music

Mastering the sound

Twenty-one violin bows moved at a frantic pace inside Harper Hall as Joseph Scheer listened to a group of Furman music students. As his new pupils reached the dramatic conclusion of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, the concertmaster...

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Jazz Ensemble to perform concert

The Furman University Jazz Ensemble will perform a concert Friday, March 22 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall. The ensemble’s season-closing concert is open to the public and features guest artist Erik Applegate, acoustic...

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Aspen String Trio in concert March 18

Furman University hosts the Aspen String Trio in a concert Monday, March 18 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall. The performance is open to the public, and is a Sound Quality Series event. Tickets...

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Hats off to Boston Pops, Furman Symphony

Greenville loves conductor Keith Lockhart. Tuesday night’s sold-out Peace Center concert confirmed that fact as Lockhart, one of Furman’s favorite grads, returned to town with the Boston Pops for a sparking concert of Broadway music...

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Music alumnus Mainieri receives award

Furman University alumnus Patrick Mainieri ‘06 has earned the 2013 Outstanding Young Music Educator of the Year Award from the South Carolina Music Educators Association. Mainieri is a band director at Gettys Middle School and...

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Music alum Mainieri is honored

Furman University alumnus Patrick Mainieri ‘06 has earned the 2013 Outstanding Young Music Educator of the Year Award from the South Carolina Music Educators Association. Mainieri is a band director at Gettys Middle School and...

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Chorale concert to be held Feb. 28

The Furman University Men’s and Women’s Chorales will present their spring concert Thursday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Chapel. The concert is free and open to the public, and is part of Furman’s...

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Our man at the Boston Pops

As a Furman University piano student 32 years ago, did Keith Lockhart have a feeling he would one day be an internationally renowned orchestral conductor? Not at all. He planned to be a lawyer. But...

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A pitch-perfect performance

by Jim Stewart For Mary Huff ’99 and the New York City Children’s Chorus, the week began with an opportunity to sing with a musical icon on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” It became a time...

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duo runedako to perform Feb. 27

duo runedako, the husband and wife team of Furman University music professors Ruth Neville and Daniel Koppelman, will perform pieces for piano and electronics Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall. The...

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Furman Wind Ensemble to present concert

The Furman University Wind Ensemble will present a concert Friday, Feb. 22 at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium. A Sound Quality Series event, “La Fiesta” will be conducted by Furman director of bands, Leslie W....

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