Justice Caleb Stegall of the Kansas State Supreme Court will be visiting Friends University on Thursday, April 2, 2015. Justice Stegall will present to a group of students, faculty, staff and community members, “Law and Politics in our State and Federal Constitution,” at 3 p.m. in the William Penn Science Building Room 100. Justice Stegall […]

The Friends University Jazz Vocal Ensemble will perform Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. premiering a new vocal arrangement of Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band piece, “Hit the Ground Running.” Director and composer/arranger Craig Curry added original lyrics to the big band piece and arranged it for voices. “I arranged it last year over […]

Friends University Concert Choir will present their Spring Concert “Lost and Found Musical Treasures,” on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. The Concert Choir’s spring concert will consist of tried and true choral standards mixed with some less familiar pieces. In addition to traditional full choir pieces, both the men and women will be […]

Friends University presents the Singing Quakers Home Concert – Venimos Cantemos! (Come let us sing) March 28, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. and March 29, 2015 at 2 p.m. This concert features music from the Singing Quakers May 2015 performance and service tour to Costa Rica. The tour is the culmination of the 90th anniversary year […]

Friends University has named Amy Bragg Carey, Ed.D., as the university’s 14th President, effective July 1, 2015. Dr. Carey comes to the university from Saint Paul, Minn., where she has served as the Vice President for Institutional Advancement at University of Northwestern since 2003. Dr. John Lewis, DDS, Board of Trustees Chair, spoke on behalf […]

The Friends University Chamber Orchestra will present a concert on Friday, March 27, 2015 at 7:30 p.m., featuring the premiere performance of Lily of the Valley by Dan Racer. In addition to the Racer, works by Ralph Vaughan-Williams, Aaron Copeland, Giovanni Bottesini, and Yuan Kai Bao will also be performed. Student bass soloist Renae Abdallah, […]

The Tower Wind Quintet, comprised of wind faculty, will perform on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. One high point of the show will be the premier of a new composed piece, “Five Twilight Songs,” by adjunct professor at Friends University Randy Zellers. “Five Twilight Songs” for Wind Quintet was created from a need […]

Casado Jazz Night is on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 8 p.m., and will feature four Friends University combos along with special guest artist, and trumpet player, Clay Jenkins. Clay Jenkins teaches at the Eastman School of Music, and was a member of the Stan Kenton Orchestra. The performance will be held in the lower […]

Dr. Paul Smith, Friends University assistant professor of applied music/voice, will perform a voice recital on Monday, March 23, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. The theme is “Sacred Drama.” Many of the most dramatic Biblical stories have been set to music in Operas, Musicals, Oratorios or Cantatas. Dr. Smith will perform works that present figures from […]

Amy Warfield’s work will be on display March 16 to April 17 in the Riney Fine Arts Gallery at Friends University. There will be Final Friday reception from 5-7p.m. March 27. Amy graduated from Fort Hays State University with a degree in Studio Art. Both the exhibit and reception will be held in the art […]