May 22, 2014
Fieldwork: An Alan Lomax Centennial Residency
Featuring Jayme Stone/The Lomax Project Friday/Saturday, March 27-28, 2015 Beginning in 1934, with cumbersome—and now quaintly-primitive—recording equipment loaded in the back of his car, the young Alan Lomax (1915-2002) travelled down the dusty byways and backwaters of the United States...
April 17, 2014
LIFE IN COLOR: IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The Life In Color outdoor concertThe LIFE IN COLOR tour UNLEASH featuring Adventure Club, David Solano, Machine Gun Kelly, Cash Cash, Spyder Logic and White Vinyl Sky The concert, sponsored by the Purdue Student Concert Committee to celebrate Grand Prix week, will take place Friday, April...
March 11, 2014
SXSW Review: BORN TO FLY features STREB
By John Gholson Late in the documentary Born to Fly, "pop action" choreographer Elizabeth Streb mentions wanting to expand the brand name recognition of her dance company. This film should certainly help. I'd never heard of Streb before this (not that...
March 3, 2014
The Acting Company: Where Are They Now?
By Nick Rogers Founded in 1972 as a troupe for Juilliard-trained actors, the Acting Company has since become a fertile proving ground for household names and familiar faces. Among its Oscar®, Tony® and Golden Globe® award-winning alums are Kevin Kline,...
February 20, 2014
PROGRAM NOTES: St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
PROGRAM NOTES As young men, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Piotr Tchaikovsky (born four years apart) represented opposite tendencies in Russian music. The former started his professional life as a naval officer, largely self-taught in music who, together with his colleagues in...
February 6, 2014
The legacy of world-renowned orchestras at Purdue
Several weeks ago, the Journal and Courier wrote a feature article about Purdue Convocations and its history. Going through the performance archives was definitely a trip down memory lane! Since 1902, Purdue Convocations has presented some of the world’s top...