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David W. Kemper James M. Kemper Jr. Mildred Lane Kemper William T. Kemper Foundation David W. Kemper is chairman, president and chief executive officer of Commerce Bancshares, Inc., a $14 billion regional bank holding company based in Missouri. Kemper graduated cum laude from Harvard University in 1972. He received a Master of Arts degree in […]
Gateway Festival Orchestra to present free Sunday concerts
In its 43rd season of summer shows, the orchestra will highlight composers and young artists from Missouri and Illinois.
Gateway Festival Orchestra to present free Sunday concerts throughout July
James RichardsThe Gateway Festival Orchestra will begin its 43rd season of free summer concerts with “Midwest Musical Masters,” highlighting composers and young artists from Missouri and Illinois, at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 9, in Washington University’s Brookings Quadrangle. The orchestra is conducted by James Richards, professor of orchestral studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Subsequent concerts take place at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 16 and 23 in Brookings Quadrangle. The season concludes Sunday, July 30, in Graham Chapel.
Survant seeks out ‘new ways of seeing’ in his designs
He recently entered “Light of Tomorrow,” a conceptual design competition sponsored by VELUX, the European skylight manufacturer.
Edison announces 2006-07 OVATIONS! Series
On the docket are more than a dozen events, ranging from returning favorites to St. Louis and world premieres to the popular ovations! for young people series.
WUSTL, Cinema St. Louis to present children’s film symposium
Featured will be a keynote address by Nicholas Sammond and screenings of the films Duma and Saving Shiloh, the latter of which was shot in St. Louis.
As part of ‘Korean Project,’ WUSTL bolstered post-war business training
A government agency contracted with WUSTL in 1953 to cooperate with two universities in Seoul to develop programs in business administration.
Edison Theatre announces 2006-07 OVATIONS! Series
Paul VertucioShapiro & Smith DanceEach year, the Edison Theatre OVATIONS! Series highlights music, theatre and dance by a variety of nationally and internationally acclaimed performing artists. The 2006-07 season — the Edison’s 34th — will include more than a dozen events, ranging from returning favorites to St. Louis and world premiers to the popular ovations! for young people series, which offers specially priced Saturday matinees for audiences of all ages.
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum appoints Catharina Manchanda new curator
David Kilper/WUSTL Photo ServicesCatharina ManchandaCatharina Manchanda, Ph.D., has been appointed curator of the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, part of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis. Manchanda succeeds Sabine Eckmann, Ph.D., who was named director of the Kemper Art Museum last year. Her appointment comes at a critical time for the museum, which will open a new 65,000-square-foot facility, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki, in the fall.
Chancellor’s Concert April 30 to honor Mozart
The Washington University Chamber Choir and the Washington University Symphony Orchestra will present the show at 3 p.m. April 30 in Graham Chapel.
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