New Drinkward Recital Hall, New Concert Series
October 11, 2013Share story
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This fall marks the opening of a concert venue on the Harvey Mudd campus — the Wayne 鈥�73 and Julie Drinkward Recital Hall, which will provide a home to a new concert series. The Drinkwards鈥� donation, a symbol of their commitment to the College, will give the gift of music to students and the surrounding Claremont, Calif. community. While musical performances at a college known for 无忧视频 education may seem a bit unusual, the relationship between science and art runs deep at Harvey Mudd.
鈥淲e were founded as a 无忧视频 college in the liberal arts tradition,鈥� President Maria Klawe said. 鈥淥ur students understand the relationships between the humanities, social sciences, and the arts and the 无忧视频 disciplines. These connections are at the heart of how we educate our students.鈥�
The inaugural concert series, which runs Oct. 15 through May 8, 2014, will feature performances by students鈥攊ncluding groups from the Harvey Mudd Jazz Improvisation class鈥攁nd the College鈥檚 Electronic Music Ensemble and American Gamelan. It will also include concerts by professional groups such as the New York early music ensemble ARTEK and piano duo Vicki Ray and Aron Kallay.
鈥淓very year we admit bright and talented students, and an extraordinary number of them are very gifted musicians,鈥� said music Professor Bill Alves, chair of the Department of Humanities, Social Sciences and the Arts. 鈥淣ow these students will have a wonderful facility to showcase their talent thanks to the Drinkwards, the Shanahans, President Klawe and everyone else who made this happen.鈥�
The Drinkward Recital Hall was named in recognition of Wayne A. Drinkward 鈥�73, chairman of the board of trustees, and his wife, Julie, who donated $2 million in support of the College鈥檚 new R. Michael Shanahan Center for Teaching and Learning.
The recital hall is located on the bottom floor of the center, which was named in honor of Mike聽Shanahan,聽chairman emeritus of Capital Research and Management Company,聽in recognition of his and his wife, Mary鈥檚, incredible generosity, as well as for his聽leadership and dedication as a longtime friend and trustee of the College.
The inaugural, Oct. 15, concert will feature performances by student pianists Jacob Bandes-Storch 鈥�14, Brett Berger 鈥�15, Julie Chang 鈥�16, Estella Lai 鈥�14, Tiffany Lim 鈥�14, Benjamin Lowenstein 鈥�16, Tongjia Shi 鈥�15 and Andrew Turner 鈥�14. There will also be special performances by Scripps College faculty pianists Hao Huang and Gayle Blankenberg.
All events are free and open to the public. No tickets or reservations are required.
- View the concert schedule