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AU’s Festival of Lights taking place Sunday, Dec. 7
ASHLAND, Ohio – The 34th edition of Ashland University’s Festival of Lights, a collaboration between the choral music program and the Office of Christian Ministry, will take place Sunday, Dec. 7. The Advent candlelight service starts at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.) at Jack and Deb Miller Chapel. AU’s Festival of Lights communicates the birth of Jesus Christ through verse and song. It consists of scripture readings, seasonal choral music and hymns by the…
AU music performing Handel’s “Messiah” during Nov. 9 fall choral concert
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland University Department of Music will present “Messiah,” George Frideric Handel’s masterpiece, during its annual fall choral concert Sunday, Nov. 9, at 2:30 p.m., at Hugo Young Theatre inside the Center for the Arts. The AU Choir and Ashland Area Chorus will join with student and alumni soloists as well as the Ashland Chamber Orchestra, a fully professional ensemble, in concert. Both famous and lesser-known choruses and solo…
AU’s Madrigal Feaste taking place Nov. 20-23, tickets on sale through Nov. 17
ASHLAND, Ohio – Tickets are on sale now for the Madrigal Feaste, a beloved and long-standing Christmas tradition at Ashland University. The 49th annual event, presented by the AU Department of Music, will feature four performances from Thursday, Nov. 20, through Sunday, Nov. 23, at Redwood Hall. Doors open at 6 p.m. each night, and the royal procession begins at 6:30 p.m. The Madrigal Feaste takes audiences back to “Merry Olde England,” a term that refers to…
Ashland Area Chorus beginning rehearsals for 2025-26 season on Aug. 25
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland Area Chorus, a community-based mixed choir of 40-50 singers, will begin its 2025-26 season Monday, Aug. 25. The AAC is still welcoming new members. Weekly rehearsals for the chorus will be held on Monday nights from 7-8:30 p.m., in room 242 of Ashland University’s Center for the Arts. “(The AAC) will perform Handel’s monumental masterpiece, ’Messiah,’ Nov. 9 and participate in the annual Festival of Lights on Dec. 7,” said Ron…
Spring Choral Concert to feature Mozart’s “Solemn Vespers,” several student soloists
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University’s annual Spring Choral Concert, featuring four ensembles and a number of student soloists, will take place on Sunday, April 27, at 4 p.m., in the Jack and Deb Miller Chapel. It is free and open to the public. The AU Chamber Singers, a select choir of a dozen AU students, will perform a series of 19th, 20th and 21st century English part songs, which are unaccompanied secular songs typically with three or more voice parts. The…
AU Symphonic Band to conclude 2024-25 season with April 25 concert
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland University Symphonic Band will present its final concert of the 2024-25 academic year, the annual Spring Band Concert, this Friday evening, April 25, at Hugo Young Theatre inside the Center for the Arts. The 7:30 p.m. concert is free and open to the public. The program will consist of a series of familiar tunes, starting with “All the Earth and Air” by Tyler Grant, Bert Appermont’s “Colors for Trombone” which will feature AU senior…
Recent AU grad Lila Wolfe thrives at Fostoria School District teaching choir, directing stage productions
Lila Wolfe says so many things she learned at Ashland University have greatly helped in her job at Fostoria Junior/Senior High School. “Between music theory, aural skills and choir teaching methods, everything I studied for my music education degree is something I use in my daily teaching,” said the 2023 AU grad who has been Fostoria’s choir director the past two years, as well as director of plays and musicals. “It’s been incredibly rewarding to apply all of…
Iron Toys performing recital on Sunday, April 13
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland University Department of Music presents a guest artist recital by Iron Toys on Sunday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m., at the Elizabeth Pastor Recital Hall inside the Center for the Arts (331 College Ave.). The event is free and open to the public. The performance will feature a diverse repertoire blending classical, jazz and avant-garde styles on multiple woodwind instruments. Iron Toys is a saxophone and woodwind quartet, founded in…
Long-running Maplerock Jazz Fest set for this Thursday, April 3
ASHLAND, Ohio – The annual Maplerock Jazz Festival, hosted by Ashland University and featuring the Ashland University Jazz Orchestra (AUJO), will take place this Thursday, April 3, at AU’s Center for the Arts (331 College Ave.). The festival is a mix of education and entertainment, as regional scholastic groups learn from internationally-recognized jazz artists during the afternoon and then the AUJO plays a concert with the guest artists at 7 p.m. High school…
Winter Choral Concert on Feb. 23 to feature AU Chamber Singers, AU Choir
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University’s annual Winter Choral Concert is set to take place on Sunday, Feb. 23, and will include performances by the AU Chamber Singers, the AU Choir and a special feature. The concert, which is free and open to the public, begins at 4 p.m., at Jack and Deb Miller Chapel. Rowland Blackley, director of choral activities and professor of music at AU, will conduct both groups. All music will be sung unaccompanied. The AU Chamber…
