Author: James Britton

The pipa is a lute-like instrument with a history of more than two thousand years.  During the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 B.C. - 220 A.D.), instruments with long, straight-necks and round resonators with snake skin or wooden sound boards...

Name: Brit Davis Major: Communication Greek/Club Affiliation: Delta Gamma, Purdue University Dance    Marathon, Motar Board Position in the SCC: Production Co-Chair What Has the SCC Done For You: SCC has opened my eyes to the exciting and challenging world of music business, event production,...

Name: Kimmy Lauer Major: Organizational Communication (Class of 2010) Greek/Club Affiliation: Former SCC Vice President, BGR What Did the SCC Do For You?: SCC was one of my best experiences from college. We were entrusted with so much responsibility and essentially living our dream...

Convocations continues to offer opportunities for P-12 students and collegiate students to experience the performing arts. In 2011-12, Convocations served 4,910 school age students and provided ticket & transportation scholarships of to 2,799 of those students. To date for the...

  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...

On August 1st, 1981 music became a visual phenomena with the launch of MTV. At precisely 12.01 am MTV came to life, premiering their first ever music video, "Video Killed the Radio Star". In a single moment the world of music shifted, changing the possibilities of...

Name: Jeremy Ehrlich Major: Civil Engineering Greek/Club Affiliation: Chi Epsilon Civil Engineering Honors  Fraternity and Civil Engineering Student Ambassador Position in the Student Concert Committee: President What has the SCC done for you?: [It has] allowed me to meet other students who share...

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/...

Starting Sunday January 20th the Student Concert Committee will feature a Purdue student on our blog. Each student selected will be named Student of the Week and will be given the opportunity to share their musical interests. The featured student will be...

The Student Concert Committee would like to invite the students of Purdue to take a more active role in choosing the musicians that come to campus. Our Facebook, Twitter and blog will be used to hear the voice of the...

Purdue Convocations is pleased to announce that among this year's GRAMMY-nominated artists, there are 15 artists that have performed at Purdue University! 1. AVICII / Best Dance Recording 2. Dierks Bentley / Best Country Solo Performance 3. Esperanza Spalding /...

In 1803, when Antoine Faisendieu bought an empty lot and began to build at 706 St. Peter Street in New Orleans, he could not have known that he selected a serendipitous spot where creativity and camaraderie would converge for the...