¶·Å£ÆåÅÆ University Agenda http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/ News and Events at ¶·Å£ÆåÅÆ University en-us Copyright 2025, ¶·Å£ÆåÅÆ University Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:12:00 +0000 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:12:00 +0000 webmaster@andrews.edu webmaster@andrews.edu Michigan SDA Conference Band Clinic Concert http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/65266 <p> More information coming later &hellip;</p> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:58:27 +0000 AU Music Department Music Festival Concert http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/65254 <p> More information coming later &hellip;</p> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:35:45 +0000 Wind Symphony Vespers Concert: Sing Praise! http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/65253 <div> An evening of praise and worship, &ldquo;Sing Praise!&rdquo;, will be presented at the Howard Performing Arts Center by the ¶·Å£ÆåÅÆ University Wind Symphony and invited guest ensembles on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. The evening will feature performances by the <strong>Wind Symphony </strong>under the direction of Denisse Santos, <strong>University Singers</strong> under the direction of Stephen Zork and&nbsp;<strong>Deliverance Mass Choir</strong> under the direction of Michael Owusu.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> Favorite hymns and contemporary praise songs will be part of the evening, complete with opportunities for audience participation! Songs will include renditions of &quot;How Deep the Father&rsquo;s Love,&quot; &quot;Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing,&quot; &quot;Be Thou My Vision,&quot; &quot;Amazing Grace,&quot; &quot;In Christ Alone&quot; and more! Join us for an evening of music and praise like no other! The event is free and no tickets are required.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> The praise sing repertoire will be selected from the following, along with additional pieces from the various performing ensembles:</div> <ul> <li> &quot;O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing&quot;</li> <li> &quot;Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing&quot;</li> <li> &quot;I Cannot Tell Why&quot;</li> <li> &quot;How Deep The Father&rsquo;s Love For Us&quot;</li> <li> &quot;Be Thou My Vision&quot;</li> <li> &quot;It Is Well&quot;</li> <li> &quot;Draw Me Close To You&quot;</li> <li> &quot;Amazing Grace&quot;</li> <li> &quot;In Christ Alone&quot;</li> </ul> <p> &nbsp;</p> <p> <strong>¶·Å£ÆåÅÆ University Wind Symphony</strong></p> <p> <strong>Conductor: Denisse Santos</strong></p> <p> The ¶·Å£ÆåÅÆ University Wind Symphony maintains a significant travel schedule throughout the Great Lakes area and seeks to provide high quality music programs and concerts representative of Adventist education and ¶·Å£ÆåÅÆ University. The Wind Symphony has performed in England, France, Spain, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Canada and throughout the United States.</p> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:23:32 +0000 AU Choirs "Chasing Away the Blues" Concert http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/65250 <p> Featuring: The ¶·Å£ÆåÅÆ University Singers &amp; Chorale with special guests: Southwestern Adventist University Singers</p> <p> 8:00 p.m. / February 22, 2025 / Howard Performing Arts Center.</p> <p> This Saturday night at 8 p.m. in the Howard Performing Arts Center the ¶·Å£ÆåÅÆ University Chorale and Singers will present a special collaborative choral event featuring the University Singers of Southwestern Adventist University.&nbsp; This is the perfect concert for families &ndash; with repertoire that is thoughtful, edifying, and entertaining &ndash; and with narratives on the seasons of life, love, gratitude, passion, hope, and justice. This annual concert is a wonderful way to help melt away the winter blues. Some of the concert&rsquo;s repertoire includes:</p> <p> &nbsp;</p> <ul> <li> &ldquo;America the Beautiful&rdquo; arranged by Joseph Martin, and &ldquo;The Times They Are A-Changing&rdquo; by Nobel laureate and American poet Bob Dylan</li> </ul> <ul> <li> &ldquo;Soon We Will Be Done With the Troubles of the World&rdquo; by Kyle Pederson celebrating God&rsquo;s example of justice on earth and hope for heaven, and the soulful setting of &ldquo;Give Me Jesus&rdquo; by South African conductor and composer Andr&eacute; van der Merwe.</li> </ul> <ul> <li> An elegant centerpiece of love songs: &ldquo;Yesterday&rdquo; arranged by Bob Chilcott, &ldquo;Skylark&rdquo; arranged by John Rutter, &ldquo;All the Things You Are&rdquo; arranged by Ward Swingle, and &ldquo;I Love You / What a Wonderful World&rdquo; arranged by Craig Hella Johnson.</li> </ul> <p> &nbsp;</p> <p> The concert features the collaboration of award-winning and internationally renowned choirs on a mission to celebrate Christian values to the constituents of our community and the world.</p> <p> &nbsp;</p> <p> &nbsp;</p> <p> &nbsp;</p> <p> <strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">¶·Å£ÆåÅÆ University Singers</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p> <b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Conductor: Stephen Zork</span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The ¶·Å£ÆåÅÆ University Singers is the select choir of the Department of Music and represents ¶·Å£ÆåÅÆ University locally, nationally and abroad through concert tours, television broadcast and audio recordings. They have given highly acclaimed international concert tours throughout the countries of Great Britain, Iceland, Norway, Brazil, Zimbabwe, Chile, Bahamas, Bermuda and Puerto Rico.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">More information coming later...</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> Wed, 19 Feb 2025 18:24:03 +0000 Sunday Music Series: Euclid Quartet http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/65516 <p> The Euclid Quartet enjoys one of the most highly regarded reputations of any chamber ensemble of its generation. Devoted to presenting the highest quality chamber music to audiences, these seasoned teaching artists have captivated both audiences and critics. They have played everywhere from Carnegie Hall to school classrooms to radio and television broadcasts, performing to enthusiastic acclaim throughout the country.&nbsp;</p> Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:37:32 +0000 ¶·Å£ÆåÅÆ University Sesquicentennial Gala http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/66718 <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <span style="font-family:">You are cordially invited to the <strong>¶·Å£ÆåÅÆ University Sesquicentennial Gala: ¶·Å£ÆåÅÆ in our Hearts</strong>.&nbsp;Join us in celebrating the University&rsquo;s 150th anniversary with fine dining and entertainment.&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> &nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <span style="font-family:">Hors d'oeuvres will begin at 5:30 p.m., with a served-dinner at 6:30 p.m..&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> &nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <span style="font-family:">RSVP by Feb. 13, 2025. </span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> &nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <span style="font-family:">Ticket cost is $75.&nbsp;All proceeds will benefit the ¶·Å£ÆåÅÆ University International Student Fund.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <span style="font-family:">Where: Palais Royale (105 W. Colfax Ave., South Bend, IN)</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> &nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <span style="font-family:">When: Feb. 23, 2025&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p> Sun, 09 Feb 2025 17:30:00 +0000 AU Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/65252 <p> <strong>Young Artist Competition Concert</strong><br /> Feb. 8, 2025, 8 p.m.<br /> Free admission&nbsp;</p> <p> <strong>¶·Å£ÆåÅÆ University Symphony Orchestra</strong></p> <p> <strong>Conductor: Marc &Eacute;lys&eacute;e</strong></p> <p> The ¶·Å£ÆåÅÆ University Symphony Orchestra is the core ensemble of the orchestral program at ¶·Å£ÆåÅÆ University. In addition to their current series at the Howard Performing Arts Center, the Symphony Orchestra travels within the Great Lakes region as well as internationally. Since 2006, the orchestra has performed in Italy, Austria, Germany, France, the Philippines and Costa Rica.</p> <p> <strong>Program</strong>:</p> <p> Variations on a Rococo Theme&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;..&hellip;.P. I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)<br /> Colin Cha, cello</p> <p> Piano Concerto No. 3 Mvt. 1&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;.&hellip;&hellip;L. v. Beethoven (1770-1827)<br /> Jonathan Clough, soloist</p> <p> Piano Concerto No. 5 Mvt. 2&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;.&hellip;&hellip;C. Saint Sa&euml;ns (1835-1921)<br /> Jonathan Watson, soloist</p> <p> Piano Concerto No. 1 Mvt. 1&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;..J. Brahms (1833-1897)<br /> Carlos Lugo, soloist</p> <p> <br /> Meet the performers:</p> <p> <strong>Colin Cha </strong>is a fourth-year student majoring in Music BSM on the pre-medicine track. Although he began playing the cello at the age of 8 (and before that, the piano at age 5), he didn&rsquo;t begin his journey at ¶·Å£ÆåÅÆ in the music department. Starting with psychology as a freshman, Colin found that he loved his chemistry classes and quickly switched to biochemistry. But amidst all the fascinating things he learned as a biochemistry major, he still felt that something was missing. Once a dedicated cellist in high school who made it to the top orchestra in the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra, the TMEA All-Region and All-State orchestras, and placing 1st in the Dallas Symphonic Festival, 1st in the TMTA Concerto Competition, and 2nd in the Collin County Young Artist Competition, he finally decided to bring back his old passion: making music. He has thoroughly enjoyed his last two years studying music and though he still plans to study medicine, he will never forget the joy of being a part of the music department at ¶·Å£ÆåÅÆ. When he&rsquo;s not in the practice room, you can find Colin rock climbing, making delicious coffee, reading a Charlie Brown cartoon, or indulging in a thought-provoking movie.</p> <p> <strong>Jonathan Clough</strong> was born in Washington state but raised in Berrien Springs, Michigan, Jonathan Clough has been making music from a very young age. Despite inheriting both his father&rsquo;s penchant for singing and his mother&rsquo;s pianistic talents, Jonathan planned to go into either physics or mathematics until his junior year of high school, where under the mentorship of his amazing choir director Carrie VanDenburgh he decided to pursue his dream of being a musician. Jonathan is working towards a BM in vocal performance, but is also an active participant in the piano department as both a soloist and accompanist, where he studies under the tutelage of the brilliant Dr. Chi Yong Yun. He is also active in a number of community ventures, such as serving as church accompanist for Cassopolis United Methodist Church, singing tenor in the South Bend Chamber Singers, and collaborating as a music director and pianist at the GhostLight Theatre. After undergrad, Jonathan plans to pursue a master&rsquo;s degree in vocal performance in order to help fulfill his dream of being an opera singer.</p> <p> <strong>Jonathan Watson</strong> began piano lessons at the age of 7 under the instruction of Janelle Poull and continued his studies with her until graduating from Escondido Adventist Academy in 2017 with an Honors Diploma. During these years, he reached level 7 in Certificate of Merit in piano. Jonathan began his studies at ¶·Å£ÆåÅÆ University in the fall of 2017 and has had the honor of studying piano with Dr. Chi Yong Yun, who has molded him to the musician and person that he is today. In spring 2022, Jonathan received both a Bachelor of Arts in Music (Piano) degree and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics degree from ¶·Å£ÆåÅÆ University. Since fall 2022, Jonathan has been pursuing a Master of Arts degree in Music (Piano) at ¶·Å£ÆåÅÆ University, under further instruction from Dr. Yun. Jonathan plans to graduate in fall 2025 and continue to perform, teach, and grow as a musician. Some of Jonathan&rsquo;s favorite pastimes are reading, and watching Dr. Who, among many other things.</p> <p> <strong>Carlos Lugo</strong> was born in Coro, Venezuela. He started his music studies in Escuela de M&uacute;sica Elias David Curiel at the age of 11. His first piano lessons were imparted by Professor Wendy Revilla. At the age of 17, he moved to Ecuador to continue his piano studies with Maestra Natalia Kovalenko. Carlos has participated in Montecito Festival in California, and Interharmony Music Festival in Italy, where he was granted the privilege of performing in masterclasses and concerts. He was one of the winners of the annual Young Artist Competition 2022 at ¶·Å£ÆåÅÆ University soloing with the ¶·Å£ÆåÅÆ University Symphony orchestra in a performance of. Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.1 in C major. Currently, he is a recipient of the Dare to Dream scholarship at ¶·Å£ÆåÅÆ University as a student of Dr. Chi Yong Yun&rsquo;s piano studio.</p> Thu, 06 Feb 2025 16:57:49 +0000 Howard Center Presents: The King's Singers http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/65495 <p> LAST MINUTE STEALS! STUDENT TICKETS for students in elementary school through college/university are now $10. Get your ticket to come and listen to The King's Singers.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p> England&rsquo;s premier choral ensemble has long had an unsurpassed tradition of vocal music with roots in both religious and secular singing.&nbsp; Setting the gold standard in acapella singing on the world&rsquo;s greatest stages for over 50 years, the King&rsquo;s Singers are renowned for their unrivaled technique, musicianship and versatility, which stem from both the group&rsquo;s rich heritage and its drive to bring an extraordinary range of new and unique works, collaborations and recordings to life. They consistently delight audiences around the world with their incomparable musicianship, wit and charm.</p> <p> There will also be a vocal masterclass by The King's Singers from 4&ndash;5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, at the Howard Performing Arts Center concert hall.&nbsp; The masterclass is open to the public and is FREE of charge. Later, come back for the concert at 7 p.m. Tickets for the concert are available at our website or by calling us at 269-471-3560. See you there!</p> Thu, 06 Feb 2025 16:43:20 +0000