Wichita, KS- Friends University and AZ Dance Medicine Specialists are excited to be hosting Dance Medicine Workshop, a certification tour on April 25-26. Participants in the workshop will learn anatomy and kinesiology as it applies to movement and dance. Topics will include injury management, helpful conditioning, self-assessment and more. AZ explains their mission as “dancers […]
Category: Fine Arts
14th annual Sing It concert to take place at Friends University
Wichita, Kan.- Seven Kansas high school choirs will join the Friends University Singing Quakers, Concert Choir and Jazz Vocal Ensemble in the university’s annual vocal outreach event Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, at 7:30 p.m. The Sing It! Vocal Festival features Friends University faculty and Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, guest conductor. Wondemagegnehu serves as the conductor of the […]
Opening Reception for Andrew Unruh’s Gallery, Color Field, on Feb. 7 at Friends University
Wichita, Kan.– Friends University will host a First Friday gallery reception for photographer, Andrew Unruh. The reception will take place in the Riney Fine Arts Gallery in Riney Fine Arts Center Feb. 7 from 5-7 p.m. Andrew Unruh specializes in fine art photography, claiming his artistry spans typical genres. “The color field photographs expand the […]
Friends University’s 27th Annual Jazz Festival on Feb. 14-15 features Bobby Shew
Middle school, high school and junior college bands will once again gather for Friends University’s 27th year of the Jazz Festival. This year, the tradition will be carried on by new Jazz director, Dr. Robert Brooks. “I am thrilled to continue the time-honored tradition of planning and hosting the Friends University Jazz Festival. We invite […]
Friends University Theatre will present Radium Girls Jan. 24-26
Wichita, Kan. – Friends University will present the full-length drama Radium Girls 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24-25 and 2 p.m. Jan. 25-26. Radium Girls is inspired by the true story of female dial painters who helped create luminous watches in the 1920s. The drama explores the mysterious illnesses they encountered following their exposure and their plight […]
Tim Stone Gallery Reception Set for Dec. 6 at Friends University
Wichita, Kan.– Friends University will host a First Friday gallery reception for artist, Tim Stone. The reception will take place in the Riney Fine Arts Gallery in Riney Fine Arts Center Dec. 6 from 5-7 p.m. Tim Stone’s work consists of depicting spaces that are inspired by the ordinary and triggered by the mundane. “There […]
Friends choirs to perform annual Christmas concert Dec. 6 – 8, 2019
Wichita, Kan. – Friends University is pleased to announce the annual Christmas Candlelight Concert at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6-7 and at 2 p.m. Dec. 8 in Sebits Auditorium in Riney Fine Arts Center. Music through the ages will be presented by the Friends University choral ensembles: Singing Quakers, Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, Jazz Vocal Ensemble […]
Friends University presents 2019 “Ellington’s Nutcracker” with live jazz band
Wichita, Kan.—The Friends University Ballet Department will once again present the jazz version of a holiday favorite, “Ellington’s Nutcracker.” Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 13-14 and Dec. 20-21, and at 2 p.m. Dec. 15 and Dec. 21. “Ellington’s Nutcracker” will be set to a live jazz band playing The Duke Ellington Orchestra’s composition […]
Friends University to Present “Fall, Friends and Flutes: A Celebration” on November 25
Wichita, KS – The Friends University Flute Choir will present “Fall, Friends and Flutes: A Celebration” Monday, Nov. 25, at 7:30 p.m. The flute choir is comprised of ten talented students and community members. “Fall, Friends and Flutes: A Celebration” concert will include a variety of repertoire from Bach, to rag, to pop. It will […]
Friends University Sinfonietta Orchestra concert features vibraphone and marimba
Wichita, KS – The Friends University Sinfonietta Orchestra, formally known as the Chamber Orchestra, will present its Fall Concert Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 7:30 p.m. The orchestra’s concert will feature new faculty percussionist Andrew Slater on vibraphone along with his student Marleah Mullen on marimba in a piece titled Ambient Music, by Kees Schoonenbeek. Ambient […]