Milwaukee-based artist Maeve Jackson shared with the Lawrence community several of her short films as well as her personal experiences behind them on Monday, Feb. 17. Her talk centered on her life and artistic process through several guiding questions, while most importantly asking the audience to interrogate what spaces can be used to make art…
Guitar professor’s performance explores Paris
Accomplished musician and Lecturer of Music Nathan Wysock filled Harper Hall with the sounds of classical guitar on Sunday, Feb. 2. The selections Wysock performed here at Lawrence were threaded together by the experiences of composers travelling through Paris. He opened with Fernando Sor’s “Fantaisie élégiaque à la mort de Madame Beslay” Op. 59, a…
Trumpet guest recital wows
Trumpeter, French Horn player, keyboardist and arranger C.J. Camerieri performed a selection of his original pieces to a full audience of enthralled Lawrentians in Harper Hall on Monday, Jan. 27. Performing alongside him on the keyboard and French horn were two of his cohorts from college in New York. Graduating with a degree in classical…
Campus movie night celebrates MLK day
On Wednesday, Jan. 15, the Center for Community Engagement and Social Change sponsored a showing of HBO’s “King in the Wilderness” in the Warch Campus Center Cinema. Students, staff and community members alike attended the event to kick off a week of service and dedication in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The documentary,…
Cello guest recital and master class
On Monday, Jan. 13, acclaimed guest cellist Matthew Zalkind brought three works first collected in his debut solo recording to Lawrence University’s Harper Hall, including pieces from composers Bach, Michael Brown and Zoltán Kodály. He explained that he feels that these works have a strong sense of “kinship,” which allows him to fully explore the…
Appleton Library hosts Native quilt making and storytelling
In celebration of Native History Month, the Appleton Public Library hosted the travelling exhibit “Native Stitches and Stories” on the evening of Nov. 7. The night of story and song was woven together by Oneida storyteller Debra Morningstar and Wisconsin quilter Pat Ehrenberg as a tour of regional Native cultures across the Americas in the…
Vocal professor gives recital
On Nov. 3, Professor of Music Karen Leigh-Post preformed a vocal recital in the Lawrence Memorial Chapel to an attentive audience of students, staff and community members. After ending the final notes of the eerily discordant “Furthermore” by Christine Davis, she joked that the first 40 minutes comprised what she called the “baby-boomer” half of…
Spotlight: Houdini Museum
For Lawrentians interested in the off-campus attractions available in Appleton, the History Museum at the Castle is a hidden gem. The museum is currently featuring exhibitions on Appleton residents Harry Houdini and Joseph McCarthy as well as a nationally travelling exhibit titled “Guitar: The Instrument That Rocked the World.” The guitar exhibit, in town through…
Guest cellist wows in recital
On the evening of Oct. 21, prominent Canadian cellist Cameron Crozman visited Lawrence for a recital in Harper Hall. Canadian radio network CBC Music described Crozman as “Canada’s next big cello star.” He has performed recitals and chamber music across Canada and the USA as well as Europe, though this Monday was his debut in…
Rik’s Cafe continues tradition of big band jazz
On Oct. 9, the rich sound of big band jazz accompanied by the steps of swing dancers filled the Esch Huvris room for another celebration of Jazz at Rik’s Café. Crowds of smiling students filed in to participate, instruments and swing shoes in hand. Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Jazz Studies José Encarnacion…
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