Monday, February 24th
Event: Emporia Symphony Orchestra Concert and Choir Concert
Details: The Emporia Symphony Orchestra is an ensemble made up of 50-65 community and university musicians that performs both on and off campus in various venues. They perform the standard orchestra repertoire ranging from Baroque to contemporary. Emporia State has a long tradition of excellence in choral music. Under the direction of Dr. Robert Ward, the choirs at ESU are made up of students from many different majors and backgrounds.
Time: 7:30pm
Admission: $5.00 for General Admission, $4.00 for Students and Senior Citizens, Children 12 and under are free
Wednesday, February 26th
Event: Wind Ensemble
Details: The Emporia State University Wind Ensemble is a 60 member group, consisting of the university’s premiere wind players and percussionists. The group has recently performed the music of composers such as Vincent Persichetti, Dmitri Shostakovich, William Schumann and Eric Whitacre. The Wind Ensemble has released two compact discs, Rituals of Fire and Racing With the Sun, featuring the music of ESU composers.
Time: 7:30pm
Admission: $5.00 for General Admission, $4.00 for Students, Senior Citizens and Children 12 and under are free
Friday, February 28th
Event: Catapult
Details: Catapult is technically a shadow dance company…What it really is: a theatrical art form that is an amazing imaginative combination of dance, story-telling, and sculpture. Founded in 2009, by Adam Battlestein (Choreographer, Creative Director and Master Teaching Artist for Pilobus Dance Theatre for 19 years), Catapult catapulted to fame on Season 8 of America’s Got Talent, earning their way to the finals of NBC-TV hit show.
Time: 7:00 pm
Admissions: Free for with Emporia State I.D.
