A Heart for Survival: Opera Professor's New Role as Advocate
“November 1, 2010…. the day started like any other at that time in my life. However, by 7:50 a.m., my life was changed forever.” The opening words of Converse Opera …
Music Performance
Converse Partners with Greenville Health System on Music Therapy Program
Converse and Greenville Health System’s Center for Integrative Oncology & Survivorship are partnering to bring music therapy to the Upstate community. The new program at GHS was awarded funding from …
Guest Lecturer to Share Insights on Music, Language, and the Brain
Dr. Ani Patel, psychology professor at Tufts University, will present a public lecture and sign his book, Music, Language, and the Brain, on Thursday, March 20 at 7:30 p.m. in …
Converse Presents Two One-Act Operas with Modern Twist
Not an “Opera Buff”? This opera production just may be your thing! From crime family rivalry in a 1920’s Speakeasy to the hilarious antics of over-the-top opera auditionee “Wanda Wannabe,” …
My Summer at the Masterworks Festival for the Christian Performing Artist
Senior Emma Ostapeck, a clarinet player and Music Education major, shares her experience uniting musicianship with faith in the summer of 2013. Tell us a little about the music program …
Moseley Chamber Music Series Opens Oct. 7 with Jerusalem Quartet
The Friends of the Petrie School of Music at Converse College announce the 31st season of the Carlos Moseley Chamber Music Series, featuring four concerts by world-renowned musicians. All of …
From Cairo to Converse to Carnegie Hall
A few years ago, Wael Farouk was playing piano in Upstate homes while his hosts passed a shoe box to help support the then-Converse College student. On Saturday, the 31-year-old …
Converse Freshman Wins Concerto Competition
Hayes, a freshman at Converse College, won the consortium’s annual Bernhardt House of Violins Concerto Competition in January. As the winner, she will be the orchestra’s featured soloist and will …
Theatre/Converse Presents "Thom Pain (Based on Nothing)"
Theatre/Converse open this year’s Studio Series with a one-man show that had its world premiere in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize. Will Eno’s “Thom …