It is the season of concerts and performances in the Fine Arts Department, and the Jazz Ensemble will bring the blues this Tuesday in the Marsh Center. Director of the Jazz Ensemble and instructor of music at Waynesburg University, Jeremy Olisar, is planning to tell a unique story with his music. With the help of … Continue reading
Senior art and marketing major Allyson Barker showed her solo exhibition Oct. 28, which will be available for viewing until Nov. 22 in the art gallery located in the Fine Arts Center. Chairperson for the Fine Arts Department Andrew Heisey has worked closely with Barker and said he is excited about her growth as a … Continue reading
The fall play and comedy, “Farce of Nature,” is now showing in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m., with its final showing on Saturday. Eddie Powers, professor of theatre and director of the show, said the show has been in the works since late August. After many weeks of work, they became ready … Continue reading
The fall play, “Farce of Nature,” will take the stage Nov. 6-9 in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Since the first week of September, cast members for the play have been rehearsing from 7-10 p.m. every weeknight. While this farce is a very different show from the university’s recent productions, the cast … Continue reading
Today, the Waynesburg University Symphonic Band holds its fall concert. The band, which is mostly non-major members, will start their performance at 5:15 p.m. in the Marsh Center on the lower floor of Roberts Chapel. Unlike other concerts, the band performs in the same place they practice. “I think inviting an audience into your rehearsal … Continue reading
Students across campus gathered in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center 8 p.m. Friday to watch the finale of this year’s WU’s Voice competition. The final seven singers each put on a unique performance to wow the audience. Although there were many talented competitors, some returning to the competition and some new to it, only … Continue reading
This semester’s first Chamber Works concert, hosted by the music program, will take place in the Marsh Center underneath Roberts Chapel Oct. 3 at noon to preface Homecoming weekend. Hors d’oeuvres will be available to eat while listening to the performances of the concert. Chamber Works concerts follow a trend practiced as far back as … Continue reading
Student Activities Board hosted the first round of WU’s Voice in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center Friday Sept. 20 at 8 p.m. The show is in its second season after replacing Waynesburg Idol last year. The contest runs for three weeks and operates similar to NBC’s competition “The Voice” where judges blindly pick singers to … Continue reading
Four artists were brought together more than a decade ago in graduate school. All of them have stayed in touch over the years and one of them, Andrew Heisey, serves as the chair of the Department of Fine Arts and director of the art program at Waynesburg University. Monday night in the Waynesburg University Art … Continue reading
Waynesburg University’s Fine Arts Department hosted the grand premiere of Latin-American chamber music ensemble Camerata 33. Hosted in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center for the Performing Arts Series, the performance was the group’s premiere. “It is our debut night as an ensemble,” said Alejandro Pinzon, co-founder of Camerata 33. “We all have our own personal … Continue reading
