Symphony orchestra show Nov. 20
Marissa Shields, winner of the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences’ annual Young Artist Piano Concerto Competition, will appear as soloist.
Carmon Colangelo named first dean of Sam Fox School
The current director of the Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia is “an accomplished artist and an experienced academic leader.”
Fiction writer Heim to read for Writing Program Reading Series
He is the author of Mysterious Skin, a novel that “will haunt and enrage you”; it was recently adapted to film by director Gregg Araki.
Carmon Colangelo named dean of Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
Courtesy photoCarmon ColangeloCarmon Colangelo, director of the Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia, Athens, has been named the first dean of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton announced today. Formation of the Sam Fox School comes amidst a nearly $60 million campaign to improve campus arts facilities. Colangelo’s appointment takes effect July 1, 2006.
Washington University Symphony Orchestra to feature winner of Young Artist Piano Concerto Competition Nov. 20
The Washington University Symphony Orchestra will be joined by Marissa Shields, winner of the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences’ annual Young Artist Piano Concerto Competition, for a performance at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, in the University’s Graham Chapel.
Sze to speak on the craft of poetry Nov. 17
He is the author of eight books of poetry, including The Redshifting Web: Poems 1970-1998, a finalist for the 1999 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize.
Acclaimed poet Arthur Sze to read at Washington University Nov. 10 and 17
Courtesy photoArthur SzeAcclaimed poet Arthur Sze, the visiting Fannie Hurst Professor of Creative Literature in Washington University’s Writing Program in Arts & Sciences, will read from his work at 8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 10. In addition, Sze will speak on the craft of poetry at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17.
Renowned soloist Clea Galhano joins Kingsbury Ensemble for Virtuoso Recorder Music of the Baroque Nov. 12
Courtesy photoClea GalhanoRenowned recorder soloist Clea Galhano will join Washington University’s Kingsbury Ensemble for a concert of “Virtuoso Recorder Music of the Baroque” at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12. The recorder – a wind instrument similar to the flute – was frequently included in ensembles of the Baroque era. Galhano, a Brazilian player now living in the United States, has performed widely with early music ensembles.
SITI Company to stage Death and the Ploughman at Edison
Theatrical pioneer Anne Bogart will bring the first American stage production of this early German Renaissance classic to WUSTL Nov. 11-12.
Author, editor Silvey to examine ‘100 Best Books for Children’
The illustrated lecture stems from her recent book, 100 Best Books for Children, an in-depth survey of children’s literature.
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