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Carmina Burana

Carmina Burana

Last weekend the SIUE Department of Theater and Dance teamed up with the Department of Music to put on a special presentation of Carmina Burana. The Carl Orff masterpiece blended orchestra, dance, and vocal disciplines into a spectacle of grand proportions.

Alfredo Velazquez Carcasses instructing Vincente Yaunner Perez and Yaunelys Rodriguez Fuendes as they prepare for Carmina Burana at SIUE

Music, Theater, and Dance Gear Up for Carmina Burana

The Dunham Hall denizens are currently hard at work getting ready for their upcoming production of “Carmina Burana.” This production of Carl Orff’s 1936 adaptation of the Medieval manuscript of the same name, brings together students and faculty of theater, dance and music for an elaborate spectacle with some Cuban flair being provided by several […]

SIUE Choir performing at Center Grove Presbyterian Church

SIUE Presents: Music of Cuba and Latin America

[Video] March 1, 2012 the SIUE Concert Choir and the Choral Society performed at Center Grove Presbyterian Church. Their concert titled “The Music of Cuba and Latin America,” included songs performed by the SIUE Concert Choir on their trip to Cuba last December.
Leading the choir were Joel Knapp, SIUE Director of Choral Activities, and Carolyn […]

Choir commemorates Cuba-Caribbean Center commencing

Choir commemorates Cuba-Caribbean Center commencing

Twenty members of the SIUE choir travelled to perform a selection of songs in a series of concerts in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. This inaugural exchange between Cuba and the SIU system is part of the Cuban-Caribbean Center initiative.
The initiative stems from an idea that Aldemaro Romero, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences […]

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