music

Furman music professors present concert Sept. 23

The Furman Faculty Chamber Music Series will present a concert Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Memorial Chapel on campus. Open to the public, “A Fisk Jubilee” is part of a year-long series of...

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Two concerts on tap as part of Cellobration

The 35th annual South Carolina Cello Choir weekend, “Cellobration,” will be held on the Furman campus Friday, Sept. 12 through Saturday, Sept. 13. Registration is required for workshops and master classes. Concerts featured in Cellobration...

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Sound Quality Music Series & More

The Furman University Music Department has announced its Sound Quality Series of concerts for the 2014-2015 season. The series is sponsored by the Furman Music Department and Partners in the Arts. Tickets are $12 for adults,...

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Outreach concert series set for The Woodlands@Furman

The Furman University Music Department and Partners in the Arts has announced a new community engagement and outreach initiative for The Woodlands@Furman retirement community. First Fridays @ The Woodlands is an engaging and free concert series...

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An Opus Affair

  Graham Wright was in love. But an exclusive relationship? In his twenties? In Boston? No. Wasn’t going to happen. So Wright did what any red-blooded young man in the prime of his life would...

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Adam Scheuch ’98 named Teacher of the Year

Adam Scheuch ’98 knew when he was a still a student himself he wanted to teach. It was a fire fueled by a fundamental drive to “touch the life of an individual in a positive...

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Outstanding student musicians

For the first time in recent history, there was a tie for the music department's prestigious Cunningham Award which is given to the music student showing the greatest promise in the rising senior class. At...

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Furman Board of Trustees meets Saturday

During its spring meeting Saturday, the Furman Board of Trustees approved promotions and/or tenure for 14 faculty members and heard that six new members will join the board this summer. The trustees also granted emeritus status...

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Lakeside concerts begin May 29

Furman University’s Music by the Lake Summer Concert Series, a Greenville tradition since 1968, will begin Thursday, May 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the university’s amphitheater with a performance by the Lakeside Concert Band. Celebrating...

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Furman Music Department presents “Brigadoon”

The Furman University Music Department will present Lerner and Loewe’s “Brigadoon” Thursday, April 24, and Saturday, April 26 at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on campus. Directed by Furman Professor of Voice Dr. Grant Knox, the...

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The percussion project

Professor Omar Carmenates is preparing for a remarkable journey. A recent recipient of a research grant funded by the Furman Standard award, Carmenates will soon embark on an ambitious collaboration dubbed “The John Psathas Percussion...

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Hix wins Thomas Hampson Award

A Furman degree can truly take you anywhere, and baritone Michael Hix ’98, is proving just that. Hix is lighting up the concert stage and racking up music awards across the U.S. and the world....

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