Entries drawn from the college history timeline
The Music Department presented a senior recital by mezzo-soprano Erika Haggist, accompanied by pianist Robert Felstein, at 7:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall. Haggist performed the anonymously written pieces "Venez agréable printemps", "Chantons les Amours de Jean", and "Jeunes fillettes";...
As part of the "Music at Allison" series, the Dickinson College Choir, the Allison United Methodist Senior Choir, the Dickinson Brass Ensemble, and the College-Community Orchestra performed a "Dickinson/Allison Concert" at 2:00pm at Allison United Methodist Church. The ensembles performed...
The Music Department presented a faculty recital by guitarist James Hontz, accompaned by flutist Kathy McDermott, titled "An Evening of Chamber Music" at 8:15pm in Rubendall Recital Hall. Hontz performed Jean Baptist Loeillet's "Sonata in A minor, Op. 1, No. 1", Mauro Giuliani's "Grand Duo...
The Music Department presented a recital of the Brass Ensemble at Allison United Methodist Church at 3:00pm, as part of the "Music at Allison" series. The ensemble performed Henry Purcell's "Intrada and Rondo", Steve Mercier's "Coup de langue", Gustav Holst's "Song Without Words", John Stevens...
The annual spring dance concert, presented by the Department of Dramatic Arts and the Dance Theatre Group, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. Featuring exclusively works of student choreography, the show ran from April 26-28.
The Music Department presented the Symphonic Band's 1996 Spring Concert at 2:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall. The band performed Alfred Reed's arrangement of "Greensleeves", David R. Holsinger's "Havendance" and "On an American Spiritual", Henry Fillmore's "His Honor", William P. Latham's "Three...
The Music Department presented Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas and Katherine Davis' The Unmusical Impresario at 8:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall on April 30 and May 1.
The annual Lab Shows, experimental theatre and new works by Dickinson students, were presented on May 3 and 4 at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre by the Department of Dramatic Arts.
The Music Department presented a duet recital featuring mezzo-soprano Lynn Helding and baritone Paul Rowe, accompanied by pianist Gloria Whitney, at 4:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall. Helding and Rowe performed Henry Purcell's "Sound the Trumpet", "Turn then thine Eyes", and "Shepherd, Leave...
An exhibit entitled "Repercussions" featuring recent work by Kim Banister was on display in the Trout Gallery from May 17th to August 24th, 1996.
An exhibit entitled "Ana Maria Pacheco: Man and His Sheep" was on display in the Trout Gallery from August 23rd to September 28th, 1996.
The Music Department presented a Noonday Concert in Rubendall Recital Hall. Faculty performed Henri Rabaud's "Solo de Concours", Luis de Narvaez's "Canción del Emperador" and "Guárdame las Vacas", Gabriel Fauré's "Après un Rêve", Paul Hindemith's "Trauermusik", Antonio Capuzzi's "Andante...
The Music Department presented a concert by pianist Ward Davenny, Sr., at 4:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall. Davenny performed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Fantasy in C minor, K. 475", Frédéric Chopin's "Mazurkas", Béla Bartók's "Suite, Op. 14" and "Bagatelles, Op. 6", Yehudi Wyner's "Three Short...
The Music Department presented a faculty recital by violinist John Eaken, accompanied by pianist Gloria Whitney, in Rubendall Recital Hall. Eaken performed Igor Stravinsky's "Suite Italienne", Ralph Vaughan Williams' "The Lark Ascending", Bohulav Martinu's "Sonatina", Joaquin Rodrigo's "...
The Music Department presented a performance by the Eaken Piano Trio for Homecoming Weekend at 8:00pm in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorim. The trio performed Franz Joseph Haydn's "Trio no. 9 in B flat, Hob. XV, 20", Lalo Schifrin's "Hommage a Ravel", Gerald M. Shapiro's "Trio for Violin, Cello...
Arcadia, a play by Tom Stoppard, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. Presented by the Department of Dramatic Arts and the Mermaid Players, the production ran from October 11-15. The 1996 Dramatic Arts guest artist, Robert Klingelhoefer, worked on the production as the scenic designer...
The Music Department presented a faculty recital by cellist Nancy Baun at 8:15pm in Rubendall Recital Hall. Baun performed Franz Joseph Haydn's "Divertimento" (trans. Gregor Piatigorsky), Johann Sebastian Bach's "Suite in D Major for Solo Cello" and "Prelude", Gian Carlo Menotti's "Suite for...
The Music Department presented "Music for Frederick Petty, a tribute to Dickinson Professor and Orchestra Conductor," featuring the College Choir and the College-Community Orchestra, at 8:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall. The ensembles performed Ludwig van Beethoven's "Overture to Egmont,...
As part of the Eastman at Dickinson Recital Series, the Prism Ensemble performed at 4:00pm in Memorial Hall. The ensemble performed John Corigliano's "Three Irish Folksong Settings", Barbara Kolb's "Songs Before an Adieu", Astor Piazzolla's "L'Histoire du Tango", and Dominick Argento's "Letters...
The Music Department presented a Noonday Concert in the Rubendall Recital Hall. Students and faculty performed Tomás Luis de Victoria's "O magnum mysterium" and "Kyrie from Missa O Magnum mysterium", Thomas Weelkes' "To Shorten Winter's Sadness", Robert Schumann's "Die Lotosblume", Franz...
The annual fall dance concert, presented by the Department of Dramatic Arts and the Dance Theatre Group, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. Choreographed by Dickinson faculty and guest artists, the show ran from November 1-3.
The Music Department presented a joint concert by the Dickinson College Choir, the Jazz Ensemble, and the Octals at 8:00pm in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium. The ensembles performed Norman Dello Joio's "The Quest"; the traditional spirituals "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" (arr. Charles A....
The Music Department presented "Pieces in the Parlour," a concert featuring the Brass Choir, the Woodwind Trio, and the Handbell Choir, at 7:00pm in Memorial Hall. The ensembles performed Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina's "Laudate Dominum", Giovanni Gabrieli's "Canzon Seconda", three pieces...
The Music Department presented "An Afternoon of Romantic Art Song," a concert featuring soprano Valerie Errante and pianist Robert Wason, as part of the Eastman at Dickinson Recital Series at 4:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall. Errante and Wason performed Ludwig Thuille's "Drei Lieder nach...
The Music Department presented a Noonday Concert in Rubendall Recital Hall. Students and faculty performed Cole Porter's "In the Still of the Night", Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's "Under the Sea" (arr. Kirby Shaw), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Divertimento in B flat Major", and Lurdwig van...
