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Southeast Missouri State University KRCUs Mary Mims recently spoke with Dr. Timothy Schmidt, professor of music, at Southeast Missouri State University, who is the music director and maestro for the upcoming production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts, "The Marriage of Figaro". The opera will play at the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall on the River Campus at Southeast Missouri State University, Fri. Jan. 29 at 7:30 PM and Sun. Jan. 31 at 3 PM. 

Akbar Gbaja-Biamila The University of Central Arkansas’ Reynolds Performance Hall welcomes distinguished speaker, Akbar Gbaja-Biamila on Tuesday, April 6th at 7:30 pm. Akbar is the host of NBC’s four-time Emmy Award-nominated hit competition series “American Ninja Warrior.” He is also host of the Universal Kid’s spin off show, “American Ninja Warrior Jr.”, as well as NFL Networks’ highest rated show, “NFL Fantasy Live.” The Los Angeles native grew up in the Crenshaw district...

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Note that our writer visited pre-pandemic. Istanbul has a population of over 15 million, and half of them seem to descend on Beyoğlu and neighbouring districts on Friday and Saturday evenings in search of a good time. You really will find everything here from hip rooftop bars and raucous indie clubs to basement jazz cafés and grungy rock bars, as wel...

Da Vinci in search of suggested names for tech hub Last week, the Da Vinci Charter Academy Advisory Board began soliciting suggested names for its upcoming “Tech Hub,” which is scheduled to break ground this summer, be constructed over roughly a year-and-a-half and open in 2022-23.  The completed Tech Hub building will stand at 14,707 square-feet on the blacktop of the Valley Oak Campus in East Davis, which houses Da Vinci along with the district’s Children Center. The $16.4 million proj...

Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Robert Spano Appointed Music Director of Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra February 9, 2021 GMT Conductor Robert Spano. Photo by Jason Thrasher. FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 9, 2021-- Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra President and CEO Dr. Keith Cerny and Board Chair Mercedes T. Bass today announced the appointment of conductor Robert Spano as the orchestra’s next Music Director. His initial three...

(from left): J. Robert Spencer, Daniel Reichard, Christian Hoff and Michael Longoria The University of Central Arkansas’s Reynolds Performance Hall will welcome “The Midtown Men” Saturday, Feb. 20, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Original cast members of Broadway’s “Jersey Boys,” Tony Award winner Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria, Daniel Reichard and Tony Award nominee J. Robert Spencer joined in 2010 to create “The Midtown Men” and bring to life the sound story of Frankie Valli and The...

Listen here. KRCUs Mary Mims recently spoke with Dr. Timothy Schmidt, professor of music, at Southeast Missouri State University, who is the music director and maestro for the upcoming production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts, "The Marriage of Figaro". The opera will play at the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall on the River Campus at Southeast Missouri State University, Fri. Jan. 29 at 7:30 PM and Sun. Jan. 31 at 3 PM.   It is the first time an opera has been presented on SEMOs Campus during t...

New World Symphonys Clyde Scott Talks Pivot to Streaming, New PTZ Workflow Streaming Media Producer Editor Steve Nathans-Kelly and New World Symphony Director of Video Production Clyde Scott discuss New World Symphonys recent adoption of a workflow centered on Panasonic 4K PTZ cameras and controllers and their pandemic-era pivot to livestreaming. Page 1 In this interview, I spoke with Clyde Scott, Director of Video Production at New World Symphony. Based in ...

New World Symphonys Clyde Scott Talks Pivot to Streaming, New PTZ Workflow Streaming Media Producer Editor Steve Nathans-Kelly and New World Symphony Director of Video Production Clyde Scott discuss New World Symphonys recent adoption of a workflow centered on Panasonic 4K PTZ cameras and controllers and their pandemic-era pivot to livestreaming. Page 1 In this interview, I spoke with Clyde Scott, Director of Video Production at New World Symphony. Based in ...

Christina Muñoz Madsen, Editor Music has always been a big part of my family. In fact, all aspects of the arts seemed to be present in my childhood. My father was a professional violinist, my mother was a former ballerina who ran a side business as a calligrapher and my two sisters and I participated in every theater and dance performance we could find. This is why I was intrigued when I heard about a group of University of Central Arkansas alums now living in Nashville, Tennessee who are maki...