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Andrews University Agenda http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/ News and Events at Andrews University en-us Copyright 2026, Andrews University Sun, 22 Feb 2026 14:19:00 +0000 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 14:19:00 +0000 webmaster@andrews.edu webmaster@andrews.edu Music Festival Finale Concert http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/67530 . Sat, 21 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000 AU Wind Symphony Vespers Concert http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/67529 “Sing Praise!” Wind Symphony Vespers is quickly becoming an annual tradition, inviting audiences to experience the joy of music-making through both listening and singing together. This year’s event brings the Wind Symphony together with the University Singers and the Spanish SDA Church Praise Team, creating a powerful shared musical experience. This year’s program features beloved hymn favorites such as “Rejoice the Lord Is King” and “Lead On, O King Eternal,” alongside contemporary works inspired by texts from the Psalms and other scriptures. Bring a friend or family member and join the Wind Symphony for this meaningful and uplifting evening on Friday, March 6, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. in the Howard Performing Arts Center. Admission is FREE. Praise sing repertoire to be selected from the following, along with additional pieces from the various performing ensembles: O God, Our Help in Ages Past Rejoice, The Lord is King Lead On, O King Eternal I Will Wait For You He Will Hold Me Fast Shall We Gather at the River   Andrews University Wind Symphony Denisse Santos-Gooden, Director Andrews University Singers Stephen Zork, Director Spanish SDA Church Praise Team Myrna Araujo-Constantine, Coordinator      Andrews University Wind Symphony Conductor: Denisse Santos<o:p></o:p> The Andrews University Wind Symphony maintains a significant travel schedule throughout the Great Lakes area and seeks to provide high quality music programs and concerts representative of Adventist education and Andrews University. The Wind Symphony has performed in England, France, Spain, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Canada and throughout the United States.<o:p></o:p> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">More information coming later...<o:p></o:p> Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:30:00 +0000 AUSO Showcase Concert for DOM Music Festival http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/67528 Andrews University Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Marc Élysée The Andrews University Symphony Orchestra is the core ensemble of the orchestral program at Andrews University. In addition to their current series at the Howard Performing Arts Center, the Symphony Orchestra travels within the Great Lakes region as well as internationally. Since 2006, the orchestra has performed in Italy, Austria, Germany, France, the Philippines and Costa Rica. More information coming later ... Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0000 AU Symphony Orchestra Fundraising Concert http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/68835 On Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., the Andrews University Symphony Orchestra will be giving a free performance of movie soundtracks and Broadway tunes to raise funds for their music tour to California this coming March. This short and exciting performance is kid-friendly and promises to be an exceptional evening of great music. Bring your cell phone! FREE Admission Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:33:08 +0000 SMS: Carla Trynchuk & Elena Braslavsky http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/67537 Violinist Carla Trynchuk and pianist Elena Braslavsky will be performing a recital including works by Beethoven, Debussy and the Jewish Ukrainian composer Meitus. Trynchuk, faculty at Andrews University, has performed internationally as a soloist and recitalist in more than 15 countries. Braslavsky, formerly a faculty member at The Juilliard School and the Mannes School of Music, currently serves on the piano faculty of the Mozarteum University of Salzburg. Trynchuk and Braslavsky were classmates together at The Juilliard School. Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:23:34 +0000 Andrews University Choirs: Chasing Away the Blues http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/67527 Featuring: The University of Notre Dame Chorale in Collaboration with Andrews University Singers & Chorale. Stephen Zork, conductor. 8:00 p.m. / February 21, 2026 / Howard Performing Arts Center. $0 – $7 admission ($8.50 with online purchase fees)  <a href="https://howard.andrews.edu/events/">https://howard.andrews.edu/events/</a> for more information. This Saturday evening, February 21 at 8:00 p.m. the Andrews University Chorale and Singers will present a special collaborative choral program with the University of Notre Dame Chorale under the direction of Stephen Zork.  The concert is family-oriented and features thoughtful, edifying, and playful repertoire with allusions to nature’s narratives on love, longing, gratitude, and hope.  This concert is a wonderful way to help melt away the winter blues as it opens with a set three German songs: An die Musik by Franz Schubert,Ein kleiner, hübscher Vogel, by Johannes Brahms, and the rapturous Morgen by Richard Strauss. Additional repertoire includes: <ul> <li> “Skylark” arranged by John Rutter featuring mezzo-soprano Lyra Lacson, and “The Mother Whale Lullaby” by Larry Nickel.</li> </ul> <ul> <li> Larry Nickel’s settings of three delightful poems by Sarah Teasdale “April Song”, “May Night”, and “Dusk in June” are contrasted by Eric Whitacre’s setting of Robert Frost’s poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”. </li> </ul> <ul> <li> Additional aspects of love and yearning are expressed through “Yesterday” arranged by Bob Chilcott, Una Furtiva Lagrima by Gaetano Donizetti featuring tenor Jonathan Clough, and “Can’t Buy Me Love” arranged by Keith Abbs.</li> </ul> The concert concludes with the award-winning and internationally renowned choirs performing an endearing and heart-warming setting of “Danny Boy” arranged by Larry Nickel, featuring Charles Reid, tenor.   __________________________   Andrews University Singers Conductor: Stephen Zork The Andrews University Singers is the select choir of the Department of Music and represents Andrews University locally, nationally and abroad through concert tours, television broadcast and audio recordings. They have given highly acclaimed international concert tours throughout the countries of Great Britain, Iceland, Norway, Brazil, Zimbabwe, Chile, South Africa, Bahamas, Bermuda and Puerto Rico. More information coming later ... Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:18:42 +0000 AUSO & Young Artist Competition Winner Concert http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/67525 The Andrews University Symphony Orchestra is presenting its annual Young Artist Competition concert featuring this year Jonathan Clough, tenor, and Aiko Ayala Rios, piano, as well as violinists Nikolaz Feliciano and Claire Yang. These talented students from the Department of Music at Andrews University will perform some of the most beautiful and challenging works of the symphony's repertoire.  Join us on this unique evening of virtuosity and elegance, and enjoy the music of Clara Schumann, W. A. Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Donizetti and Tchaikovsky.  We are happy to offer this concert to our community free of charge, but patrons will have the opportunity to support the students of the Andrews University Symphony Orchestra, as they are currently raising funds for their music tour to California this coming March.   Program   “Meine Seele ist erschüttert”—L. V. Beethoven from "Christ on the Mount of Olives" Jonathan Clough, tenor   Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64—F. Mendelssohn "Mvt. 1 Allegro molto appassionato" Nikolaz Feliciano, violin    “Ich baue ganz auf deine Stärke”—W. A. Mozart from "The Abduction from the Seraglio" Jonathan Clough, tenor   -:-:- Intermission -:-:-   Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 7—Clara Schumann "Mvt. 3 Finale: Allegro non troppo" Aiko Ayala, piano   “Una furtiva lagrima”—G. Donizetti from "The Elixir of Love" Jonathan Clough, tenor   Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35— P. Tchaikovsky "Mvt. 1 Allegro moderato" Claire Yang, violin     Andrews University Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Marc Élysée The Andrews University Symphony Orchestra is the core ensemble of the orchestral program at Andrews University. In addition to their current series at the Howard Performing Arts Center, the Symphony Orchestra travels within the Great Lakes region as well as internationally. Since 2006, the orchestra has performed in Italy, Austria, Germany, France, the Philippines and Costa Rica. Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:30:27 +0000 Music & Worship Conference Concert http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/67526 Please join us for an evening of worship as the Music & Worship Conference 2026 at Andrews University culminates in a musical concert at the Howard Performing Arts Center on Saturday evening. The concert, titled “Lift Every Voice,” will feature artists Marena Clunie, Nicholas Zork, K-Anthony, the Deliverance Mass Choir, the Andrews University Symphony Orchestra, Kingdom Voyagers, the Seminary Chorus, Jillian Lawrence, and Combined Conference Musicians. Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:05:16 +0000