2014-15 Season Archives - Purdue Convocations

September 20, 2016

Theatre Students Experience Unique & Formative “Dirty Dancing” Tech Rehearsal

The cast and crew of Dirty Dancing was in residency for a 2 week time period leading up to their performance on Purdue’s campus. During that time period, theater and dance students were able to participate in master classes and attend a tech rehearsal.

The cast and crew of Dirty Dancing was in residency for a 2 week time period leading up to their September 10 performance on Purdue’s campus. During that time period, theatre and dance students were able to participate in master...

October 14, 2015

A Look at Sustainability Challenges Past, Present, and Future

Purdue’s Global Sustainability Institute (GSI) paper summarizing their work with environmental issues in conjunction with ETHEL string quartet’s Documerica.

Editor's Note: In January 2015, Purdue Convocations presented ETHEL's Documerica, a boundary-free string quartet that performed a multimedia feast of panoramic projections and newly commissioned works from contemporary American composers. The performance incorporated images captured during EPA's Project Documerica photo documentary of some...

April 15, 2015

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.

We are pleased to present 8 field recordings we captured from community musicians in the spirit of Alan Lomax, as part of Jayme Stone's Lomax Project Residency. Community Field Recordings https://youtu.be/MRShXZrvZrE This is a song that transports the listener back to...

March 18, 2015

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...

March 16, 2015

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...

March 16, 2015

Program Notes: Dublin Guitar Quartet