The Oglethorpe University Singers have been invited to China July 16 – 24, 2019 for performances at the Xi’an International Choral Festival and on the Great Wall in Beijing—and the Oglethorpe community has the chance to accompany them on this once-in-a-lifetime adventure! This rare invitation was extended by Dr. Tim Sharp, executive director of the American […]
Most Atlantans only glimpse Peachtree Creek briefly from Piedmont or Peachtree Roads as they pass over it on their daily commute, if at all. However, with the advent of vigorous community organizing and outreach, several advocacy groups have brought new awareness to Peachtree Creek and are committed to educating the public and preserving the creek. […]
To ring in Chinese New Year, Affiliate Artist in Voice and Instructor Dr. Wanda Yang Temko wrote, produced, and hosted “The Year of the Pig: A Joyful Celebration” for KALW public radio in San Francisco. The hour-long special celebrates the holiday’s history, rituals, and traditions alongside traditional Chinese music. The Chinese Lunar Year of the Pig begins on February […]
The exhibition Stories Without an End: Power, Beauty and Wisdom of Women in African Art of the Mehta Collection includes a selection of 50 classically carved wooden sculptures and masks drawn from the collection of Dileep and Martha Mehta. On view through April 21 at the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, the exhibition represents art from more than […]
Georgia Ensemble Theatre is bringing the smash-hit Tony Award-winning musical “Million Dollar Quartet,” directed by Chris Damiano, to the Conant Performing Arts Center, December 14, 2018 – January 12, 2019. Based on the book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott, Million Dollar Quartet is inspired by the famed recording session that brought together rock ‘n’ […]
During the recent exhibition OUMA in Retrospect: Celebrating 25 Years, a work in the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art’s permanent collection by artist Paul Cornoyer hung next to another one of his works, New York Trolley, a piece that belongs to senior Brad Firchow. Firchow, who serves as student body president, began collecting art when he was 13—mostly furniture pieces […]
The Oglethorpe museum’s newest exhibition, “When East Meets West: Three Centuries of Artistic Discourse,” has given students studying international politics and Asian studies the chance to expand their scope into the arts. “When I heard this exhibit was coming with its connections between East and West, I definitely thought, ‘I need to make use of […]
Sunday’s “Over There and Everywhere: Music of the WWI Era” concert performed by Oglethorpe Director of Music Dr. Brent Runnels and Dr. Wanda Yang Temko, Affiliate Artist in Voice at Oglethorpe, will include the world premiere of a World War I-inspired piano and voice composition. The short song, “Consolation,” was written by Savannah’s F.A Warth to honor the […]
Oglethorpe sponsored its first all-day high school choral festival on Oct. 30. Spearheaded by Dr. Timothy Powell, director of the Oglethorpe Singers, and the Office of Admission, the festival brought 130 students in grades 9 through 12 and their teachers, from high schools around the state, to Oglethorpe’s campus. The young choral students (and future […]
Dr. Brent Runnels, director of music at Oglethorpe, recently performed with Katie Deal, the daughter of Governor Nathan Deal, at the annual Governor’s Awards for the Arts and Humanities. Runnels accompanied Ms. Deal, an accomplished singer, in both the opening song “Georgia on My Mind,” as well as the closing piece, “With a Servant’s Heart.” The […]