Tag: music

Evening of hilarious French one-act operas

The 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 […]

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The Hatter green week ahead

Top 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 […]

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English Baroque by Echoing Air March 13

The 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 […]

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A weekend of piano

Stetson 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 […]

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Veritate Winds to perform March 16

Veritate 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 […]

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Cultural opportunities for March

Stetson 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 […]

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Jupiter String Quartet to perform

In 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. […]

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Symphonic Band in concert

The 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 […]

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Recital ‘Sounds New’

Stetson 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 […]

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Women composers concert

The 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. […]

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Faculty recital: Kroumovitch, Rickman

Violinist 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 […]

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Emmy-winning alumnus to speak

Stetson 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., […]

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It’s a ‘Cellobration’

J.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, […]

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Guitar concert Feb. 3

Stetson 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 […]

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ZAWA in concert

Stetson 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 […]

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‘Songs of Perfect Propriety’

The 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 […]

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Art, lectures, music, theater: Jan.-Feb.

Stetson 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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Music School accreditation review success

Stetson University’s School of Music has successfully completed a comprehensive accreditation review by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) Commission on Accreditation, according to NASM Executive Director Samuel Hope, whose letter accompanied the commission’s report. The Commission Action Report, received by Dr. Jean West, dean of the School of Music, included the following […]

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Timothy Peter named Dir. of Choral Activities

Dr. Timothy Peter, professor of music at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, will become Stetson University’s new director of choral activities and professor of music, effective August 2012. “Dr. Peter brings dynamic leadership, artistry and magnetism to our vibrant School of Music, whose choral tradition and strengths are highly regarded nationwide,” said Dr. Jean O. West, […]

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Florida Bandmasters honor 2 musicians

The Stetson University School of Music and the Florida Bandmasters Association (FBA) will present the 22nd annual FBA Hall of Fame Weekend at Stetson on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 12 and 13.  Honorees to be inducted this year into the Hall of Fame are Kenneth R. Tolbert, director of the Miami Central Band that was […]

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