University’s instrumental chamber ensembles will present their first featured recital at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 22.
Four ensembles will provide the music for the evening which will feature selections such as “Duo No. 1 for Clarinet and Bassoon, WoO 27” by Ludwig van Beethoven, “Pastoral” by Vincent Persichetti and an arrangement of “Adagio” from Symphony No. 3 by Camille Saint-Saens.
Bluffton University will host “March Madrigal Madness,” a concert featuring the University Chorale and Camerata Singers at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 18, in Yoder Recital Hall.
Join us for March Madrigal Madness! This concert of secular music will trace the history of the madrigal and will feature compositions by Hans Leo Hassler, Thomas Morley, Orlando di Lasso and John Dowland.
Dr. Jane Wood, president-elect of Bluffton University, will speak to students, faculty, staff and community members during a public introduction at 4 p.m. on Monday, March 19, in Yoder Recital Hall.
Dr. William J. Hawk ’72, professor of philosophy and ethical reasoning in action at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., will present an Alumni Forum at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 27, in Yoder Recital Hall.
During his presentation, “Getting Past ‘What Happens in the Ethics Classroom Stays in the Ethics Classroom’: A Strategy for Better Decision Making,” Hawk will discuss research that suggests ethics instruction can improve real-world decision making.
Dr. Steven M. Nolt, senior scholar at the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies and professor of history and Anabaptist studies at Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, Pa., will present the 2018 C. Henry Smith Peace Lecture at Bluffton University.
During the presentation he will examine the debate over military service and conscientious objection in the increasingly diverse Mennonite community of Virginia’s Tidewater area—home to a concentration of military bases and contractors.
