music
Family heirloom links past, childhood friends
Fellow Furman University alumni Keith Jameson Richard '90 and Travis Moore '90 have been friends since childhood. Both from Greenwood, South Carolina, Richard is a New York-based tenor who regularly performs at the Metropolitan Opera,...
Continue ReadingRemote reflection
The disruption much of the world is experiencing right now from the COVID-19 pandemic could be the best opportunity many people have to pause and reflect. “Sometimes we forget to slow down,” says Rolyn Rollins,...
Continue Reading‘Carry on and be strong’
Furman is more than a place. It's a community – a community held together by a common bond of purpose, resilience and strength in the face of adversity. As students enter a second week of...
Continue ReadingArtist Minute: Miranda Barnett
Miranda Barnett's final appearances in The Warehouse Theatre's "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" were cancelled due to the coronavirus threat. The Greenville actor and Furman University alumna was featured in UpstateBizSC's "Artist Minute," a short...
Continue ReadingFurman Libraries acquires unique music collection
Two new collections of microtonal music – music played with tones that exist in the spaces between notes like C and C sharp or E and F – have a new home at Furman University....
Continue ReadingFall 2019 Dean’s List
Here are the students who made the Dean’s List for the 2019 fall term. The honor is awarded to full-time undergraduates who earn a grade point average of at least 3.4 during the semester. The...
Continue ReadingSam Ybarra ’22 awarded first place in Furman’s venture pitch competition
An intense process that started in November with 80 students vying for a chance to take part in Furman University's first annual Paladin Pitch competition culminated Saturday, Feb. 22, with a first-place win by Sam...
Continue ReadingGiving voice to dreams and hopes
Opera singer Sarah Reese, a 1971 graduate of Furman’s music program, has enchanted audiences in concert halls around the world. But she has since returned home to Greenville, where she teaches music at Pendleton High...
Continue Reading2019: The Year in Review
As we get ready to enter the second month of 2020, let’s revisit the remarkable year we just wrapped up. From groundbreaking science to life-changing service, from Furman athletics to historic reflection, 2019 was a...
Continue ReadingGetting to know Emily Scott Robinson
Singer-songwriter, Emily Scott Robinson, a 2009 Furman University Spanish and history alumna, is featured in Yes! Weekly, a publication out of her hometown of Greensboro, North Carolina. The story describes her cross-country journey collecting material...
Continue ReadingFurman graduates recognized at reception
Furman University graduated nearly 30 students in December as the newest members of the class of 2019. While most of the newly minted graduates will likely walk at formal commencement in spring 2020, a small...
Continue ReadingA concert like no other
If you wander near a mall or large shopping center during the holidays, you'll likely see the familiar red Salvation Army donation kettle attended by a crimson-clad, bell-ringing volunteer. What you don't often see is...
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