Convos Stories

November 27, 2013

Theme Gift Idea: Broadway Classic

  Theme Gift Idea: Broadway Classic 2 tickets to see the West Side Story / April 24 / 7:30 PM / Elliott Hall of Music (Buy tickets now!) Original soundtrack 50th anniversary edition movie  After you see the musical at Elliott Hall of...

November 26, 2013

Theme Gift Idea: Fit for a King

Theme Gift Idea: Fit for a King 2 tickets to see Million Dollar Quartet / January 30 / 7:30 PM / Elliott Hall of Music (Buy tickets now!) Blue suede shoes salt and pepper shakers. Million Dollar Quartet Sun Studios recording Make some...

November 26, 2013

Theme Gift Idea: Russian Tea Room

Theme Gift Idea: Russian Tea Room 2 tickets to see the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra / February 21 / 8 PM / Elliott Hall of Music (Buy tickets now!) Holiday tin filled with Russian Tea Cakes. (Here's a fun recipe you can make...

November 15, 2013

SCC Student of the Week: Brandon Hughes

Name: Brandon Hughes Major: Communication -- PR/Advertising Greek/Club Affiliation: PSUB Concerts Committee, Boiler Communication Favorite Musician: Patrick Stump is hands down my favorite musician. He has an incredible range and stage presence like no other. He takes influence from Prince, Michael Jackson, and other...

November 15, 2013

The Singing Revolution

You say you want a revolution Well, you know We all want to change the world. The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, which performs at Purdue on November 20, represents a proud tradition that really did change the world—the Singing Revolution...

November 13, 2013

The Power of the Arts (and the Cello)

I recently attended this year’s National Arts Marketing Project conference, where I was immersed in new ideas and practices. One session in particular hit home when the speaker asked, “What was the moment that hooked you to the arts and...

October 25, 2013

What is Carnatic Singing?

So you want to see Abhishek Raghuram at Purdue University on November 10, but don’t know anything about the Southern Indian Carnatic music he sings? Rohith Chandrasekar, president of the Indian Classical Music Association of Purdue and a Carnatic singer...

October 24, 2013

Found at the Fringe

Choosing just the right performances for our audience at Purdue Convocations is a challenge and a privilege we’re always happy to take on. And we can’t deny it—it’s also a lot of fun! But where do we find fresh, innovative,...

October 14, 2013

Purdue Quidditch Team gets ready for ‘Potted Potter’

In celebration of the upcoming performances of "Potted Potter," the Purdue University Quidditch Team will host a series of matches from 6:15-7:15 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Wabash Field on campus. (Corner of State and McCormick.) The Purdue students and the general...

September 24, 2013

‘Weird Al’ Yankovic to host 25th anniversary screening of ‘UHF’

Two days before his concert at Purdue on Oct. 11, "Weird Al" Yankovic will host a 25th anniversary screening of his 1989 film "UHF" at 7 p.m. Oct. 9 at the Eastside 9 movie theater in Lafayette. The screening will...

September 19, 2013

Cosmic Compositions: The NDT Soundtrack

Did you detect interstellar signals from the preshow soundtrack for Neil deGrasse Tyson’s lecture? It was indeed a collection of cinematic, celestially influenced compositions, curated by Nick Rogers — a film critic for The Film Yap, an independent website based...

September 18, 2013

The soundtrack of MOMIX: Botanica

The best part about a nature walk? It’s not just witnessing a sublime sunrise, spotting a hummingbird darting among the wildflowers, or observing an iridescent beetle wriggling along the underside of a cool, green leaf.  It’s also the listening to...