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 […]
The newly-formed Oglethorpe University esports team took home a podium finish at its first official competition over the weekend. Participating in the Georgia Esports League Championship, which coincided with the Georgia State University PantherLAN Esports Tournament, Oglethorpe played matches at the Georgia State Sports Arena for in-arena finals on Saturday, October 20. In total,18 teams competed, including […]
While at Oglethorpe, theatre major Kyle Brumley ’12 made a name for himself onstage and off. Since graduating, he has worked with multiple professional theatre companies including the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, both as an actor, and more recently, as a director. In 2013, Brumley was named one of ArtsATL’s 30 Under 30. This fall marks […]
Oglethorpe students, faculty and staff were invited to the Oct. 9 City Council meeting for the reading of a proclamation by Brookhaven Mayor John Ernst declaring October Arts and Humanities Month. The invitation acknowledges the importance of Oglethorpe’s arts and culture programs and facilities in Brookhaven. Oglethorpe’s Conant Performing Arts Center and the Oglethorpe University Museum […]
The Jazzy Petrels, Oglethorpe’s jazz ensemble, recently performed at St. James Methodist Church in Brookhaven, offering a line-up of jazz standards from Coltrane, Ellington and Gershwin, plus several Lennon/McCartney songs. Directed by Dr. Brent Runnels, the group has seen a significant increase in instrumentalists this semester, and with that, instrumental variety. The ensemble’s growth is due […]