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ONU Symphony to perform world premiere Feb. 26

Glory, War and Peace by guest composer; also on concert music from China
Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, February 19, 2017

The music department will present the Ohio Northern Symphony concert “Glory, War and Peace” at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 26, in the Freed Center. The concert will feature a world premiere by guest composer Nathan Pangrazio.

The suite is in reference to the Civil War and will include several movements.

Pangrazio is an Emmy-winning composer with an extensive background in classical training as a composer, a pianist, a choral conductor and a singer. He was recognized at an early age as a remarkable and prodigious composer, and at 15 he was commissioned to write his first piece that achieved widespread attention.

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Wind Orchestra, Dance Company to perform Feb. 25

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, February 18, 2017

The ONU Wind Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. onSaturday, Feb. 25 in the Freed Center.

The ONU Wind Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Thomas A. Hunt, will present “Raising the Bar,” a program of challenging music for winds and percussion, including works by Persichetti, Barnes, Rimsky-Korsakov, Gordleli and Dvorak.

The program features the ONU Dance Company, choreographed by Liz Cozad, lecturer in the Department of Theatre Arts, as well as student soloists Maggie Bittner, a senior music education major from Perrysburg, Ohio, and Jessica Wise, senior music performance major from Troy, Ohio.

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Cambodian art up for auction

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, February 17, 2017

The law college will host a benefit silent auction of Cambodian artwork from Feb. 20 through Feb. 24. The auction will feature artwork created by students from Phare Ponleu Selpak, a performing arts school in Battambang, and will be on display from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.daily in the College of Law’s Clemens Lounge.

Proceeds will be donated to two Cambodian schools, Phare Ponleu Selpak and a school started by the People Improvement Organization (PIO). 

Individuals who do not wish to bid or are unable to attend the event are still welcome to donate by contacting Julie Smith at [email protected].

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Kritzler Lecturer named

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Ka Yee Christina Lee, Ph.D., professor of chemistry and senior associate vice president for research at the University of Chicago, will discuss “The science of breathing: Wrinkle-to-fold transitions in long surfactants and other elastic sheet” at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 23 in the Dicke Hall Forum at Ohio Northern.

Her talk is part of the Kritzler Lectureship in Chemistry at ONU and is sponsored by the Donald J. Bettinger Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. The talk is free and open to the public.

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Chinese musicians to share traditional music with area audiences

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, February 14, 2017

A trio of Chinese musicians will perform traditional music from their homeland during a series of upcoming performances at ONU as well as area schools and the local library. The Chinese musicians will present a concert at 4 p.m. on Feb. 19 in Presser Hall at ONU. The performance is free and open to the public.

They also will perform with the ONU Symphony at 3 p.m. on Feb. 26 in the Freed Center. Tickets may be purchased by contacting the Freed Center box office.

 They also will perform at 11 a.m. on Feb. 18 at the Ada Public Library. That performance is free and open to the public.

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Architects to speak Feb. 20

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Two architects will speak on "Emerging Professional” at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 20 in the Freed Center. The talk, which is part of the T.J. Smull College of Engineering Spotts Lecture Series, is free and open to the public.

 Both speakers are with BHDP Architecture, which has offices in Columbus, Cincinnati and Raleigh, N.C.

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