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 6,324 students from 44 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 is widely recognized as having one of the most beautiful campuses in America, featuring rolling hills, meticulously maintained grounds and Georgian-Colonial architecture. 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.