Calling all women singers to join an all-women choral group, Inspirare, at Stetson University. Inspirare means to breathe and to inspire. This group was organized by Dr. Ann Small of Stetson’s School of Music. It is part of the Stetson Community School of the Arts. Auditions are not required, but participants must commit to performing […]
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Mid-terms are over; spring is in the air. And there is a plethora of events available next week for Stetson’s DeLand campus and the surrounding communities. With events spanning many cultures—French operas, Russian elections, Caribbean cuisine—to community service, sports events and just plain fun things to do, this week’s calendar offers something for everyone! Here […]
Continue ReadingStetson offers a full array of cultural opportunities open to the public, including concerts by the School of Music, art exhibitions in the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center, collections and exhibitions at the Gillespie Museum, a theatre production at Stover Theatre and public lectures. Free parking is available with easy access to Stetson’s beautiful […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University Opera Theatre, Russell Franks, director, and Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Hose, conductor, will present two French operas on Friday, March 23, and Sunday, March 25, at the DeLand High School Theatre Center, located at the corner of Hill and Plymouth avenues, DeLand. Angélique by Jacques Ibert, and Les Mamelles de Tirésias by Francis […]
Continue ReadingTop o’ the morning to you! It’s our St. Patrick’s Day/Weekend edition of Stetson Today! And what’s more fitting than to celebrate Stetson “green” with the HatterPalooza music festival on St. Patty’s Day? And “the rest of the week” offers plenty to do on and near campus, too. So plug in, expand your thinking, expose […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University School of Music will present Echoing Air by the Early Music Ensemble on Tuesday, March 13. The performance, part of Stetson’s Artists & Lecturers Series, will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, located at 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. Echoing Air is a dynamic ensemble specializing in […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s School of Music presents a weekend of piano performances by faculty and scholars, Friday, Feb. 24 through Sunday, Feb. 26, with a special guest performance by recording artist Mirian Conti on Friday, Feb. 24. All concert performances are open to the public and will be in Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, located at […]
Continue ReadingVeritate Winds, the Stetson University faculty trio, will perform in a Chamber Recital, Friday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m. in Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, located at 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. Veritate Winds have received critical acclaim here and abroad. The trio is composed of Stetson School of Music faculty members: Dr. Ann Adams, oboe; Dr. Lynn […]
Continue ReadingStetson University offers a full array of cultural opportunities open to the public, including concerts and operas by the School of Music, art exhibitions in the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center, collections and exhibitions at the Gillespie Museum, theatre productions at Stover Theatre and public lectures. Free parking is available with easy access to […]
Continue ReadingIn a guest recital sponsored by Stetson University’s School of Music and the Artists and Lecturers program, the internationally known Jupiter String Quartet will perform Thursday, Feb. 23, at 7:30 p.m. in Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., on Stetson’s DeLand campus. The program will feature works by Ravel, Bartok and Mendelssohn. […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University Symphonic Band, conducted by Bobby Adams, veteran music professor and director of bands in Stetson’s School of Music since 1987, will perform Friday, Feb. 10. The concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, located at 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. The concert will also feature Stetson […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will present the “Sounds New” Faculty Composers Recital, featuring three Stetson professors using innovative non-music objects to create original sounds. This recital will be held on Friday, Feb. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd, DeLand. It will feature Stetson Music Professors Sydney Hodkinson, Manuel de Murga […]
Continue ReadingThe international women’s music fraternity, Eta Pi, and the Volusia County Alumnae Chapter (VCAC) of Sigma Alpha Iota, will present a benefit concert at Stetson University on Sunday, Feb. 12, at 3 p.m. in Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. This event is open to the public with a suggested $10 donation. […]
Continue ReadingViolinist Routa Kroumovitch and pianist Michael Rickman, both critically acclaimed professors in the Stetson University School of Music, will give a Faculty Recital at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, in Lee Chapel of Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. The concert will include works by Mozart, Gabriel Fauré, Beethoven and the Concert Fantasy on […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s School of Music and Office of Career Development will present Daytime Emmy Award winner Wesley Whatley in a special lecture Monday, Feb. 6, 3:30-5:30 p.m. The presentation, “If You Can Make It There: The Business of Making It in the Big Apple,” will take place in Presser Hall, Room 132, 419 N. Woodland Blvd., […]
Continue ReadingJ.S. Bach will do battle with Michael Jackson in a spirited concert featuring the Stetson University Cello Choir in concert Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m. “Cellobration” will be held in Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. Stetson cello professor David Bjella will lead 12 cellists in a variety of compositions, […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s School of Music will present internationally renowned classical guitarist Stephen Robinson in concert on Friday, Feb. 3, at 7:30 p.m. Robinson will collaborate with a remarkable group of Stetson colleagues in performances of unusual combinations of instruments with guitar. Joining Robinson will be Routa Kroumovitch (violin), David Bjella (cello), Michael Rickman (piano), Lloyd […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will present ZAWA, a flute duo guest recital, on Thursday, Jan. 26, at 7:30 p.m., in Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. ZAWA is a renowned flute duo comprised of guest flutists, Jill Felber and Claudia Anderson, who have performed throughout the United States, Europe, and Brazil. ZAWA was […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University School of Music will present Songs of Perfect Propriety by Seymour Barab, featuring Stetson piano professor, Dr. Kristie Born, and guest soprano soloist Amy E. Wheeler, on Tuesday, Jan. 24. Born describes this recital as a cabaret show hybrid, which will highlight words by Dorothy Parker, from Parker’s writings and poems, interspersed among the […]
Continue ReadingStetson University offers a full array of cultural opportunities open to the public, including concerts and operas by the School of Music, art exhibitions in the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center, plays at Stover Theatre, collections and exhibitions at the Gillespie Museum of Minerals and many public lectures. Some programs are free, while others have […]
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