Holiday Opera Features Young Vocal Talents

The UALR Opera Theatre will present a holiday production of the “The Christmas Box,” featuring the newest young talent in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the UALR Fine Arts Building.

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Artspree to Host Van Cliburn Finalist on Nov. 4

UALR Artspree will host Di Wu, finalist of the 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, in concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the UALR Fine Arts Building.

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UK Prof to Discuss Southern Rock’s Influence

Brian Ward, a British professor of American Studies, will present a lecture on how Southern rock music influenced Britain’s view of the American South at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, at the Central Arkansas Library’s Darragh Center at 100 Rock St.

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Vibraphonist to Perform Oct. 18

Jerry Tachoir, jazz vibraphone and marimba performer, will present a recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, at the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in UALR’s Fine Arts Building, sponsored by the UALR Department of Music and hosted by Charles Law, director of percussion studies.

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Grammy Nominated Vibraphonist to Perform

Jerry Tachoir, a Grammy nominated jazz vibraphone and marimba performer, will present a recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, at the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in UALR’s Fine Arts Building.

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Moore Publishes ‘Notes on Music’

Ray Moore, professor emeritus at UALR’s Department of Music, has published a collection of anecdotes collected from his 11 years of writing and for broadcast “Notes on Music” on KLRE, Little Rock’s classical music station.
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Band, Percussion Ensemble in Concert May 4

Fresh from a gig at Morgan Freeman’s blues club in Clarksdale, Miss., UALR’s Trojan Pep Band and Percussion Ensemble will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 4, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the UALR Fine Arts Building.

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UALR Opera to Present a New Kind of Fairytale

UALR’s Opera Theatre will perform “Into the Woods,” featuring familiar storybook characters in new adventures, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 20, and 3 p.m, Sunday, April 22, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Building.

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Campaign Dollars Grow Scholars

One of the goals of the “It’s Time for UALR” campaign was to assist Arkansas in attracting high-achieving students by increasing scholarship opportunities. Leigh Wing is one of those deserving students.

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Folk Artist Montgomery to Perform at Showcase

Visiting artist Bonnie Montgomery, author of a modern folk opera about Bill Clinton’s early life, will perform at the spring Songwriter’s Showcase at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 13, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Building.
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