Convos Stories

January 8, 2019

Who are Rodgers & Hammerstein?

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, authors of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cin­derella on Broadway, hold one of the most successful legacies in American musical theater history. Together, they created 11 musicals and received 35 Tony Awards, 15 Academy Awards, two...

January 7, 2019

How Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” came to be

Although Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella premiered on Broadway for the very first time in 2013, this Rodgers and Hammerstein musical has found success on the small screen and in productions around the world for the last 50 years. Rodgers +...

December 13, 2018

Intern Profile: Becky Bruni

Hi! My name is Becky and I’m a senior at Purdue. I’m majoring in Art History with a minor in Classical Studies. I love playing with my dogs and cats, reading, and visiting museums.   How long have you worked with...

December 13, 2018

Intern Profile: Colin Pool

Hello, My name is Colin Pool and I am a senior studying Marketing and Management at Purdue! I enjoy hanging out with friends, singing, dancing, and playing any instrument I can afford. When I’m not enjoying the company of my...

December 13, 2018

Intern Profile: Dannah Williams

Hey everyone, my name is Dannah! How long have you been working at Convocations? I joined the Convos team this August and have felt welcomed since I walked through the door; everyone has been so friendly and warm. What has...

December 13, 2018

Intern Profiles: Esmeralda Martinez-Perales

Hello! I’m Esmeralda. I am a senior at Purdue studying Acting and Theatre. How long have you worked with Convocations? I recently joined Convos this August and it has been a unique and fun experience from the start. What is...

December 13, 2018

Richard Goode | Program Notes

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Variations in F Minor (1793) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) March in C Major, K. 408 (1782) Allemande in C Minor, K. 399 (1782) Courante in E-Flat Major, K. 399 (1782) Menuet in D Major, K. 355...

December 10, 2018

Intern Profile: Tressa Janes

*waves* Hi! My name is Tressa and I am a senior at Purdue studying Visual Communications Design and Art History. What do you do when you're not at work? I love baking layered cakes, meeting up with people for coffee,...

December 6, 2018

A “Kinky Boots” Q&A with Cyndi Lauper

Q – Is it true that Rodgers and Hammerstein were your initial influences? CL – Yeah. Them, and Leonard Bernstein and Peter in the Wolf and Debussy and Tchaikovsky and things that my mother played.  And a lot of opera!...

December 5, 2018

Intern Profiles: Sami Ayres

Hi there! I’m Sami, and I’m a senior studying Hospitality and Tourism Management.   How long have you worked with Convocations? I’ve been with Convos since 2015, and have loved my time as a Digital Marketing Intern. Working at Convos has...

December 3, 2018

Meet David Finckel and Wu Han

David Finckel and Wu Han are among the most esteemed and influential classical musicians in the world today. They are recipients of Musical America’s Musicians of the Year award, one of the highest honors granted by the music industry. The...

December 3, 2018

David Finckel and Wu Han Program Notes

PROGRAM: Grieg and Chopin: Romantic Genius As with many of history’s greatest composers, both Edvard Grieg and Frédéric Chopin were also incredibly talented and accomplished pianists. A native of Norway, Grieg is widely considered one of the world’s foremost Romantic...