Four Voice Students Take Home Awards at NATS Regional Student Auditions
Four of Dr. Valerie MacPhail’s voice students advanced to the Mid-Atlantic Regional NATS competition after receiving honors at the SC State auditions last month. Instructor …
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Watch Converse and German Friends Perform Bach’s B Minor Mass
On November 5, 2016, the Petrie School of Music and the Spartanburg Festival Chorus welcomed the celebrated German choral conductor Thomas Strauss with his group the …
Year Begins with New Leadership, Inspiration, and Community Spirit
President Newkirk officially opened the 2016-2017 academic year by giving her first address to her new Converse family during Opening Convocation on Sept. 23. Student …
School of the Arts Season Preview: Bold. Brilliant. Beautiful.
Bold. Brilliant. Beautiful. The School of the Arts at Converse College is creating a powerful new season of works for 2016-2017 that will amaze. “Our …
Rainey Amphitheater Gives New Life to Former Clifton Mill
Breathing new life into historic materials from Spartanburg’s textile mill heritage, the new Rainey Amphitheater at Converse College was dedicated during a celebration held Friday, June 24th. Building materials for the project came from Clifton Manufacturing Company No. 2 Mill, which was built in 1888 by Converse founder Dexter Edgar Converse and dismantled in 2013.
Dr. Lyle Will Mentor at this Summer’s ‘Chamber Music on the Hill’
Dr. Susan Lyle will be on the faculty for the Chamber Music on the Hill taking place at the Petrie School of Music this summer. …
Converse y Havana: Music Business Professor Breaks Barriers In Cuba
Here at the Petrie School of Music, you can’t move without hearing music from somewhere—a practice room, a classroom, Daniel Recital Hall, even from the …
Student Presents with Drs. Berry and Scott at Symposium in Atlanta
Jessica Goethe ’17 joined Drs. Berry and Scott in presenting a poster at the symposium, The Improvising Brain II: Multiple Perspectives, an event designed to …
Striking Matches Ignites Converse’s First Ever Student-Produced Rock Show
Striking Matches, a Nashville, Tenn., duo lighting up the music world with a buzz...