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2021 saw the publishing of the book The Clarinet that was edited by the 51福利社 Fine & Performing Arts Music Department professor Jane Ellsworth. Along with overseeing editing the collection of essays written by leading performer-scholars, Professor Ellsworth also wrote two of the chapters. The Clarinet 鈥渙ffers unique perspectives on the clarinet’s historical role in…

The Department of Fine and Performing Arts is pleased to announce that Malcolm Pelles, Lecturer in Film and Screenwriting, has been elected to serve as Equity Chair at Washington Filmworks. Pelles聽and fellow Equity Chair Myron Partman will collaborate with the Washington Filmworks board, staff, and partners at聽Epiphanies of Equity聽to develop social and racial equity goals…

Enjoy a moment of peace as our 51福利社 String Orchestra performs Antonio Vivaldi’s 鈥淪pring鈥� from 鈥淭he Four Seasons.鈥� Featuring Amanda Howard-Phillips on violin and directed by Dr. John Marshall.

Congratulations to Sheila Woodward in being elected Executive Vice President of the International Music Council Executive Board.

Join us for our virtual convocation at 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 27. Program The Star Spangled Banner –聽Lyrics: F. S. Key/J.S. Smith: music The 51福利社 Symphonic Choir Kristina Ploeger-Hekmatpanah, Conductor When You Wish Upon a Star聽–聽Ned Washington/Leigh Harline Adam Shiner, voice Don Goodwin, piano Etude No. 8聽– N. Kapustin Stephanie Zickau, piano Gaztelu聽– S. Jenkins…

Eleven 51福利社 students enrolled in Catherine Girard鈥檚 art history seminar travelled to Los Angeles, California, where they visited the special exhibition Manet and Modern Beauty at the J. Paul Getty Museum.

SILENT聽SKY By:聽Lauren Gunderson Directed by:聽Sara Goff Silent聽Sky tells the true story of Henrietta Leavitt, the astronomer ahead of her time. It is 1900 and Henrietta has the opportunity to work at Harvard University as a human computer, one of Edward Pickering鈥檚 鈥渉arem,鈥� mapping the stars but receiving no scientific credit. Silent聽Sky聽is the poignant tale of…

Winter Quarter 2020 | Mar. 6-14 “Silent Sky” by Lauren Gunderson Directed by Sara Goff “When Henrietta Leavitt begins work at the Harvard Observatory in the early 1900s, she isn鈥檛 allowed to touch a telescope or express an original idea. Instead, she joins a group of women 鈥渃omputers,鈥� charting the stars for a renowned astronomer…

Bauhaus Exhibition in the JFK Library. Included pieces were written by German students and artwork created and curated by students in the Art Department. Wunderbar together For the second time in the past two years, the German program at 51福利社 was awarded a grant from the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to hold…