Dr. Von Hansen will make his stage debut as the new director of the Friends University Percussion Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 16 in the Riney Fine Arts Center’s Sebits Auditorium. Dr. Hansen joined the Division of Fine Arts this fall as the percussion instructor. This concert is free and open to the public. For […]

Friends University appreciates and honors the service and sacrifice of our nation’s military service members. In an effort to show its appreciation, the University is offering several programs and services to accommodate the specific needs of veterans. Effective immediately, the University is offering a 10 percent discount on tuition for all retired and honorably discharged […]

Jazz trombonist and vocalist Pete McGuinness will share the stage with the Friends University Jazz band and the Jazz Vocal Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24 in the Riney Fine Arts Center’s Sebits Auditorium. McGuinness is an active New York City-based jazz musician. He not only plays trombone, but is a Grammy-nominated composer/arranger, award-winning jazz […]

The Friends University Opera Workshop class will perform opera scenes based on William Shakespeare’s works at 7:30p.m. Nov. 22 in the Riney Fine Arts Center’s Sebits Auditorium. This Shakespearian night at the opera will honor the 450th birth year of Shakespeare. The opera workshop class will present operatic and musical theatre scenes based on Shakespeare’s […]

The Singing Quaker Alumni Choir will celebrate 20 years of song during a concert at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 1958 N. Webb Road in Wichita. The 90-member performance group, led by Dr. Cecil J. Riney, will join Dr. Andre J. Thomas, the Owen F. Sellers professor of music and director of […]

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 […]

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 […]

Friends University’s Dr. James Knight will chronicle keyboard music from its earliest inception to modern trends during a recital 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11 in the Riney Fine Arts Center’s Sebits Auditorium. “The 250th anniversary of Jean-Philippe Rameau’s death is this year,” said Knight, associate professor of piano. “To commemorate the event I have chosen a […]

One of the nation’s leading websites in higher education rankings has named Friends University’s online Master of Business Administration in Management Information Systems among the top in the United States. Thebestschools.org listed Friends University’s program at number 14. The University sits among good company with the University of Colorado and the University of Maryland. The […]

One of the nation’s leading websites in higher education rankings has named Friends University’s online Master of Business Administration in Management Information Systems among the top in the United States. Thebestschools.org listed Friends University’s program at number 14. The University sits among good company with the University of Colorado and the University of Maryland. The […]