A saxophone recital will be held at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 1 in Presser Hall at Ohio Northern University. The concert is free and open to the public.
Saxophonist Andrew Rathbun and pianist Jeremy Siskind will collaborate to reimagine Debussy's Preludes. Siskind and Rathbun debuted this program by commission at the Gilmore Keyboard Festival in 2016 and have also featured the works on a tour of Colombia.
The Parker& Parker Quartet will perform at 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 2 in the Presser Hall. The concert, which is free and open to the public, is part of the ONU Music Department’s Jazz Concert Series.
The group consists of Gene Parker, instructor of Jazz Studies at Ohio Northern University, on saxophone; and, all from New York City, Bill Carrothers on piano; Ray Parker on bass; and George Schuller on drums.
During the trip, DiBiasio spoke with faculty from several Indian educational institutions, including Banaras Hindu University, one of the largest residential universities in Asia.
Part of Ohio Northern University’s vision for its future is to branch out globally and introduce new parts of the world to opportunities at ONU. On the other side of the world, ONU has recently planted some seeds for the future in Varanasi, India.
In January, ONU President Dan DiBiasio and First Lady Chris Burns-DiBiasio accompanied David Berger, mayor of Lima, Ohio, on a trip to Varanasi, India, to begin cultivating a potential new sister-city relationship between Lima and Varanasi.
Both the DiBiasios and James and Karen Harder, Bluffton University, took Berger up on an invitation to attend as educational counterparts for the Lima area.
Pianist Polina Bespalko will present a concert at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 31 in the Presser Hall. Bespalko will perform pieces from Bach, Liszt, Schubert and Tchaikovsky. The concert is free and open to the public. The concert was originally scheduled for March 13 but was postponed due to weather.
Bespalko began her performance career at the age of eight. Throughout her years at the Moscow Central Music school she appeared regularly in the most prestigious venues in Russia. Bespalko made her American debut in 1998 as an honored member of the Russian-U.S. Cultural Music Exchange.
The motto of Brother2Brother is "Good men today, better men tomorrow." The ONU organization is a sub-branch of the Student African-American Brotherhood on campus. The group strives to increase the retention rate among students of color and non-students of color by making sure each member has a support system away from home. The group also prides itself on being an advocate in the community.
The College of Law will host its 23rd annual Public Interest Auction at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 31 in law building. The auction includes a range of goods and entertainment offerings.
Among items that have already been donated are golf outings, paintball tickets, gift certificates for area restaurants, gift packages, bowling and other entertainment packages, overnight hotel stays, Columbus Clippers and Cleveland Browns tickets and a Kindle Fire.
