The Drake University Community School of Music begins its fall semester of individual instruction on Aug. 28. Individual instruction is available for all ages and levels—from three year-olds to senior citizens—and is offered in piano, voice, and most instruments. Program information is available on the DUCSOM website. To enroll, contact Christine Schneider at christine.schneider@drake.edu.
— Christine Schneider, Community School of Music
Faculty, staff, and students are invited to join Drake’s non-auditioned choir, the Drake University/Community Chorus. The ensemble will rehearse weekly on Tuesdays starting Aug. 29 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium. The choir will perform in a concert featuring all four of Drake’s choirs on Nov. 19. To participate, purchase the music prior to the first rehearsal, which is available in the Drake Bookstore for $8. Bring the music and a pencil to the Aug. 29 rehearsal. For additional information, contact Aimee Beckmann-Collier, director of choral studies, at aimee.beckmann-collier@drake.edu or at extension 2841.
— Aimee Beckmann-Collier, Music
Princeton University faculty pianist Francine Kay will perform the opening concert of the third season of Drake University’s Keys to Excellence Piano Series, which raises awareness of Drake’s fundraising efforts for the purpose of purchasing 70 brand new Yamaha pianos for the music department.
Kay’s performance begins at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, in Sheslow Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public.
Noted for innately original and artistic interpretations, Canadian pianist Francine Kay has performed extensively as a soloist and chamber musician in Europe, North America, and Asia, and at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall, Lincoln Center, Salle Gaveau, The National Gallery, Roy Thomson Hall, The Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts, and Bargemusic. Her performances have been broadcast on NPR, the BBC, WFMT, Radio France, and the CBC.
Learn more about Kay and the Keys to Excellence Piano Series here.
More fine arts events this week:
Faculty recital, Sarah Plum, violin
7:30–9 p.m.
Sheslow Auditorium
Student Theatre Production Showcase
Oct. 30–31, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 1, 2 p.m.
Studio 55
Get tickets here
