Dancer & choreographer Michel Yang in concert
She will also be in residence with the Dance Program Jan. 27-Feb. 1 to conduct a series of master classes with intermediate and upper-level dance students.
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William McKinnon, Ph.D.,
Bradley P. Stoner, M.D., Ph.D.,
Erik Trinkaus, Ph.D.,
Judith Evans-Grubbs, Ph.D.,
Gayle J. Fritz, Ph.D.,
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South Africas renowned Soweto Gospel Choir to give rare U.S. concert at Edison Theatre Feb. 11
Courtesy imageSoweto Gospel ChoirThe Soweto Gospel Choir — an all-star “super group” drawn from churches and congregations in and around Soweto, South Africa — will bring their vibrant mix of African Gospel, popular songs, folk anthems and traditional Zulu, Xhosa and Sotho spirituals to Washington University’s Edison Theatre for a special, one-night-only concert Feb. 11.
Chamber orchestra to celebrate Mozart
The program will range from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, probably Mozart’s most popular and best-known work, to the less-familiar Adagio and Fugue in C Minor, K. 546.
Grammy-nominated quartets in Edison concert today
The Turtle Island String Quartet and the all-sibling Ying Quartet will perform selections from their genre-defying collaboration 4 + Four, starting at 8 p.m.
Center for the Humanities announces Faculty Fellows
The three recipients will spend a semester in residence with the center, researching a new book project while attending a variety of presentations.
Davis to read for Writing Program
Her five novels are Labrador, The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf, Hell: A Novel and The Walking Tour and Versailles; her sixth, The Thin Place, is forthcoming this month.
Architecture dean advisory committee appointed
Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton has named William A. Peck, M.D., the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor, as the committee’s chair.
Dancer/choreographer Michel Yang in concert Feb. 1
Courtesy photoMichel YangMichel Yang, the 2005-06 Marcus Artists for the Dance Program in Washington University’s Performing Arts Department (PAD) in Arts & Sciences, will present an informal concert of improvisational works at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1. In addition, Yang will be in residence Jan. 27 to Feb. 1 to conduct a series of master classes with intermediate and upper-level dance students.
Pianist Peter Martin to perform for Jazz at Holmes Jan. 26
Renowned pianist Peter Martin will perform with drummer Maurice Carnes for Washington University’s Jazz at Holmes series from 8 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26. A St. Louis native and graduate of University City High School, Martin has long resided in New Orleans but recently returned to St. Louis after his 100-year-old home was deluged in the Katrina flooding. He is currently featured with jazz singer Diane Reeves in the film Goodnight, and Good Luck.
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