Landscape of Guitar concert to incorporate animated paintings
Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 24, 2018
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The Landscape of Guitar, an animated painting concert experience, will take place at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Recital Hall at the Doudna Fine Arts Center. The show is a combination of the Patchouli and Terra Guitarra projects of vocalist and guitarist Julie Patchouli and guitarist Bruce Hecksel. ...
Professor plays to the beat of his own drum
Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 16, 2018
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It was standing room only as Professor Jamie Ryan performed his faculty percussion recital in the Black Box Theatre at the Doudna Fine Arts Center Tuesday evening. One of the pieces, “Southern Cross,” was composed by Professor Brad Decker and was performed for the first time at the recital. “...
Guitarist Pavlo to perform at Doudna
Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 9, 2018
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Internationally renowned guitarist Pavlo will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Dvorak Concert Hall at the Doudna Fine Arts Center. An award-winning performer and songwriter, Pavlo has worked and toured alongside talents such as José Feliciano, Jon Secada, Olivia Newton-John and The Tenors. Pavl...
Piano trio to play at Doudna
Mercury Bowen, Staff Reporter
September 24, 2018
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The Grammy-nominated musical group The Lincoln Trio will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Recital Hall at the Doudna Fine Arts Center. The Chicago-based piano trio consists of pianist Marta Aznavoorian, cellist David Cunliffe and violinist Desirée Ruhstrat. Tickets for the performance will be $7...
Guest trumpet player, music professor reunite for performance
Olivia Swenson-Hultz , Associate News Editor
April 9, 2018
Guest artist Benjamin Hay, playing the trumpet, reunited with his undergraduate professor and performed with music professor Jonathon Bowman, who played piano, during the Guest Artist Series Monday night. Music professor Andy Cheetham was Hay’s trumpet teacher when Hay attended Oklahoma State University...
Jazz Lab Band Concert set for Thursday
Andrew Paisley, Campus Reporter
March 8, 2018
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Students can hear a variety of music at no cost by attending the Jazz Lab Band Concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Doudna Fine Arts Center’s Black Box Theatre. The concert, an 18-piece ensemble under the direction of music professor Paul Johnston, will perform a variety of contemporary works and...
Gershwin tribute to be featured at ‘Stagestruck’
Staff Report
February 20, 2018
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A tribute to George Gershwin that includes two of his considered masterpieces will be included in the set of the Eastern Symphony Orchestra concert on Feb. 25. Music professor Jonathan Bowman will perform “An American in Paris” and “Rhapsody in Blue” as part of this concert at 4 p.m. in the Dvor...
Annual Fright Night Concert to take place Sunday
AJ Fournier, Campus Reporter
October 26, 2017
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Music, a costume contest and a variety of different programs are what audience members can expect during this year’s Fright Night concert 6 p.m. on Sunday. Dan Crews, interim director of programming, publicity and promotions at the Doudna Fine Arts Center, said the event is Eastern’s Symphony Orch...
Blooze Brothers to kick off Doudna season
Domonique Hill, Contributing Writer
August 23, 2017
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For nearly 25 years, the Blooze Brothers have been performing at major corporations such as Microsoft and Kraft, plus thousands of festivals, theaters, weddings and backyard barbecues. At Barack Obama’s second inauguration, they took the stage and represented Illinois. Now, the Blues Brothers tribute...
Bernstein’s music to be featured in Wind Symphony concert
DEN Staff, Staff Report
April 10, 2017
The music of Leonard Bernstein, known for composing the music from “West Side Story,” will be featured as Eastern’s Wind Symphony presents its “Bernstein Bash” Saturday. The show is set for 7:30 p.m. in the Doudna Fine Arts Center. According to a press release, all proceeds from the concert...
Persian meditation music group, to perform
Loren Dickson, Entertainment Reporter
February 27, 2017
Dating back thousands of years, meditation is one of the most common forms of relaxation. To inspire students to try it out for themselves, Eastern’s own Meditation Club will be hosting a concert on campus featuring Ahl-e Qulub, a musical Persian group. Several members of the Meditation Club...
Electronic music concert to feature many composers
Den Staff
February 23, 2017
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Electronic Music Eastern, an annual concert featuring digital, audio, video and live performances, will take place 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Doudna Fine Arts Center’s Theatre. According to a press release, the 2017 Electronic Music Eastern concert features recently composed works for electronic...
