Convos Stories

January 9, 2013

Purdue Student of the Week

Starting Sunday January 20th the Student Concert Committee will feature a Purdue student on our blog. Each student selected will be named Student of the Week and will be given the opportunity to share their musical interests. The featured student will be...

January 1, 2013

A Toast on New Year’s Day

The Student Concert Committee would like to invite the students of Purdue to take a more active role in choosing the musicians that come to campus. Our Facebook, Twitter and blog will be used to hear the voice of the...

December 6, 2012

2013 GRAMMY Awards Nominees

Purdue Convocations is pleased to announce that among this year's GRAMMY-nominated artists, there are 15 artists that have performed at Purdue University! 1. AVICII / Best Dance Recording 2. Dierks Bentley / Best Country Solo Performance 3. Esperanza Spalding /...

November 30, 2012

Preservation Hall Jazz Band

In 1803, when Antoine Faisendieu bought an empty lot and began to build at 706 St. Peter Street in New Orleans, he could not have known that he selected a serendipitous spot where creativity and camaraderie would converge for the...

November 8, 2012

Anderson & Roe

It’s hard to talk about a performance by the piano duo Anderson & Roe without simply saying, “You have to see this!” When they arrive this month to play for Convocations and the Lafayette Symphony Orchestra, the excitement they bring...

October 31, 2012

7 Things You Didn’t Know About “Prudencia Hart”

In only 7 days the National Theatre of Scotland will bring “The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart” to Duncan Hall. In honor of the theatre company’s performances here are 7 things you didn’t know about “Prudencia Hart!” The play is...

October 30, 2012

The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart

 In storytelling—that most misused of arts—horses absolutely must not go in front of carts.A ballad starts where a ballad starts and this is the start of Prudencia Hart’s.  The National Theatre of Scotland (NTS) lives in a curious place. They...

October 2, 2012

A Prescription for feeling good, in a convenient capsule (review)

Album Review: The Healer / Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio By Todd Wetzel, director of Purdue Convocations  The legendary jazz-groove organist, Dr. Lonnie Smith, just released a stellar new album, The Healer, this past summer and, if you’ll excuse the pun, it’s...

September 24, 2012

Buddy Guy greeted me at Wal-Mart?!?

I’ve got some great news for Buddy Guy fans from the most unlikely of places. About two weeks ago, in a half-hearted scan through the budget CD bins at the West Side Wal-Mart, I spied a gem lurking next to...

August 28, 2012

Welcome to the 2012-2013 season!

The next time you attend a performance, the lights will dim, and you will welcome an artist into your presence. I hope your anticipation is as great as mine. We’ve worked for well more than a year to connect you...