Andrews University Agenda

Andrews University Agenda http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/ News and Events at Andrews University en-us Copyright 2026, Andrews University Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:12:00 +0000 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:12:00 +0000 webmaster@andrews.edu webmaster@andrews.edu AU Symphony Orchestra Fundraising Concert https://www.andrews.edu/agenda/68835 On Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., the Andrews University Symphony Orchestra will be giving a free performance of movie soundtracks and Broadway tunes to raise funds for their music tour to California this coming March. This short and exciting performance is kid-friendly and promises to be an exceptional evening of great music. Bring your cell phone! FREE Admission Thu, Feb 19, 2026 07:30 pm -0500 Andrews University Choirs: Chasing Away the Blues https://www.andrews.edu/agenda/67527 Featuring: The University of Notre Dame Chorale in Collaboration with Andrews University Singers & Chorale. Stephen Zork, conductor. 8:00 p.m. / February 21, 2026 / Howard Performing Arts Center. $0 – $7 admission ($8.50 with online purchase fees)  <a href="https://howard.andrews.edu/events/">https://howard.andrews.edu/events/</a> for more information. This Saturday evening, February 21 at 8:00 p.m. the Andrews University Chorale and Singers will present a special collaborative choral program with the University of Notre Dame Chorale under the direction of Stephen Zork.  The concert is family-oriented and features thoughtful, edifying, and playful repertoire with allusions to nature’s narratives on love, longing, gratitude, and hope.  This concert is a wonderful way to help melt away the winter blues as it opens with a set three German songs: An die Musik by Franz Schubert,Ein kleiner, hübscher Vogel, by Johannes Brahms, and the rapturous Morgen by Richard Strauss. Additional repertoire includes: <ul> <li> “Skylark” arranged by John Rutter featuring mezzo-soprano Lyra Lacson, and “The Mother Whale Lullaby” by Larry Nickel.</li> </ul> <ul> <li> Larry Nickel’s settings of three delightful poems by Sarah Teasdale “April Song”, “May Night”, and “Dusk in June” are contrasted by Eric Whitacre’s setting of Robert Frost’s poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”. </li> </ul> <ul> <li> Additional aspects of love and yearning are expressed through “Yesterday” arranged by Bob Chilcott, Una Furtiva Lagrima by Gaetano Donizetti featuring tenor Jonathan Clough, and “Can’t Buy Me Love” arranged by Keith Abbs.</li> </ul> The concert concludes with the award-winning and internationally renowned choirs performing an endearing and heart-warming setting of “Danny Boy” arranged by Larry Nickel, featuring Charles Reid, tenor.   __________________________   Andrews University Singers Conductor: Stephen Zork The Andrews University Singers is the select choir of the Department of Music and represents Andrews University locally, nationally and abroad through concert tours, television broadcast and audio recordings. They have given highly acclaimed international concert tours throughout the countries of Great Britain, Iceland, Norway, Brazil, Zimbabwe, Chile, South Africa, Bahamas, Bermuda and Puerto Rico. More information coming later ... Sat, Feb 21, 2026 08:00 pm -0500 SMS: Carla Trynchuk & Elena Braslavsky https://www.andrews.edu/agenda/67537 Violinist Carla Trynchuk and pianist Elena Braslavsky will be performing a recital including works by Beethoven, Debussy and the Jewish Ukrainian composer Meitus. Trynchuk, faculty at Andrews University, has performed internationally as a soloist and recitalist in more than 15 countries. Braslavsky, formerly a faculty member at The Juilliard School and the Mannes School of Music, currently serves on the piano faculty of the Mozarteum University of Salzburg. Trynchuk and Braslavsky were classmates together at The Juilliard School. Sun, Feb 22, 2026 04:00 pm -0500