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Great Art at Eastern this week talks with Travis Sherwood about the upcoming radio production of Beauty and the Beast
GENTRY: And now Great arts at Eastern, from the Portales campus of Eastern New Mexico University. I m Jeff Gentry, Dean of the College of Fine Arts here on KENW, your Public Radio Network. Today my guest is Travis Sherwood of Eastern s Department of Music. Thank you for joining me today.
SHERWOOD: Thank you, Doctor Gentry. It s a pleasure to be here.
GENTRY: Now you ve maintained an active opera series since your arrival on the High Plains in 2014. How do vocal students benefit from operatic productions?
Great Arts at Eastern this week talks with Pamela Schuler about the upcoming Clarinet Day at ENMU kenw.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kenw.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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GENTRY: And now Great Arts at Eastern. Coming to you from the Portales campus of Eastern New Mexico University. I m Jeff Gentry, Dean of the College of Fine Arts here on KENW, Your Public Radio Network. Today my guest is Israel Stacy, a student in the ENMU theater program. He appears in the play,
Everybody premiering tonight via Zoom worldwide. Thank you for joining me today.
STACY: Of course.
GENTRY: Israel, you re a freshman Theatre major. Tell me about your previous experience as an actor.
STACY: So, my previous experience as an actor goes throughout the entirety of my high school career. In fact, the very first show I was ever in was a show called
The yearly faculty recital is put on by a group of volunteer staff members who wish to perform for students, faculty and the community. Despite experiencing small setbacks such as social distancing, the recital was able to be performed almost exactly like prior years.
Assistant Professor of Horn, Amy Laursen, performed at the yearly staff recital on Jan. 25. Laursen said that putting on staff recitals is really beneficial for her students as it teaches them new things.
“I like to do a faculty recital once a year just so my students have the opportunity to be exposed to new music and for them to see that, I too, make mistakes and that preparing for a recital is rather challenging,” Laursen said.
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Western Illinois University s new president is getting a two-and-a-half year contract. Western s Board of Trustees approved the deal unanimously.
Dr. Guiyou Huang will be paid a starting salary of $320,000, which BoT member Erik Dolieslager said compares favorably to sister institutions across the state.
Dr. Guiyou Huang
Credit Courtesy WIU From a compensation standpoint, you ve heard me mention this before, I think we need to continue to be competitive and attract top talent, Dolieslager said. I think it (the contract) is a very solid, well-written document.
You can read the contract here.
Board Chairperson Polly Radosh noted that Western generally has not given multi-year contracts to its presidents.