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Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Award Winner in Residence
The Furman Music Department announces the residency of renowned composer and pianist William Bolcom and his wife Joan Morris, mezzo-soprano, Feb. 10-14. The residency is sponsored by Partners in the Arts, a program made possible...
Continue ReadingFurman ranked 37th for doctorates in the arts
Students interested in pursuing a Ph.D. after leaving Furman may just find themselves ideally positioned to prepare to take that step. The Survey of Earned Doctorates, an annual census of all new research doctorate recipients...
Continue ReadingFurman’s Pauper Players present “Les Miserables”
Furman's Pauper Players will present the epic musical, “Les Miserables,” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7 and Feb. 8 in McAlister Auditorium. Directed by Rebecca Shield ’14, the production will feature nearly 80 Furman students participating as...
Continue ReadingMormon Tabernacle Choir director to lead concert Jan. 24
Furman University will present a concert to close its annual Church Music Conference Friday, Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Greenville. “A Festival of Sacred Choral Music” is free and open to...
Continue ReadingKudos for the music department
Furman University is listed among the top 10 music schools in the nation, according to a Dec. 15 post on BostInno, an online news site and community publishing platform based in Boston. In the posting...
Continue ReadingAward-winning music in the great outdoors
Furman percussion professor Omar Carmenates is among the performers on a recording that has been named one of NPR Music’s “50 Favorite Albums Of 2013.” Carmenates was one of 30-plus percussionists who gathered in the...
Continue ReadingTo the Metropolitan Opera and back again
Elizabeth Bishop was a student at Furman when she decided she wanted to become an opera singer. A few decades later, she was singing the leading role of Fricka in “Das Rheingold” at Metropolitan Opera...
Continue ReadingSymphony Orchestra to perform Oct. 18
The Furman Symphony Orchestra will present a concert Friday, Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on the Furman University campus. The concert is open to the public. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10...
Continue ReadingBieber, Bach and Seth G
Furman graduate and violinist Seth Gilliard, who goes by the stage name Seth G, wows crowds in Charleston, S.C., with hip-hop-inspired original songs and adaptations of pop hits like Ellie Goulding's "Lights," Cee-Lo Green's "Forget...
Continue ReadingPresidential honor for incoming freshman
Sarah Adams, who will enroll at Furman this fall as a freshman, has been named a U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts, a prestigious award given to just 20 student artists across the country. One...
Continue ReadingHanks, Kilstofte first recipients of Furman Standard awards
The bond between professor and student is one of the hallmarks of a Furman education. It’s that bit of magic that lends itself to creative expression, career paths defined, and dreams revealed. The Furman Standard, established...
Continue ReadingSeth G.: Classical skills, contemporary flair
by Stacy Schorr Chandler As a violin performance major at Furman, Seth Gilliard spent lots of time with Bach, Mozart and all those powdered-wig types. But there were times when he really just wanted to...
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