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November 9, 2017

Program Notes: Christina and Michelle Naughton

Christina & Michelle Naughton, Piano Duo – November 10, 2017 | Loeb Playhouse

Christina and Michelle Naughton are an award-winning piano duo who have been described by the Philadelphia Inquirer as "paired to perfection." Pianists since age 4 and performers of individual renown before they paired up at age 18, the identical twin...
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October 31, 2017

Daymé Arocena’s Nov. 11 performance cancelled

Due to a tour production issue, the Carnahan Hall performance of the show had to be cancelled.

Daymé Arocena will not perform as originally scheduled on Nov. 11 at Carnahan Hall. Due to a tour production issue, the Carnahan Hall performance of the show had to be cancelled. Beginning on Oct. 31 through Nov. 3 at 5p.m.,...
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October 21, 2017

Alton Brown’s Homemade Halloween Treats

Alton Brown has some homemade Halloween treats to make at home. See Alton Brown Live: Eat Your Science at Purdue’s Elliott Hall, Sunday, Oct. 22.

👻 Make these spooky halloween treats at home with some help from Alton Brown. 🎃 Alton Brown Live: Eat Your Science ELLIOTT HALL OF MUSIC / SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22 / 4PM BUY TICKETS Easy Homemade Candy Corn 🌽 https://altonbrown.com/homemade-candy-corn-recipe/ Trick or Treat Popcorn...
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October 11, 2017

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with André Watts, piano

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with André Watts will perform at Loeb Playhouse on Oct. 15 at 4 p.m. This performance is presented by Purdue Convocations with support from Mike and Pam Luenz, Ginny Tyler and the...
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October 10, 2017

The Joey Alexander Trio

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Joey Alexander Trio will perform at Loeb Playhouse on Oct. 14 at 8 p.m. This performance is presented by Purdue Convocations with support from the Robert B. and Patricia Peyton Truitt Piano Performance Endowment, Purdue...
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October 3, 2017

Top 5: Gina Cuffari, bassoonist for Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Gina Cuffari, bassoonist for Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (Oct. 15 / Loeb Playhouse), selected the top five albums she’s currently listening to.

Gina Cuffari, bassoonist for Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (Oct. 15 / Loeb Playhouse), selected the top five albums she's currently listening to—"probably not the answers you'd expect from a classical bassoonist..." Solo - Vijay Iyer - I am a jazz-lover, so it...
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October 3, 2017

Q&A with André Watts

Q&A with Grammy®-winning pianist André Watts, who will perform with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in Purdue University’s Loeb Playhouse Oct. 15, 2017.

The Grammy®-winning pianist André Watts remains a regular guest at Ravinia, the Hollywood Bowl, Saratoga, and Tanglewood, received the National Medal of Arts in 2011, holds an endowed chair at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Aaron Grad recently...
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October 3, 2017

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Program Notes

Program by Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with André Watts features new compositions from jazz pianist Vijay Iyer, along with works by Mozart and Beethoven – Oct. 15, 2017 / Loeb Playhouse

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with André Watts, piano October 15, 2017 | 4PM | Loeb Playhouse With respect to the musicians and your fellow patrons, we request your participation in the tradition of withholding applause between movements of a selection. To...
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October 2, 2017

ensemble 4.1 Program Notes

Program Notes for ensemble 4.1 / October 4, 2017 / Loeb Playhouse

ensemble 4.1 October 4, 2017 | 7:30PM | Loeb Playhouse THOMAS HOPPE, piano JÖRG SCHNEIDER, oboe ALEXANDER GLÜCKSMANN, clarinet CHRISTOPH KNITT, bassoon FRITZ PAHLMANN, horn SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR PERFORMANCE PARTNER GINNY TYLER Purdue Convocations is grateful for the generous...
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September 11, 2017

Global Fest plans expanded lineup; event free and open to public

Global Fest 2017 will rock Columbia Street in West Lafayette on September 16 with extended hours and an impressive lineup of international and local performers.

Global Fest 2017 will rock the streets on September 16 with extended hours and an impressive lineup of international and local performers. Everyone is invited to this family-friendly cultural event featuring international foods, cultural booths, merchant tables and more. Admission...
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September 11, 2017

Rhiannon Giddens to perform at Purdue University on Sept.15

Musician Rhiannon Giddens will bring her “Freedom Highway Tour” to Purdue University’s Loeb Playhouse on September 15 at 8PM.

Musician Rhiannon Giddens will bring her Freedom Highway Tour to Loeb Playhouse on September 15 at 8PM. This performance is presented by Purdue Convocations with support from: the Davis Family Endowment, Student Concert Committee and the Student Fee Advisory Board....
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August 1, 2017

17-18 single show tickets now on sale!

All single show tickets for the 2017-18 Purdue Convocations season are now on sale. Featuring Broadway musicals, lectures, dance, theatre, music, and concerts

Single show tickets for the Purdue Convocations 2017-18 Season are now on sale. Purdue Convocations' 2017-18 season will feature more than 30 events, including an array of Broadway musicals, lectures, theatre, music and concerts. In addition to the following performances,...
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