Convos Stories

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...

September 16, 2013

SCC Songs of the Week(s): 8/28 – 9/17

  Each week, SCC (Purdue Student Concert Committee) members pick their “Song of the Week.” The song can be new, old, or even undiscovered. Check back weekly for SCC songs of the week! More information about SCC can be found...

September 16, 2013

REMINDER: LARGE TURNOUT EXPECTED FOR NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON LECTURE

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson will discuss "This Just In: Latest Discoveries in the Universe" at 7 p.m. Sept. 19 in Purdue University's Elliott Hall of Music. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the lecture is free and open to the public. Due...

September 6, 2013

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Festivities

Convocations director, Todd Wetzel, recently returned from the Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.  While he was there he saw 20+ performances including a mainstage theater production by the National Theater of Scotland in Inverness. One of the...

August 29, 2013

SCC Songs of the Week: 8/21-8/27

  Each week, SCC (Purdue Student Concert Committee) members pick their “Song of the Week.” The song can be new, old, or even undiscovered. Check back weekly for SCC songs of the week! More information about SCC can be found...

August 27, 2013

Songs of the Week: 8/14 – 8/20

  Each week, SCC (Purdue Student Concert Committee) members pick their “Song of the Week.” The song can be new, old, or even undiscovered. Check back weekly for SCC songs of the week! More information about SCC can be found...

August 18, 2013

An “Aesthetic of Failure”, Glitch Hop

An introduction to glitchy art from the geniuses over at PBS Idea Channel... "Here's an idea, Glitchy artwork can shows us how beautiful 'broken' really is!" http://youtu.be/7MCmBHPqz6I Glitch Hop noun : “A style of electronic music that emerged in the mid...