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Pictured (left to right): mezzo-soprano Erin Roth and violinist Cristian Fatu.NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The inspiration for the Orchestra of the Pines' season-closing concert, "Spanish Nights," occurred many years ago when music director Gene H. Moon watched a video of the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's concert of the same title.
Mission junior Crystal Villarreal and Brad Maule, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ theatre lecturer and former television star, rehearse a scene from Constance Congdon's "Take Me to the River," which will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 26, and at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 28, in the Downstage Theatre as part of the Stephen F.
Top (from left to right): First Place - inject print "Garden of Earthly Delights" by Eric Tomberlin of Weaverville, N.C.; Third Place - mixed media on canvase "Untitled 3-2" by Michael Blair of Denton; Bottom: Second Place - oil on linen "Portrait of a Romance" by Elizabeth Barlow of San Francisco.NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - At the April 14 opening of "Texas National 2012," juror Dave Hickey announced the winners of the annual exhibition present
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Friends of Music will be accepting reservations through the end of this week for Extravaganza 25, the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music's annual gala banquet. The banquet is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 26, in the Grand Ballroom of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's Baker Pattillo Student Center.
This year's Extravaganza, "Sterling Stars," celebrates the 25th anniversary of the gala banquet, which features gourmet dining, performances by student soloists and ensembles, and the presentation of student awards.
American Family Theater, Inc. will bring the classic story of "Alice in Wonderland" to life at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, in W.M. Turner Auditorium as part of the Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts' Children's Performing Arts Series.
Joshua Dennis and Tiffanny Hamilton rehearse a scene from Giuseppe Verdi's opera "La Traviata."Stephen F. Austin State University graduate vocal students Joshua Dennis of McKinney and Tiffanny Hamilton of Longview rehearse a scene from Giuseppe Verdi's opera "La Traviata," which the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ School of Music and School of Theatre will present at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 19, through Saturday, April 21, in W.M. Turner Auditorium.
2012 Teaching Excellence Award winners (top left to right): Dr. Louise Stoehr, Dr. Betty S. Johnson and Dr. Clint Richardson (bottom left to right): Dr. Heather Olson Beal, Lauren McAdams Selden and Dr. Erin Brown (far right): Kimberly SquyresNACOGDOCHES, Texas - Seven Stephen F. Austin State University faculty members will be honored for their teaching abilities at the annual Teaching Excellence Convocation at 3:30 p.m.
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Symphonic Band and University Band of Stephen F. Austin State University will present a joint concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, in Cole Concert Hall on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.
The University Band will open the concert with Randall Standridge's energetic "Steel," which features electrifying percussion and syncopation, said David W. Campo, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ associate director of bands and the ensemble's conductor.
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - East Texans can be among the first to hear the newest works by three acclaimed playwrights during the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre's 2012 Festival of New American Plays Tuesday, April 24, through Saturday, April 28.
"Every two years, we invite some of the best playwrights in the nation to participate in our biennial event," said Scott Shattuck, director of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ School of Theatre.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Associate Professor of Costume Design Angela Bacarisse shows Houston junior Megan Thomas how to equally space the buttons on one of nearly 60 costumes to be used in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ production of Giuseppe Verdi's "La Traviata." The opera will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 19, through Saturday, April 21, in W.M. Turner Auditorium.NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Stephen F.