April 1-7
The Jasper String Quartet Master Class
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Friday, April 1, 2016 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Lang Concert Hall, Lang Music Building,
Winners of the prestigious CMA Cleveland Quartet Award, Philadelphia's Jasper String Quartet has been hailed as “sonically delightful and expressively compelling” (The Strad) and "powerful" (New York Times). The quartet receives Career Development support from Astral Artists and is represented...
pARTy
Friday, April 1, 2016 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Beardsley Hall
The third annual pARTy: roam all three floors of Beardsley Hall and visit Beardsley Hall open studios and classrooms while enjoying food trucks, art and student musical groups.
Face of Literacy
Saturday, April 2, 2016 - Saturday, April 30, 2016 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility
Faces of Literacy” presents the human stories integral to the Delaware County Literacy Council (DCLC) and its work through dozens of vivid, artistic photographs overlaid with brief explanatory text. The photographs were taken by Andy Shelter of Andy Shelter Photography, under the direction...
ORCHESTRA 2001: Stravinsky's Soldier and Other Tales
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Saturday, April 2, 2016 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Lang Concert Hall, Lang Music Building,
Swarthmore's contemporary ensemble-in-residence Orchestra 2001 teams up with students and faculty from Swarthmore's Departments of Theater and Music & Dance to present a fully staged version of Stravinsky's 1918 masterpiece L'histoire du soldat . Directed by Eileen Hou '16, the...
List Gallery Reception and Book Signing by April Saul - Camden, NJ: A Spirit Invincible
Sunday, April 3, 2016 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Lang Performing Arts Center - List Gallery
April Saul’s 64-page catalog, which accompanies her exhibition, “Camden, NJ: A Spirit Invincible,” will be given away to the first 100 visitors. For more than 35 years, April Saul has photographed American families as they confronted hardships such as poverty, HIV/AIDS, gun violence, addiction, and...
Tamagawa Taiko Drum and Dance Ensemble
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Sunday, April 3, 2016 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Lang Concert Hall, Lang Music Building,
The world-touring Tamagawa Taiko Drum and Dance troupe return to Philadelphia. This group is guaranteed to thrill and amaze with their energetic shows of Japanese folk tradition. Expect to see thundering drums, intricate dances, and beautiful costumes. It'll be sure to be an evening of...
Midday Monday Concert: Dolce Suono Ensemble
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Monday, April 4, 2016 12:30 PM - 12:00 AM
Lang Concert Hall, Lang Music Building,
Mimi Stillman, flute - Gabriel Cabezas, cello - Charles Abramovic, piano, perform Danielpour, Higdon, Weber, Zhou Dolce Suono Ensemble has been dazzling audiences and invigorating the music world since its founding by flutist and Artistic Director Mimi Stillman in 2005. The ensemble presents...
Artsy Study Break with Stress Relieving Coloring Books
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 - Thursday, April 7, 2016 4:30 PM - 12:00 AM
Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility
Join the Lang Center Associates for a special arts-based study break! We'll have beautiful and therapeutic coloring books and markers out all evening. FREE Federal Donuts and coffee from 8 - 9 pm!
Lee Frank Art History Lecturer - Daniela Bleichmar
Thursday, April 7, 2016 4:30 PM - 12:00 AM
Lang Performing Arts Center - Cinema
Daniela Bleichmar, Associate Professor of Art History and History, USC Daniela's work examines the history of visual culture and the natural sciences in Europe and the Spanish Americas in the period between 1500–1800; focusing on the intersection of science and art. "The Legible Image:...
April 8-14
Face of Literacy
Saturday, April 2, 2016 - Saturday, April 30, 2016 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility
Faces of Literacy” presents the human stories integral to the Delaware County Literacy Council (DCLC) and its work through dozens of vivid, artistic photographs overlaid with brief explanatory text. The photographs were taken by Andy Shelter of Andy Shelter Photography, under the direction...
Community Engagement for Collaborative Art Projects
Saturday, April 9, 2016 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Bond Complex - Bond Memorial Hall
Join Executive Director of the Community Arts Center, Paul Downie for this interactive training on how artists engage communities in collaborative art projects. Students will learn methods and strategies for collaborative artmaking (including a basic understanding of the specific methods used to...
Swarthmore College Jazz Ensemble
![Swarthmore College Jazz Ensemble](https://prod.web-prod.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/main_page_image/public/assets/images/active-data-archive/3984.jpg.webp?itok=3QBJjVuA)
Sunday, April 10, 2016 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Lang Concert Hall, Lang Music Building,
The Swarthmore College Jazz Ensemble, directed by Andrew Neu, performs a varied repertoire of traditional and contemporary music composed and arranged for big band. Program: Sing Sang Sung by Gordon Goodwin Have You Met Miss Jones by Rogers & Hart Los Endos Suite by Genesis Festival...
Martha Collins: The Singing Actor Workshop
![Martha Collins: The Singing Actor Workshop](https://prod.web-prod.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/main_page_image/public/assets/images/active-data-archive/3985.jpg.webp?itok=xYI4_E1j)
Monday, April 11, 2016 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Lang Concert Hall, Lang Music Building,
Martha Collins made her directorial debut with the highly praised production of Floyd's Susannah for Opera Mozart in New Jersey, where she has directed The Elixir of Love and where she will direct Don GIovanni in the fall of 2003. She has directed Tosca and Lucia di Lamermoor with New Jersey...
Martha Collins: Opera Aria Master Class
![Martha Collins: Opera Aria Master Class](https://prod.web-prod.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/main_page_image/public/assets/images/active-data-archive/4141.jpg.webp?itok=eeSGnxGV)
Monday, April 11, 2016 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Lang Concert Hall, Lang Music Building,
Martha Collins made her directorial debut with the highly praised production of Floyd's Susannah for Opera Mozart in New Jersey, where she has directed The Elixir of Love and where she will direct Don GIovanni in the fall of 2003. She has directed Tosca and Lucia di Lamermoor with New Jersey...
April 15-21
Face of Literacy
Saturday, April 2, 2016 - Saturday, April 30, 2016 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility
Faces of Literacy” presents the human stories integral to the Delaware County Literacy Council (DCLC) and its work through dozens of vivid, artistic photographs overlaid with brief explanatory text. The photographs were taken by Andy Shelter of Andy Shelter Photography, under the direction...
Ohara Ikebana Exhibition
Friday, April 15, 2016 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Friday, April 15, 4 to 6 pm Open Reception Saturday, April 16, 10 am to 4 pm Exhibition Sunday, April 17, 10 am to 4 pm Exhibition Wister Center Join the Delaware Valley Chapter of Ohara Ikebana for a weekend of extraordinary flower arrangements. The Open Reception and Exhibitions are free and open...
Fetter Chamber Music Concert #1
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Friday, April 15, 2016 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Lang Concert Hall, Lang Music Building,
Student musicians from the Elizabeth Pollard Fetter program perform three chamber music concerts. This program features w orks by Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, Gerald Finzi, François de Fossa, Ralph Vaughn Williams, Horatio Parker, Giuseppe Pitoni, Guy...
Terpisichore
Friday, April 15, 2016 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Lang Performing Arts Center
Come see this semester's Terpsichore show to cheer on all your dancer and choreographer friends! Terpsichore is an open student dance group. Anyone can choreograph or perform for Terpsichore's shows. In addition, Terpsichore promotes dance education on campus by organizing and sponsoring...
Simone Dinnerstein, Master Class
![Simone Dinnerstein, Master Class](https://prod.web-prod.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/main_page_image/public/assets/images/active-data-archive/4120.jpg.webp?itok=CLrYiaa0)
Saturday, April 16, 2016 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Lang Concert Hall, Lang Music Building,
Simone Dinnerstein American pianist Simone Dinnerstein is a searching and inventive artist who is motivated by a desire to find the musical core of every work she approaches. NPR reports, “ She compels the listener to follow her in a journey of discovery filled with unscheduled detours . . ....
Simone Dinnerstein, A Piano Recital
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Saturday, April 16, 2016 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Lang Concert Hall, Lang Music Building,
Program: Philip Glass: Selected Metamorphosis and Etudes; Schubert: Selected Impromptus, Op. 90; Schubert: Sonata in B-flat, D960 Simone Dinnerstein American pianist Simone Dinnerstein is a searching and inventive artist who is motivated by a desire to find the musical core of every work she...
Fetter Chamber Music Concert #2
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Sunday, April 17, 2016 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Lang Concert Hall, Lang Music Building,
Student musicians from the Elizabeth Pollard Fetter program perform three chamber music c oncerts. This program features works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Claude Debussy, Astor Piazzolla, and Enrique Granados performed by Ariel Rock ‘16, Stephanie Wey...
Fetter Chamber Music Concert #3
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Sunday, April 17, 2016 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Lang Concert Hall, Lang Music Building,
Student musicians from the Elizabeth Pollard Fetter program perform three chamber music concerts . This program features works by Alan Hovhaness, Eugene Walckiers, Dmitri Shostakovich, Johannes Brahms, Larry Spivack, Robert Capanna, Nat Adderley, Anthony...
Hans Lüdemann TRIO IVOIRE with Aly Keita + Christian Thomé
![Hans Lüdemann TRIO IVOIRE with Aly Keita + Christian Thomé](https://prod.web-prod.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/main_page_image/public/assets/images/active-data-archive/3996.jpg.webp?itok=L05f57zn)
Tuesday, April 19, 2016 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Lang Concert Hall, Lang Music Building,
The concert at Swarthmore College/Lang concert hall on April 19 ist the „grande finale“ of Cornell visiting professor and Jazz pianist and composer Hans Lüdemann‘s year at Swarthmore, presenting his unique TRIO IVOIRE with West African balaphon master Aly Keita and drummer Christian...
Workshop: Hans Lüdemann TRIO IVOIRE with Aly Keita + Christian Thomé
![Workshop: Hans Lüdemann TRIO IVOIRE with Aly Keita + Christian Thomé](https://prod.web-prod.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/main_page_image/public/assets/images/active-data-archive/4162.jpg.webp?itok=e2D9MGcw)
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Lang Concert Hall, Lang Music Building,
Cornell visiting professor and Jazz pianist and composer Hans Lüdemann along with his unique TRIO IVOIRE, with West African balaphon master Aly Keita and drummer Christian Thomé, present a workshop.
2016 Senior Thesis Exhibition
Thursday, April 21, 2016 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Lang Performing Arts Center - List Gallery
Jena Gilbert-Merrill `16 will exhibit ceramic vessels and sculptures. She experiments with form and shape as a way of investigating negative and positive space. She takes inspiration from natural forms and materials, minimalism, and color field painting. Emma Kates-Shaw`16: will exhibit oil works on...
April 22-28
Face of Literacy
Saturday, April 2, 2016 - Saturday, April 30, 2016 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility
Faces of Literacy” presents the human stories integral to the Delaware County Literacy Council (DCLC) and its work through dozens of vivid, artistic photographs overlaid with brief explanatory text. The photographs were taken by Andy Shelter of Andy Shelter Photography, under the direction...
Honors Directing Thesis: THE SEAGULL by Anton Chekhov
Friday, April 22, 2016 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Lang Performing Arts Center - LPAC Frear Ensemble Theater
The Department of Theater presents an Honors Directing Thesis by Michelle Johnson ’16, The Seagull by Anton Chekhov, translated by Paul Schmidt. During one summer in Russia, aging actress Arkadina brings her lover Trigorin to her brother’s estate in the countryside to visit her family. Their...
Asian Heritage Month Culture Showcase
Saturday, April 23, 2016 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Outdoor Areas - Parrish Beach
Asian Heritage Month is proud to present our culminating event: Asian Culture Showcase! This month highlighted Pan-Asianness and celebrated our differences and similarities. We hope you join us in this night of performances with student artists, Philadelphia performers, and a food truck!
Dido and Aeneas
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Sunday, April 24, 2016 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Lang Music Building - Lang Concert Hall
Swarthmore's Department of Music and Dance presents a fully staged production of Henry Purcell's miniature operatic masterpiece, Dido and Aeneas , featuring an all-student cast and members of the Swarthmore College Orchestra. Stage Direction by Patrick Ross '15; Musical Direction by Andrew Hauze...
Dido and Aeneas
![Dido and Aeneas](https://prod.web-prod.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/main_page_image/public/assets/images/active-data-archive/3975.jpg.webp?itok=9jFTRrXn)
Monday, April 25, 2016 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Lang Music Building - Lang Concert Hall
Swarthmore's Department of Music and Dance presents a fully staged production of Henry Purcell's miniature operatic masterpiece, Dido and Aeneas , featuring an all-student cast and members of the Swarthmore College Orchestra. Stage Direction by Patrick Ross '15; Musical Direction by Andrew Hauze...
2016 Senior Show
Thursday, April 28, 2016 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Lang Performing Arts Center - List Gallery
Kelsey Rico `16 will exhibit mixed media sculptural relief work in wood, plaster and paper. Her work is influenced by architectural principles of light and surface. She also takes inspiration from the nature of the materials she uses.
April 29-May 6
Face of Literacy
Saturday, April 2, 2016 - Saturday, April 30, 2016 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility
Faces of Literacy” presents the human stories integral to the Delaware County Literacy Council (DCLC) and its work through dozens of vivid, artistic photographs overlaid with brief explanatory text. The photographs were taken by Andy Shelter of Andy Shelter Photography, under the direction...
FMST 90 presents: Trans-Media Adaptation Senior Showcase
Friday, April 29, 2016 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Take a tour and interact with the capstone course's students and their final projects: Featuring multi-media installations, screenings, video and poster presentations.
Kyle Leigh Carney Senior Recital
![Kyle Leigh Carney Senior Recital](https://prod.web-prod.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/main_page_image/public/assets/images/active-data-archive/4143.jpg.webp?itok=XkUHx6f4)
Friday, April 29, 2016 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Lang Concert Hall, Lang Music Building,
Kyle Leigh Carney, soprano, presents her senior vocal recital. Program includes works by Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Poulenc, and a selection of jazz standards.
Spring 2016 Dance Concert
Friday, April 29, 2016 8:00 PM - 9:40 PM
Lang Performing Arts Center - LPAC Pearson-Hall Theatre
The Department of Music and Dance sends a warm invitation to all! This spring concert will feature dances and music from a variety of styles and from various cultural traditions including Ballet, Taiko, Modern, Tap, Flamenco and more! Come celebrate our students and faculty with this joyous end of...
Swarthmore College Orchestra
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Saturday, April 30, 2016 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Lang Concert Hall, Lang Music Building,
The Swarthmore College Orchestra presents Ravel's brilliant orchestration of Mussorgsky's masterpiece, "Pictures at an Exhibition," along with a concerto (TBA) with the winner of the 2016 Concerto Competition, and the world premiere of Storm Surge by Nathan Scalise '16.
Aurora Martinez del Rio
![Aurora Martinez del Rio](https://prod.web-prod.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/main_page_image/public/assets/images/active-data-archive/4142.jpg.webp?itok=C-WkUxna)
Saturday, April 30, 2016 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Lang Concert Hall, Lang Music Building,
Aurora Martinez del Rio, soprano, presents her senior vocal recital. The program includes selections by José Marín, Edvard Grieg, W. A. Mozart, G. F. Handel, Ernest Chausson, Reynaldo Hahn, and Stephen Foster.
Spring 2016 Dance Concert
Saturday, April 30, 2016 8:00 PM - 9:40 PM
Lang Performing Arts Center - LPAC Pearson-Hall Theatre
The Department of Music and Dance sends a warm invitation to all! This spring concert will feature dances and music from a variety of styles and from various cultural traditions including Ballet, Taiko, Modern, Tap, Flamenco and more! Come celebrate our students and faculty with this joyous end of...
May 2016 Dance Showings
Monday, May 2, 2016 4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Lang Performing Arts Center - LPAC Boyer Dance Studio
Showings from our technique classes: Dance Lab I Ballet Repertory students in excerpts from SWAN LAKE Pointe and Partnering Monday, May 2 5pm LPAC Troy Dance Studio Plus The Performers: an experiment in progress Directed and Choreographed by Erica Janko Live music by Nirvaan Ranganathan...
Student, Faculty and Alumni Composers Concert
![Student, Faculty and Alumni Composers Concert](https://prod.web-prod.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/main_page_image/public/assets/images/active-data-archive/3994.jpg.webp?itok=Bi_-LoI6)
Monday, May 2, 2016 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Lang Concert Hall, Lang Music Building,
The sixth annual Student, Faculty, and Alumni Composers Concert, featuring recent compositions by Swarthmore composers.
FMST presents: Senior Production Showcase
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Lang Performing Arts Center - Cinema
Screening of short fiction, documentary and experimental/animation films created by Seniors in the Film and Media Studies Department. Reception 6-7 pm.
Tri-Co Film Festival
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Thursday, May 5, 2016 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM
The annual Tri-Co Film Festival features the work of students from Bryn Mawr College, Haverford College, and Swarthmore College.Founded by Swarthmore Professor Erica Cho in 2012, the Tri-Co Film Festival showcases exceptional student work. The festival is supported by the Film and Media Studies...