Posted by Sean Flynt on 2012-02-13

 

Samford will present another week packed with public music events Feb. 20-24.

School of the Arts dean Joseph Hopkins, baritone, will present a dramatic, costumed faculty recital as "Figaro," Beaumarchais' most famous character, at 7:30 p.m. in Brock Recital Hall Tuesday, Feb. 21. The recital is sponsored by Patty McDonald.

Guest composer Matthew Kajcienski will present "From Concert to Commercial/Telivision Music" at 7:30 p.m. in Brock Recital Hall Thursday, Feb. 23.

Samford's Choral Vespers series, featuring the A Cappella Choir, will continue Friday, Feb. 24, at 7:30 p.m. in Hodges Chapel.

All events are free-of-charge and open to the public.

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.