Kathryn Davis to read from work Jan. 26
DavisKathryn Davis, recently appointed senior fiction writer in the Writing Program in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, will open the program’s spring reading series at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, in Hurst Lounge.
Grammy-nominated Turtle Island String Quartet and Ying Quartet in concert at Edison Theatre Jan. 20
Courtesy photoTurtle Island String QuartetTwo of the most adventurous ensembles in contemporary American music, The Turtle Island String Quartet and the all-sibling Ying Quartet, will perform selections from their Grammy-nomindated collaboration 4 + Four (Telarc Classics) at Washington University’s Edison Theatre. The special, one-night-only concert begins at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, as part of the Edison Theatre OVATIONS! Series. In addition, Turtle Island will present an all-ages matinee performance of “The Art of the Groove,” a cross-cultural musical journey ranging from Vivaldi to Jimmy Hendrix, as part of the ovations! for young people series at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21.
Building acquisition to greatly enhance music, performing arts space
The Community Music School building in University City includes the 1,115-seat E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, a 300-seat theater & a small recital hall.
University Dance Theatre to present Reach/Rebound
The performances will feature close to 40 student dancers, selected by audition, performing six works by faculty and guest choreographers.
University authors to be featured at colloquium
Featured faculty presenters will be Keith Sawyer and Rebecca Lester; Larry May will deliver a keynote address on “The Moral Writer.”
Concert Choir of Washington University to perform Dec. 9
The Concert Choir of Washington University will perform a concert of “Works from the Renaissance to American Folksongs” at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, in Graham Chapel. John Stewart, director of vocal activities, directs the program.
Handels Messiah
Washington University’s Department of Music in Arts & Sciences will present its annual sing-along of George Frideric Handel’s oratorio Messiah at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, in Graham Chapel. John Stewart, director of vocal activities, directs the program.
“Two Operatic Cinderellas”
The Washington University Opera will present “Two Operatic Cinderellas,” featuring excerpts from Gioacchino Rossini’s “Cenerentola” and Jules Massenet’s “Cendrillo,” at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 16 and 17, in Karl Umrath Lounge.
Washington University purchases Community Music School building from Webster University
David Kilper/WUSTL Photo ServicesCommunity Music SchoolWashington University has reached an agreement with Webster University to purchase the Community Music School building, 560 Trinity Ave., in University City. Built in 1929, the two-story, 45,000-square-foot former synagogue is located less than a mile from the Hilltop Campus and will provide Washington University with additional — and much needed — performance, rehearsal and teaching facilities.
Fiction writer Scott Heim to read for Writer Program Reading Series Dec. 1
Fiction writer Scott Heim will read from his work at 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, for the Writing Program Reading Series. Heim is the author of the novel Mysterious Skin (1995), recently adapted to film by director Gregg Araki. The story is set in the small-town of Hutchinson, KS, where two boys belonging to the same Little League team unknowingly share struggles and obsession — sex, loyalty, first love and aliens — that direct their adolescent lives.
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