); Frédéric Chopin's "Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17, No. 4" and "Mazurka in F# minor, Op. 6, No. 1"; Aaron Copland's "...
The Music Department presented a concert of chamber music in Rubendall Recital Hall. Performers played selections from Johann Sebastian Bach's "Concerto in C minor for oboe and violin", "Suite No. 1 for unaccompanied cello", and "Concerto in D minor for two violins"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "...
The Lab Shows, which showcase experimental theatre and dance works developed by Dickinson students, took place on May 6 and 7 for the 1993-1994 academic year.
Dr. Valerie Livingston of Susquehanna University and Sandy Cullen, arts editor for The Patriot-News, juried an exhibition of works created by members of the Dickinson faculty and staff. The exhibition was on display in the Trout Gallery from May 19th to August 27th, 1994.
The Dickinson College Faculty Baroque Ensemble performed "A Concert of Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Music" at Cumberland Crossings at 7:30pm. The ensemble performed George Frideric Handel's "Sonata in C Major"; Louis Couperin's "Allemande and Chaconne in F Major"; Antonio Vivaldi's "...
Another Antigone, a play by AR Gurney, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. Dickinson students and faculty collaborated with artists from New York City's Jean Cocteau Repertory to present this show which ran September 2 and 3.
The Music Department presented a Noonday Concert in the Rubendall Recital Hall. The Applied Music faculty performed Pablo de Sarasate's "Tarantella", Henri Büsser's "Les Cygnes" and "Les Ecureuils", Duke Ellington's "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", Luis Milan's "Pavana I, II, IV", Giovanni...
To commemorate the bicentennial of Joseph Priestley's immigration to America, the Trout Gallery compiled an exhibit of objects relating to Priestley's life and interests that was displayed from September 14th to November 12th, 1994.
The Music Department presented a concert by the Chamber Orchestra at 8:00pm at Rubendall Recital Hall. The orchestra performed "Autumn" from Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seasons; George Frideric Handel's "Stay, shepherd, stay", "Shepherd what art thou pursuing", "Where're you walk", "...
Pianist Maximilian Fleischman performed a concert as part of the "Eastman at Dickinson" recital series at 8:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall. Fleischman performed Franz Schubert's "Fantasy in C Major, Op. 15", Dmitri Shostakovich's "24 Preludes, Op. 34", Johann Sebastian Bach's "Prelude and Fugue...
Three Sisters, a play by Anton Chekhov, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. Presented by the Department of Dramatic Arts and the Mermaid Players, the production ran from October 7-11.
The Music Department presented a Noonday Concert in Rubendall Recital Hall. Students and faculty performed Gabriel Fauré's Cantique de Jean Racine; Benjamin Britten's "As Dew in Aprille" and "This Little Babe"; Ludwig van Beethoven's "Sonata in D minor, Op. 31, No. 2 'Tempest', 1st...
The Music Department presented a faculty recital by tenor Jeffrey Fahnestock, accompanied by pianist Mark Markham, at 8:15pm in Rubendall Recital Hall. Fahnestock performed Henry Purcell's "Sweeter than roses", "Music for a while", and "I'll sail upon the Dog Star"; Ludwig van Beethoven's "...
As the 1994 artists-in-residence, the nationally acclaimed Dance Alloy company performed on October 27 at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. The company's artistic director, Mark Taylor, worked with members of Dance Theatre Group who performed a piece with the company at this show.
The Shenandoah Shakespeare Express performed Othello at 7:30pm in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium.
The Music Department presented a concert by the College Choir and the Jazz Ensemble at 8:00pm in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium. The ensembles performed the South African anti-apartheid song "Freedom Is Coming"; Ariel Ramírez's "Navidad Nuestra"; William Grant still's arrangement of the...
DanceWorks, a show featuring works-in-progress by both students and faculty, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. A more informal fall dance concert, the show ran from November 11-12 and was presented by Dance Theatre Group and the Department of Dramatic Arts.
The Music Department presented a joint concert featuring the Brass Ensemble and the Symphonic Band at 3:00pm in the Rubendall Recital Hall. The ensembles performed Johann Altenberry's "Allegro" from Concerto for Seven Trumpets and Timpani (ed. Gerard Schwartz), Tomaso Albinoni's "...
The 1994 Freshman Plays, called Filling the Empty Space, were presented over three days in Mathers Theatre. Presented by the Department of Dramatic Arts and the Advanced Directing class, the six one-act plays were dividing in two bills. The first bill was performed on November 17, the...
This exhibit, created by Fulbright scholar Dr. Cornelius Adepegba, explored the exchanges between West African cultures and attempted to explain the tribality of African sculpture. It was displayed in the Trout Gallery from November 18th, 1994, to January 22nd, 1995.
