Departments
ART
Art students have the opportunity to enter their work in professional exhibitions and exhibit their work during senior year.
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MUSIC
Musicianship and music leadership skills are developed through ensembles like band and choir, and performing opportunities like Broadway revues, madrigal feasts, and tours. |
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THEATRE
Theatre shows produced each year vary from light musical comedy to classics to pertinent social drama. |
Facilties
The Hess Fine Arts Center unites the art, music, and theatre programs with discipline-specific teaching, study spaces, and equipment. Brown Auditorium and Mingenback Theatre allow students to produce and perform both traditional and experimental works.
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Faculty
Our Faculty members encourage students to develop skills, build relationships, and express themselves through a variety of projects. |
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McPherson College Music Students Perform in Honors Recital 4/29/2008
Each fall and each spring McPherson College music faculty select students to perform in the semi-annual Honors Recital. This spring’s Honors Recital will be Tuesday, May 6 at 7:00 p.m. in Brown Auditorium.
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Pops Concert: A Night at the Movies! 4/29/2008
The McPherson College Concert Band will perform a pops concert on Monday, May 12, at 7:30 p.m.
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Hughes Presents Senior Theatre Project 3/28/2008
McPherson College theatre presents Fuddy Meers April 3-5 at 7:30pm in Mingenback Theatre. This play is presented as the senior project of theatre major Mary Hughes.
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McPherson College Band to perform concert 3/12/2008
The McPherson College Concert Band will perform a mid-semester concert on Tuesday, March 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Brown Auditorium. Also performing will be the brass quartet and flute trio.
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Tyler presents senior show, “Retreat from Moscow” 3/3/2008
Senior theatre major Alex Tyler is experiencing many firsts as he prepares for opening night of his senior show, “Retreat from Moscow.”
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“Retreat from Moscow” presented by MC theatre department 2/28/2008
The McPherson College theatre department presents William Nicholsen’s “Retreat from Moscow” in Mingenback Theatre at 7:30 pm on February 29, March 1 and March 7-8.
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Theatre department presents HONK! 1/28/2008
The McPherson College theatre department presents “Honk!” as the production in its annual children’s theatre production.
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McPherson College Band to Perform Christmas Concert 11/14/2007
The McPherson College Band, under the direction of Dr. Gregg Thaller, will perform a Christmas Concert on Sunday, December 2, at 4:00 p.m.
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Theatre presents Shakespeare’s “12th Night, or What You Will” 11/12/2007
After a great opening weekend, the McPherson College theatre department will be performing, for the second weekend, Shakespeare’s "12th Night, or What You Will" at 7:30 p.m. on November 16 and 17.
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Theatre Fraternity Donates Artwork to College 10/31/2007
The McPherson College chapter of Alpha Psi Omega, the national honorary theatre society, has recently purchased and donated to the college a set of paintings entitled “Mutants Onstage” by Wayne Conyers, professor of art at McPherson College.
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McPherson College Band presents Fall Concert 10/22/2007
The McPherson College Band Concert, under the direction of Dr. Gregg Thaller, will perform a fall concert on Tuesday, October 30 at 7:30 p.m in Brown Auditorium.
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75th Anniversary McPherson College Choir Concert 10/8/2007
Sunday, October 14, members of the McPherson College Choir and choir alumni from across the country and Germany will join together to present a concert celebrating the choir’s 75th anniversary.
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McPherson College holds two-day Art Workshop 9/19/2007
This past summer, the McPherson College Art Department sponsored a two-day art workshop on June 1st -2nd in sculpture and graphic design for area wide high school juniors and seniors at McPherson College.
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MC Theatre kicks off season with Noises Off 9/18/2007
McPherson College is kicking off the first show of its theatre season, the slapstick production of Michael Frayn’s Noises Off.
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Conyers Awarded “Best of Show” in National Exhibition 8/29/2007
National recognition for the watercolor paintings by local artist Wayne Conyers continues to build.
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Band Director selected for Summer Conducting Institute 7/25/2007
Gregg Thaller, newly appointed band director at McPherson College, has been selected to participate in the competitive Summer Conducting Institute at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, July 21-25.
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McPherson College students artwork selected 4/23/2007
The artwork of seven McPherson College students was accepted into the 33rd Annual Prairie Arts Exhibition, a competitive show held in Sterling, Kan., in April.
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"Communicating Doors," Behind the Set 4/20/2007
Mary Hughes, junior, McPherson, could be considered one of the more important parts of the upcoming production of “Communicating Doors” as she is the designer of the set. “This won't be my first time to design a set, although it was the most challenging,” Hughes said.
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Senior Art Exhibit in Friendship Hall 4/17/2007
Seniors in the McPherson College Art Department have more than just graduation to look forward to. The public is invited to view their artwork being displayed in Friendship Hall.
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MC Received $100K Gift from Peoples Bank and Trust to Expand Graphic Design Program 3/21/2006
Thanks to a $100,000 gift from Peoples Bank and Trust to McPherson College’s My MC campaign, the graphic design studio has recently been upgraded to accommodate the increasing interest in the program.
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