Convos Stories

Purdue University President Mung Chiang and Purdue Convocations will host an exclusive free Presidential Lecture Series event featuring cellist Yo-Yo Ma on September 29, 2PM, at Elliott Hall of Music, moderated by PBS NewsHour’s Jeffrey Brown. The event explores culture’s role in society through stories and musical interludes. Due to high demand, additional tickets for this and other 2024-2025 Purdue Convocations events will be available starting August 26.

Purdue University President Mung Chiang and Purdue Convocations will host an exclusive free Presidential Lecture Series event featuring cellist Yo-Yo Ma on September 29, 2PM, at Elliott Hall of Music, moderated by PBS NewsHour’s Jeffrey Brown. The event explores culture’s role in society through stories and musical interludes. Due to high demand, additional tickets for this and other 2024-2025 Purdue Convocations events will be available starting August 26.

Experience Jessie Murph live at Elliott Hall of Music on November 1st as part of her In the Sticks Part 2 North American Tour. New album out September 6th!

Experience Jessie Murph live at Elliott Hall of Music on November 1st as part of her In the Sticks Part 2 North American Tour. New album out September 6th!

The 2024-2025 Convos Season includes the 29th West Lafayette Global Fest, award-winning jazz and chamber musicians, a curricular integration theatre residency, thought-provoking lectures, family-friendly engagements, and award-winning Broadway musicals and major attractions in Elliott Hall of Music including Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Live in Concert, Dear Evan Hansen, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical, Hadestown, Pretty Woman: The Musical, and Chicago.

The 2024-2025 Convos Season includes the 29th West Lafayette Global Fest, award-winning jazz and chamber musicians, a curricular integration theatre residency, thought-provoking lectures, family-friendly engagements, and award-winning Broadway musicals and major attractions in Elliott Hall of Music including Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Live in Concert, Dear Evan Hansen, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical, Hadestown, Pretty Woman: The Musical, and Chicago.

Evan, Izzy, Kyndahl, and Simay have been wonderful interns. We are so proud of them and can’t wait to see what they do next!

Evan, Izzy, Kyndahl, and Simay have been wonderful interns. We are so proud of them and can’t wait to see what they do next!

Experience the sequel to the Oscar®-winning Spider-Man animated Spider-Verse film live in concert! Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Live In Concert combines stunning visuals with a groundbreaking soundtrack performed by a diverse ensemble of musicians. Full orchestra, scratch DJ, percussion, and electronic artists bring the iconic score to life on a colossal HD screen.

Experience the sequel to the Oscar®-winning Spider-Man animated Spider-Verse film live in concert! Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Live In Concert combines stunning visuals with a groundbreaking soundtrack performed by a diverse ensemble of musicians. Full orchestra, scratch DJ, percussion, and electronic artists bring the iconic score to life on a colossal HD screen.

We are deeply grateful for your belief in our vision and your commitment to nurturing the arts. Your generosity not only sustains Convos today but also lays the foundation for its continued growth and impact in the years to come.

We are deeply grateful for your belief in our vision and your commitment to nurturing the arts. Your generosity not only sustains Convos today but also lays the foundation for its continued growth and impact in the years to come.

A first-hand account of Lafayette, Indiana native’s experience in Gander, Newfoundland on September 11. This and other stories like hers inspired the hit Broadway musical Come From Away.

A first-hand account of Lafayette, Indiana native’s experience in Gander, Newfoundland on September 11. This and other stories like hers inspired the hit Broadway musical Come From Away.

Renowned cellist, recording artist and humanitarian Yo-Yo Ma and PBS NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Brown will join Purdue University President Mung Chiang for a special Presidential Lecture Series conversation Sept. 29 in Elliott Hall of Music.

Renowned cellist, recording artist and humanitarian Yo-Yo Ma and PBS NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Brown will join Purdue University President Mung Chiang for a special Presidential Lecture Series conversation Sept. 29 in Elliott Hall of Music.

When the class gets lost on the way to the planetarium, Ms. Frizzle saves the day by blasting into outer space for an epic interplanetary field trip! But when rivalries both old and new threaten to tear the students apart, the young heroes must learn to pull together or risk getting forever lost in the solar system.

When the class gets lost on the way to the planetarium, Ms. Frizzle saves the day by blasting into outer space for an epic interplanetary field trip! But when rivalries both old and new threaten to tear the students apart, the young heroes must learn to pull together or risk getting forever lost in the solar system.

Melissa White, acclaimed violinist and Joyce C. Willis Artist in Residence with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, showcases her expressive playing and diverse engagements. With the Grammy-winning Harlem Quartet, she promotes diversity in classical music. Meanwhile, pianist Pallavi Mahidhara, known for international acclaim and advocacy for mental health, collaborates with White and hosts “The Conscious Artist” podcast, exploring the intersection of music, mindfulness, and wellness.

Melissa White, acclaimed violinist and Joyce C. Willis Artist in Residence with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, showcases her expressive playing and diverse engagements. With the Grammy-winning Harlem Quartet, she promotes diversity in classical music. Meanwhile, pianist Pallavi Mahidhara, known for international acclaim and advocacy for mental health, collaborates with White and hosts “The Conscious Artist” podcast, exploring the intersection of music, mindfulness, and wellness.

Counterpoint is a collaboration in which this duo explores the dichotomy of their different perspectives and artistic practices, expanding their individual expressive capacity through a collective experience.

Counterpoint is a collaboration in which this duo explores the dichotomy of their different perspectives and artistic practices, expanding their individual expressive capacity through a collective experience.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream follows the intertwining plotlines of love, mistaken identity, and magical mischief. Set in the enchanting realm of Athens and the mystical forest inhabited by fairies, the play unfolds with the escapades of four young lovers, a group of bumbling amateur actors, and the mischievous fairy king and queen, Oberon and Titania.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream follows the intertwining plotlines of love, mistaken identity, and magical mischief. Set in the enchanting realm of Athens and the mystical forest inhabited by fairies, the play unfolds with the escapades of four young lovers, a group of bumbling amateur actors, and the mischievous fairy king and queen, Oberon and Titania.