ACU vocal jazz students will be performing at Monk's on Sunday at 8 p.m. for their final exam Students of Kirstin Ward, the jazz voice instructor at ACU, have spent the semester going over techniques and preparing songs for this performance. "We really focus on making things our own," said Sydney Wooton, sophomore social work major from Uvalde. ... [Read More…]

Students studying the piano will perform in a recital on Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Williams Performing Arts Center recital hall. Dr. Pauline Bjorem, director of piano studies and associate professor of piano, has been preparing students to play in the recital all semester. Students performing include Kren Fernandes, JingYuan Jiang, Nathan ... [Read More…]

The ACU Orchestra string section participated in a master class taught by Emanuel Borok last Friday at the Williams Performing Arts Center. Borok briefly spoke about music theory and ways to play a piece of music in accordance with the composers. He also spent  time talking about his life as a professional violinist. "This master class was ... [Read More…]

Eight piano performance majors showed off their talents Sunday afternoon at the annual piano recital. The concert was conducted in the Williams Performing Arts Center. An audience of approximately 20-30 people gathered to give their attention to eight piano performers: Parker Gorndon, Robert Hull, Nathan Hamilton, Beccy Hutton, Jing-Yuan Jiang, ... [Read More…]

Two truckloads of percussion instruments will fill Fulks Theatre Monday for a percussion ensemble concert. Dr. Allen Teel and 17 percussion students will perform. The ensemble, which began in 1986, consists of students ranging from freshmen through sophomores who will play a variety of instruments throughout the performance. The concert consists ... [Read More…]