Spring 2013 Events

Feb. 1-25: Monumental Ideas in Miniature Books (Art)

Reception at 5 p.m. on Feb. 8 at Gelbke Fine Arts Gallery. The exhibit is an international travelling exhibition of artist books. Normal hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Feb. 3: Guest artist recital (Music)

3 p.m., Hayden Auditorium. Recital to feature: Susan Olson, mezzo-sopranom, Dawn Sonntag, piano, performing arts songs. Works by J. S. Bach, Antonin Dvořák, Leonard Bernstein, and Dawn Sonntag

Feb. 8 and 9: The Ambassador (Theatre Arts)

7:30 p.m., Renner Black Box Theatre at Frohring Performing Arts Hall. An original one-act play featuring the music and the story of Louis Armstrong. This performance is a senior capstone project by theatre major Cameron Milani.

Feb. 14: 10-Minute Plays (Theatre Arts)

4 p.m., Showboat Theatre in Frohring Performing Arts Hall. An hour of five 10-minute plays, both serious and comic, directed by students.

Feb. 17: Traditional Irish Session (Music)

Frohring Recital Hall. Informal playing and singing. Come at 2 p.m. to learn tunes or at 3 p.m. for an open session. 

Feb. 22: Shanua - Irish and World Music (Music)

7:30 p.m., Hiram Christian Church. A Hiram Community Trust Event.

Mar. 16: Michael Chikuzen Gould, Japanese Shakuhachi Flute (Music)

7:30 p.m., Frohring Recital Hall. A Hiram Community Trust Event.

Mar. 20-Apr. 5: Annual Juried Student Art Show (Art)

Opening reception and awards ceremony on Mar. 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Gelbke Fine Arts Gallery.

Mar. 20: Departmental Recital (Music)

7:30 p.m., Frohring Recital Hall.

Mar. 21-23: Curtain Up!: A Musical Theatre Revue (Theatre Arts)

7:30 p.m. (Mar. 21-23), 2 p.m. (Mar. 23, 24), Renner Black Box Theatre in the Frohring Performing Arts Hall.Tracing the evolution of the musical theatre genre through the 21st century, this revue will feature songs by Rodgers & Hammerstein, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Jerry Herman, Sondheim and more.

Mar. 27:  Jazz Ensemble, Paul Ferguson, conductor; African Ensemble, Olugbala Manns, conductor (Music)

7:30 p.m., Frohring Recital Hall

Apr. 2: Wind Ensemble Concert (Music)

7:30 p.m., Hayden Auditorium. Ken Young, conductor.

Apr. 4: Honors Convocation (Music) 

12:15 p.m., Frohring Recital Hall. Select Hiram College vocal and instrumental students perform solo works. 

Apr. 5: Spring Choral Concert (Music)

7:30 p.m., Hiram Christian Church. Dawn Sonntag, conductor.

Apr. 7: Chamber Orchestra (Music)

3:00 p.m., Frohring Recital Hall. Tim Staron, conductor.

Apr. 14: Traditional Irish Session (Music)

Frohring Recital Hall. Informal playing and singing. Come at 2 p.m. to learn tunes or at 3 p.m. for an open session. 

Apr. 17-May 8: Senior Show (Art)

Opening reception April 17, 5-7 p.m., Gelbke Fine Arts Gallery. A capstone exhibition of artwork produced by graduating seniors. 

Apr. 29: Randall Fusco and Friends (Music)

7:30 p.m., Frohring Recital Hall. Solo piano and chamber music by Sibelius, Scriabin, Bowen, Elgar, Haigh, and Brahms.

Apr. 30: 10-Minute Plays (Theatre Arts)

4 p.m., Showboat Theatre in the Frohring Performing Arts Hall. Continuing the tradition of an hour of five 10-minute plays, serious and comic, directed by students. 

May 3: Watson Memorial Concert, Scandinavian Folk Music and Dance (Music)

7:30 p.m., Kennedy Center Ball Room