Author: James Britton

lysander piano trio

Education: Friends of Convos Special Initiative

With field trip & arts budgets being routinely cut or lessened, your gift can have a critical impact on a student’s increased cultural understanding.

Arts Impact in the Classroom featuring Purdue Dance class

Arts Impact in the Classroom

Learn how Professor Otto Doering incorporates Purdue Convocations events. “I think the key thing is that you have to push…more professors should engage in this activity.”

The Lomax Project Community Field Recordings

8 field recordings were captured from community musicians in the spirit of Alan Lomax, as part of Jayme Stone’s Lomax Project Residency in March 2015.

Jeremy Denk with sheet music

Q&A with Jeremy Denk: Part II

Known to Purdue audiences from 2008’s collaborative recital with Joshua Bell and a 2009 solo appearance, Jeremy Denk will return to Purdue University—with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields—on March 24. Q&A with Jeremy Denk, Part 2 (read...
Jayme Stone and The Lomax Project band

Community Field Recording Open House Participants Announced

We’re pleased to announce the musicians chosen to record during our March 28 Community Field Recording Open House, as part of Jayme Stone's Lomax Project. Fergus Daly and Joe Kollman Joe Peters Pearsongs Green Room Rockers Cody Hall and Rachael...
Dublin Guitar Quartet

Program Notes: Dublin Guitar Quartet

DUBLIN GUITAR QUARTET April 10 / 8 PM / Loeb Playhouse FRIENDS SUPPORT FROM: MIKE & PAM LUENZ BRIAN BOLGER | PAT BRUNNOCK | REDMOND O’TOOLE | TOMAS O’DURCAIN Program Note: Regular Dublin Guitar Quartet member Michael O'Toole has been replaced...

Program Notes: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields with Jeremy Denk, piano

Program Notes Academy of St. Martin in the Fields with Jeremy Denk, piano March 24 / 7:30PM / Elliott Hall of Music Serenade in E-flat major, Op. 6 (1892) by Josef Suk (Křečovice, Bohemia, 1874 – Benešov, 1935) In the late...
Jeremy Denk with sheet music

Q&A with Jeremy Denk

UPDATE: Read Part II of our Q&A with Jeremy Denk Known to Purdue audiences from 2008’s collaborative recital with Joshua Bell and a 2009 solo appearance, Jeremy Denk will return to Purdue University—with the Academy of St. Martin in the...
Grammy winning a cappella group Pentatonix

Numerous 2015 Grammy award winners have performed at Purdue

The winners of this year’s Grammy awards were announced on Sunday, February 8th. Newcomer Sam Smith took home 4 awards, Beyoncé won 3, and Beck surprised everyone with his win for “Album of the Year.” While a few new faces...

Convocations Soirée Brightens Winter Spirits

In the dark of winter, bright spots of good food, good friends, and good theater go a long way toward creating warmth when the temperatures outside are anything but! The Friends of Convocations annual Soirée managed this on a cold Tuesday...
Johannes Brahms in 1853

Why does Brahms’ Piano Trio in B Major list two dates?

At the dawn of 1854, after his soaring fortunes at age 21, Johannes Brahms set out to write Trio in B major for Piano, Violin and Cello. The trio was originally issued in November 1854 after the young Brahms experienced...
Peter and the Starcatcher: Peter and Molly

Peter Pan Prequel Has Heart and Humor

Peter and the Starcatcher For 12 actors to be able to portray 100 different characters and conjure spectacular locales with low-tech sets and props, it takes enormous talent, ingenious stagecraft, the limitless possibilities of imagination—and a trunkload of pixie dust....