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Westminster Sponsoring a Concerto & Aria Competition
The Westminster Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon, an international music honor organization, will sponsored a concerto and aria competition Monday, Feb. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
All students enrolled in music lessons at Westminster College are eligible to compete, but they must register by Feb. 1. One winner will be chosen from the vocal applicants and one from the instrumental applicants. The winners will be invited to perform at the next Westminster College Orchestra concert in March.
"We have 10 contestants so far, but there is still time to register," said Anna Long, a junior music education major from Uniontown and secretary of Mu Phi Epsilon. "The entire community is welcome and encouraged to attend the competition."
The event is free and open to the public.
Contact Dr. Nancy DeSalvo, assistant professor, chair of the Department of Music and Mu Phi Epsilon advisor, at (724) 946-7023 or e-mail desalvnj@westminster.edu for more information.
Westminster College to Host Biology Seminar
Dr. John Doctor, biology professor at Duquesne University, will speak at a biology seminar Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. in Phillips Lecture Hall of the Hoyt Sciences Resources Center of Westminster College.
Susan Shafer to Give Concert at Westminster College
Susan Shafer, an artist in residence at Westminster College, will give a concert Saturday, April 21, at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
Westminster College Offers Continuing Education Classes
Westminster College announces several personal enrichment and leisure courses for the community residents. Continuing Education classes and seminars are non-credit and are open to all interested individuals. Formal admission to Westminster College is not required.
Noted Opera Performer to Give Recital at Westminster College
Jennifer Davis Jones, a noted opera performer, will give a recital Monday, Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel.
Her concert repertoire includes numbers such as Richard Stauss' Vier Letzte Lieder and Beethoven's Mass in C, and works by Handel, Liszt, Schumann, and Rorem.
Westminster Professor to Lecture in New York City
Dr. Bryan Rennie, the Vira I. Heinz Professor of Religion at Westminster College, has been invited to lecture at the Open Center in New York City March 9.
Mock Convention Set for Nov. 7-8
Westminster College's 18th Mock Convention, one of the oldest surviving collegiate conventions in the country, will take place Nov. 7-8.
Biochemistry Students Win Award for Research
Natasha Kassim and Nicholas Mizenko, Westminster College junior biochemistry majors, won the third place poster award at the sixth annual International Microwaves in Chemistry conference May 14-16 in Cambridge, Mass.
Professor was Guest Speaker on Balancing Academic Life and Motherhood
Dr. Helen Boylan, Westminster College associate professor of chemistry and a 1995 Westminster graduate, was a guest lecturer for a graduate level course on academic management Feb. 25 at the University of Pittsburgh.
History Professor Contributed Research on Muscovite Bride Shows
Dr. Russell Martin, Westminster College associate professor of history, contributed a book chapter and gave a presentation related to his continuing research of Muscovite bride shows and royal weddings.
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