Tuesday April 23, SIUE students and faculty took part in the 2013 Art-A-Thon. This all day celebration explores the art in the college of arts and sciences by showcasing various artistic demonstrations and activities across the various CAS diciplines.
The festivities were kicked off with a flash mob style performance organized by Aldemaro Romero in conjunction [...]
Last weekend the SIUE Department of Theater and Dance teamed up with the Department of Music to put on a special presentation of Carmina Burana. The Carl Orff masterpiece blended orchestra, dance, and vocal disciplines into a spectacle of grand proportions.
The College of Arts and Sciences has a busy schedule of events coming up between now and the end of the semester. Coming up this Monday and Tuesday is this year’s CAS Colloquium titled, “Thinking About the Book,” with a wide variety of lectures and events by SIUE faculty will look at the role of [...]
The Dunham Hall denizens are currently hard at work getting ready for their upcoming production of “Carmina Burana.” This production of Carl Orff’s 1936 adaptation of the Medieval manuscript of the same name, brings together students and faculty of theater, dance and music for an elaborate spectacle with some Cuban flair being provided by several [...]
SIUE Steel recently made a trip to Trinidad to experience the culture that birthed the steel drum. Their visit from January 25 through 31 included visiting much of the small island country, the pan yards during carnival, and playing with the Hatters Steel Orchestra.
“It was amazing for the students to really see everything, they were [...]
This Friday SIUE Steel will take a trip the Caribbean island of Trinidad. The group will be visiting during the annual “Panorama” festival in which steel bands from around the world come together to share and compete during the lead up to Carnival.
SIUE Steel was founded in 2010 by Daniel Smitiger (Department of Music). The [...]
Vera McCoy-Sulentic, director of SIUE’s Suzuki Program, has been teaching the Suzuki Method of learning music around the world for more than 30 years. And in March, she will expand her teaching to Japan.
McCoy-Sulentic was asked to teach the Bach Double Concerto in three classes at the Suzuki World Convention in Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan, that [...]
While many SIUE students and faculty were enjoying a much deserved break over the holidays several were hard at work constructing sets for the March production of Edwin Penhorwood’s, “Too Many Sopranos.”
“Too Many Sopranos,” will go on stage for two nights only (March 22 and 23) although the students performing are already working on perfecting [...]
October 9th through 14th the Department of Theater and Dance will be teaming up with the Department of Music to put on a production of Fame. This 1980′s musical by David De Silva is a stage show recreation of the popular movie by the same name. The show follows a group of performing arts high [...]
Marc Shapman, the SIUE Music Department, recently received the William and Margaret Going Endowed Professorship Award. This award is open to all full time CAS faculty and is meant to acknowledge outstanding, teaching, scholarly, and creative accomplishment. Applications for the award are taken every other year, with submissions being reviewed by the dean and associate [...]
