Fine Arts Events

We Will Not Be Silent - Friday, 7:30 p.m. | Saturday, 2:00 p.m @ Mitchell Theatre
Cost: $5 per person (order tickets with registration or pay at the door)
We Will Not Be Silent is a play by William Gebby performed by the Taylor Theatre Touring Company. During the darkest days of WWII, a handful of Germans distributed thousands of anti-Nazi leaflets and worked toward unifying resistance across Germany. Their ultimate goal: remove Hitler from power. These people were students, intellectual, romantics. Most importantly, they were Christians, and their beliefs, compelled them to fight a regime that was anti-Christian and, therefore, anti-human. That fight cost them their lives. William Gebby’s new play celebrates these brave young people who were and will not be silent.


Performing Artist Series - Saturday, 7:30 p.m. @ Butz-Caruth Recital Hall
Cost: $8 per person (order tickets with registration or pay at the door)
Dr. Richard Fountain ’03 enjoys a uniquely enriching career as a teacher, adjudicator, solo performer, choral, vocal and chamber collaborator, and orchestral pianist. Fountain is assistant professor of collaborative piano at Wayland Baptist University in Plainview, Texas, where he teaches applied piano and accompanying. He collaborates with choral ensembles, opera workshops and a wide array of student and faculty soloists. Fountain earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Taylor University, studying with Leon Harshenin. He completed his master of music and doctor of musical arts degrees at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), studying with Paul Barnes. He has been a featured soloist with the Marion Philharmonic, the UNL Symphony Orchestra and Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra. Fountain holds the positions of principal keyboard with both Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra and the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, and has appeared as section pianist for the Amarillo Symphony Orchestra.

Coffeehouse Concert - Saturday, 8:30 p.m. @ Student Union
Cost: $5 per person (pay at the door, no advanced ticket sales)
Kinsey Michal ’07 is a vibrant, emerging artist with a sincere desire to bless, inspire and entertain her audience. Kinsey has a gift for getting to the heart of the people who surround her and communicating personal experiences with an honest voice. One fan commented, “Kinsey’s use of real life experience in her music deeply resonates with me. There is no human experience-light and dark, challenging and inspirational-that Kinsey can’t put to song.” She uncovers catchy and endearing melodies that are enhanced by the innovative tonal pallet created by her producer, Dewey Boyd and all of the talented musicians who have been part of the recording process.

As if he was never supposed to do anything else Joe Hamgeri ’09 emerges into the music scene, giving the industry a fresh take on what it means to be a rock artist. His clever guitar riffs and catchy lyrical melodies leave his audience wanting more. Even the most uneducated listener can tell that Joe has an incredible gift and appreciate his sincere and exposed performance style. The self-taught musician and writer started playing piano at the age of 10, learning alongside of his brother and band keyboard player Manny Hamgeri. However, it wasn’t until high school when Joe started writing. He picked up the guitar at the age of fifteen and throughout the next couple years honed his skills by playing at church and shows at school. It was at college that the young artist really started to develop his sound. During this time Joe was involved in many musical groups from jazz band to chorale and spent the rest of his time creating and developing his own music. Performing in such a wide variety of genres helped Joe broaden his perspective of music, which allowed him to expand his writing in new ways.