Wichita, KS – On Monday, Feb. 18, the Concert Band will present its winter concert at 7:30 p.m. in Sebits Auditorium, Riney Fine Arts Center at Friends University. The performance will include a world premiere of the work, Seas of the Moon, composed by Robery Buckley, Friends University composer/conductor-in-residence. The piece includes four movements titled […]
Category: Fine Arts
13th annual Sing It concert to take place at Friends University
Wichita- Eight Kansas high school and college choirs will join the Friends University Singing Quakers, Concert Choir and Jazz Vocal Ensemble in the university’s annual vocal outreach event Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at 7:30 p.m. at Friends University in Sebits Auditorium. The Sing It! Vocal Festival features Friends University faculty and Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, guest conductor. […]
Friends University to present spring musical, The Secret Garden
Wichita- The spring musical, The Secret Garden, will take place Friday, Feb. 1, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 2, at 2 p.m. at Friends University in Sebits Auditorium. The musical is based on the beloved novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett featuring the unlikely friendship of cousins Mary Lennox and Collin Craven within the confines […]
Jordan Kirtley Gallery Reception Set for Jan. 25 at Friends University
Wichita, Kan.– Friends University will host a gallery reception for local mixed-media artist Jordan Kirtley. The reception will take place in the Riney Fine Arts Gallery in Riney Fine Arts Center Jan. 25 from 5-7 p.m. The exhibit is titled Observable Universe. “My subject matter ranges from the minuscule – a blueberry – to the […]
Friends University 26th Annual Jazz Festival to honor retiring Jazz Director Lisa Hittle
More than 35 middle school, high school and junior college bands will visit Friends University to celebrate and participate in the 26th Annual Jazz Festival Feb. 15-16, 2019. On Saturday, Feb. 16, at 7:30 p.m. the festival’s Headliner Concert will feature The Four Freshmen at Crown Uptown Theatre. The wonderful harmonies and arrangements of this […]
Friends University announces voice recital with Tyler Ray
Wichita, KS- Friends University Fine Arts is excited to welcome back international professional vocalist and Friends University graduate Tyler Ray. He will present a free vocal performance Jan. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in Alumni Auditorium. Ray graduated from Friends University in 2012 and Yale School of Music in 2016. He then moved to Norway to […]
Kevin Swinicki Gallery Reception Set for Nov. 30 at Friends University
Wichita, Kan.– Friends University will host a gallery reception for photographer Kevin Swinicki’s exhibit titled Silver to Digital. The reception will take place in the Riney Fine Arts Gallery in Riney Fine Arts Center Nov. 30 from 5-7 p.m. The photography exhibit will feature three decades of black and white and color photography. It will […]
‘The Mikado’ Wins Second Place in National Opera Association Competition
Wichita, KS- Friends University has received second place in the division II level of competition with the National Opera Association for last year’s production of “The Mikado.” The competition is split into eight categories based on a point system from small to large. Points are awarded for level of the principal singers, size of cast […]
Friends University to present a fresh, unique “Nutcracker” in 2018
Wichita, Kan.¬—The Friends University Ballet Department will present a new full-length production of “The Nutcracker.” Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7-8 and Dec. 14-15, and at 2 p.m. Dec. 9 and Dec. 15, 2018. This production of “The Nutcracker” will be unique in comparison to previous years. Andrea Vazquez-Aguirre, the newly-hired director of […]
Sinfonietta Orchestra to Feature Fine Arts Chair Dr. Joan Griffing
The Friends University Sinfonietta Orchestra, formally known as the Chamber Orchestra, will present its fall concert Thursday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in Sebits Auditorium, Riney Fine Arts Center. The concert will feature the talented violinist Dr. Joan Griffing, Tim and Gail Buchanan Endowed Chair of the Division of Fine Arts at Friends University. “We […]