EVENTS
Home Within by Silkroad melds clarinet, cello, voice, and oud with real-time imagery into an audiovisual meditation on loss, longing and the tragedy of the Syrian conflict—haunted, yet hopeful that those who still seek home will soon discover it.
Dance to the Afrobeat and jùjú rhythms of Super Yamba Band. Led by African guitar virtuoso Kaleta, who has worked with Fela Kuti, Lauryn Hill, & King Sunny Ade, this party will fuel your shuffling feet and build momentum into the next Convos season!
Purdue Day of Giving is an annual, online-based fundraising event taking place on April 27th.
Dance to the Afrobeat and jùjú rhythms of Super Yamba Band. Led by African guitar virtuoso Kaleta, who has worked with Fela Kuti, Lauryn Hill, & King Sunny Ade, this party will fuel your shuffling feet and build momentum into the next Convos season!
Country Music singer-songwriter Larry Fleet will perform live at Loeb Playhouse at Purdue University on September 8, 2022.
Sway is an Australian collective of acrobatic performance artists known for its stunts on top 14-foot sway poles. It will bring its new aerial show, Bloom!
New York-based jazz singer Cécile McLorin Salvant confronts ghosts of her past and the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in her latest acclaimed album, Ghost Song.
Christian French will perform live at Loeb Playhouse at Purdue University on October 20, 2022.
Forever the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin’s courageous life of love, tragedy, and triumph comes to life in the new elevated concert experience, R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
Classical pianist Kenny Broberg boasts an energetic and impressive repertoire that includes his take on master composers like Brahms and Liszt as well as original works.
Hear Christmas music in a way you’ve never heard before when the all-female, brass ensemble tenThing returns to Purdue for A Feeling of Norwegian Christmas.
Experience a new spin on jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie with New York trumpeter Sean Jones and his band Dizzy Spellz headlining the 2023 Purdue Jazz Festival.
Noah Kahan will perform live at Elliott Hall of Music at Purdue University on March 25, 2023.
Sudan’s many identities truly coalesce in her debut album, Athena: a psychedelic, magnetic take on modern R&B. Live at Purdue on April 5!
ATLYS, an energetic string quartet from Chicago, performs classical works, original compositions, and unique covers of your favorite pop and rock hits.
Sudan’s many identities truly coalesce in her debut album, Athena: a psychedelic, magnetic take on modern R&B. Live at Purdue on April 5!
You don’t want to miss this unique music festival in West Lafayette, with The Lawn Darts, the Lunar Diamonds, and Free Hat providing the rock n roll.
French-Canadian 15-piece chamber orchestra Les Violons du Roy brings 38 years of classical and baroque repertoire to Purdue on April 26, 2023.
The West Lafayette Global Fest is a long-standing tradition featuring entertainment, food, and art from almost every continent on the planet.
Led by Truett Heintzelman and Philip Lupton, the band pushes feel-good vibes throughout its eclectic sound.
Days filled with deadlines and challenging goals are the new normal–or perhaps the pressure just feels more intense now. In a groundbreaking new project, a talented collection of Purdue experts have banded together to design a relief valve.
Using a novel combination of art, technology, and clinical psychology, the StairWELL project will produce an interactive sculptural installation to create a sense of beauty, respite, and play via an inventive user interface. Viewers become participants in an expressive journey that creates community while also delivering powerful supportive connections where they may be needed.
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse Live in Concert pairs the Oscar-winning animated film with a full orchestra, band, and turntables live on stage.
Witness the pageantry, emotion, and music of Día de Muertos or Day of the Dead when LA’s Las Cafeteras brings its “Hasta La Muerte” show to Purdue.
Grandmaster Flash’s hit, “The Message,” forever changed hip-hop 40-plus years ago when it debuted as the first socially conscious rap track.
This multimedia show celebrates the life and music of The Man in Black through live music, Johnny Cash’s voice, and never-before-seen footage.
Dynamic and charismatic, Emmet Cohen, an internationally acclaimed jazz pianist and music educator, returns for an energetic live performance.
Young jazz saxophone sensation Lakecia Benjamin will headline the annual Purdue Jazz Festival with a captivating and awe-inspiring live performance.
Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Parker McCollum released Never Enough, a statement album that cements his status as one of country music’s undeniable new stars. McCollum has been named an ‘Artist to Watch’ by Rolling Stone, Billboard, SiriusXM, CMT, RIAA, and more with American Songwriter noting, “The Texas native teeters on the edge of next-level superstardom.”
Piano/dance duo Counterpoint will honor master composers Bach, Mozart and Brahms as well as the 100th anniversary of Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.”
From Carnegie Hall to Geneva, Madrid to Chicago, classical violinist Melissa White and pianist Pallavi Mahidhara have played all around the world.
Catch for KING + COUNTRY, the Grammy®-winning duo, chart-toppers, and impactful philanthropists, at Elliott Hall of Music on Feb. 24, 2024 at 7:30pm
Kronos Quartet returns to celebrate 50 years of modern chamber music excellence. The group will pull from decades of material for an unforgettable experience.
Purdue Student Concert Committee is excited to present Peach Pit at Elliott Hall of Music on Thursday, March 21, 2024