Author: Liam Otten

Three campus ensembles will join forces April 26 for the 2009 Chancellor’s Concert.

Born and raised in New York, Ann Fertig Freedman received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1971 from Washington University, where she was inspired by the modern collection built by art historian H.W. Janson. Upon graduation Freedman returned to New York and began her career at the front desk of the André Emmerich Gallery. […]

Ralph Cunningham is a founding principal of Cunningham | Quill Architects in Washington, DC. He has worked in residential, in-fill mixed-use, institutional and commercial architecture for more than 20 years. A native of Washington, DC, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Architecture from Washington University in 1983 and a Master of Architecture from […]

Judy Pfaff is one of the most celebrated artists of her generation, known for crafting large-scale installations that combine local materials with elements of painting, sculpture and architecture. Born in London, Pfaff moved to the United States at the age of 13 and studied in Michigan and Illinois before receiving her BFA degree from Washington […]

Tom Friedman is known for transforming mundane consumer products into playful yet meticulously crafted works of art, ranging from sculptures and drawings to prints, installations and multimedia constructions. Born in St. Louis in 1965, Friedman earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in graphic illustration from Washington University in 1988 and a Master of Fine […]

Harry Kendall co-founded BKSK Architects in 1985 with Stephen Byrns and George Schieferdecker, both former classmates from Columbia University. Since that time he has served as partner-in-charge of business development as well as the firm’s public liaison for projects requiring complex regulatory approvals. Kendall has led design of some of BKSK’s largest projects in landmark […]

Sara Velas is a visual artist and founder and director of The Velaslavasay Panorama, an exhibition hall, theatre and garden in the historic Union Square area of Los Angeles. Born in the Year of the Fire Dragon in Panorama City, CA, Velas received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting from Washington University in […]

Three campus ensembles will join forces April 26 for the 2009 Chancellor’s Concert. The Washington University Jazz Band will open the program with a selection of big band scores. The Washington University Symphony Orchestra will perform music of Leonard Bernstein and Robert Schumann while the Washington University Concert Choir will present a selection of popular opera choruses. To conclude the program, all three ensembles will share the stage for Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture.

The Department of Music in Arts & Sciences will host a symposium titled “‘Damnation of Faust’ by Hector Berlioz” at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 18, in Wilson Hall.

The Eliot Trio will perform music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gabriel Faure and Felix Mendelssohn at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 19, in the 560 Music Center’s E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall. The Eliot Trio consists of Seth Carlin, professor and director of the piano program in the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences; violinist […]