Author: James Britton

Brentano String Quartet

On Thursday, April 11 the Brentano String Quartet will present the program Fragments: Connecting Past and Present-Six classic unfinished quartets and the six new works they inspired. Convocations director, Todd Wetzel, discusses why this program is so significant: "I've known about...

SCC Songs of the Week: 4/1 – 4/7

  Each week, SCC (Purdue Student Concert Committee) members pick their “Song of the Week.” The song can be new, old, or even undiscovered. Check back weekly for SCC songs of the week! More information about SCC can be found...

SCC Member of the Week: Nadine Hammoudi

Name: Nadine Hammoudi Major: Hospitality & Tour Management Club Affiliation: HTM Society, Black Tie Dinner Board, HTM Career Fair Board, Eta Sigma Delta Honors Fraternity Position in the SCC: 1st year member What Has The SCC Done For You: It has taught me about all...

Vijay Iyer: An American Treasure

Accelerando, the latest album by the Vijay Iyer Trio, has gotten such rave reviews that it hardly bears writing a new one, so I’ll simply point the way for you. Whether you read about music in DownBeat, or The New...

SCC Songs of the Week: 03/27 – 4/2

Each week, SCC (Purdue Student Concert Committee) members pick their “Song of the Week.” The song can be new, old, or even undiscovered. Check back weekly for SCC songs of the week! More information about SCC can be found atwww.convocations.org/portfolio/scc/...

SCC Member of the Week: Ashwath

Name: Ashwath Major: Industrial Engineering Position in The SCC: Vice President What Has The SCC Done For You: It takes me out of my technical and mathematical world of engineering and gives me a venue to share my excitement for music and the industry...

SCC Songs of the Week: 03/20 – 03/26

Each week, SCC (Purdue Student Concert Committee) members pick their “Song of the Week.” The song can be new, old, or even undiscovered. Check back weekly for SCC songs of the week! More information about SCC can be found atwww.convocations.org/portfolio/scc/...

SCC Member of The Week: Cody Thomas

Name: Cody Thomas Major: Visual Communications Design Minor: Spanish Greek/Club Affiliation: American Institute of Graphic Arts, member; Study Abroad Ambassador Position in SCC: General Member What Has The SCC Done For You: The SCC has allowed me to openly communicate with other students passionate about music,...

St. Patrick’s Day

From all the members of the SCC we wish you all a great St. Patricks day, and hope you have a safe, but epic time tonight! In celebration we have complied a list of Irish Songs! Some will surprise you......

SCC Member of the Week: Becca Courtney

Name: Becca Courtney Major: Public Relations and English Greek/Club Affiliation: Her Campus Purdue What Has the SCC Done For You: The SCC has given me experience behind the scenes of putting on a successful show. It has taught me about all the work that...

SCC Member of the Week: Mike Hofferth

Name: Mike Hofferth Major: Aeronautical Engineering Greek/Club Affiliation: BGR, Paint Crew Advisory Board Position in the SCC: First year member What Has the SCC Done For You: It has completely opened my eyes to all of the complications and unseen/under-appreciated roles in the music...

Joffrey Ballet Review

The Joffrey Ballet brought a diverse program to Purdue Convocations, opening with two pieces that premiered in the last decade. The references to Jane Austen’s novels in Edwaard Liang’s Age of Innocence were recognizable from the piece’s first moments, as...