The Friends University Chamber Brass Ensemble will share the stage with the Friends University Flute Choir and Tuba Quartet at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13 in the Riney Fine Arts Center’s Sebits Auditorium. Both groups consist of Friends University students. Dr. John Taylor, band director and professor of music, directs the Chamber Brass Ensemble and Tuba […]
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Friends Faculty to perform annual Brass Recital
The Friends University Faculty Brass Quintet will perform at 3 p.m. Nov. 9 in the Riney Fine Arts Center’s Sebits Auditorium. The quintet consists of Dr. John Taylor on tuba, Steve Slater on trombone, Denise Kintzel on horn, Dr. Gary Leopold, and Dana Hamant on trumpets. Taylor, band director and professor of music, leads the […]
Ensembles to join for harmonious evening of jazz sounds
Audiences will marvel in the tight harmonies of the Jazz Vocal Ensemble and the big band sounds of Jazz Ensemble II as the two groups join on stage at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7 in the Riney Fine Arts Center’s Sebits Auditorium. The Jazz Vocal Ensemble, also known as JVE, is directed by Craig Curry. Jazz […]
University to host Trick-or-Treat event Oct. 28
Friends University is inviting local ghosts, goblins, fairy princesses, superheroes and more to its annual Trick-or-Treat Off the Street event from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 28 starting at Friends Village, 628 S. Hiram Ave. Children 12 and younger accompanied by their guardians will play games and collect candy throughout the University’s residence halls. A […]
Singing Quaker Alumni Choir celebrates 90 years
The Singing Quaker Alumni Concert, directed by Dr. Cecil J. Riney, will perform its annual concert at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8. Guest conductor Dr. Andre Thomas will join the choir for this concert. The Alumni Choir is made up of almost 80 voices and orchestra. This year marks the 90th anniversary of the Singing Quakers […]
Friends Chamber Orchestra debuts new director
Director Kay Buskirk will make her stage debut with the Friends University Chamber Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6 in the Davis Administration Building’s Alumni Auditorium. Buskirk, an adjunct professor at the University, is the new director for this student ensemble, which features talented Friends University students on various string instruments. This concert is free […]
Concert Band, trumpet professor joins on stage for performance
The Friends University Concert Band will combine forces with Dr. Gary Leopold, adjunct professor of trumpet, in a performance at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3 in the Riney Fine Arts Center’s Sebits Auditorium. Tickets are $6 for adults, and $4 for seniors and students; and can be purchased online at friends.edu/finearts or by calling the Box […]
Friends to Display Talented Former Students’ Work
Rachel Scribner will have artwork on display Oct. 13 to Nov. 14 in the Riney Fine Arts Gallery at Friends University. There will be a Final Friday reception from 5-7p.m. Oct. 31. Scribner is a local painter who is inspired by Cecily Brown, Cy Twombly, Joan Mitchell and Julie Heffernan. On her blog she states, […]
Slapstick Comedy to Run Halloween Week at Friends University
The Friends University Theatre Department will be performing the modern slapstick comedy “The 39 Steps” at 7:30p.m. Oct. 30-Nov. 1 in the Riney Fine Arts building’s Cornerstone Studio Theatre. “The 39 Steps” is Broadway’s longest running comedy. An ordinary man by chance meets a mysterious woman who claims to be a spy. After inviting her […]
Human Resource Management program earns 3rd consecutive SHRM endorsement
Friends University has been granted an endorsement from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) for the third consecutive three-year term since 2008. Friends University is the only private university in the state to earn such an honor and in 2008 it was the first university in the state to receive the endorsement from SHRM. […]