May 2021
EVENTS
Please note: Most College of Fine Arts events are virtual until further notice, as we are unable to welcome in-person audiences due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and TCU’s public health initiative to help protect the health and well-being of our community.
Jazz Ensembles Outdoor Concert
April 30 at 12 p.m.
The TCU Jazz Ensembles present a live, in-person outdoor concert (come and go) for the on-campus community—the first such performance this academic year—in the Creative Commons.
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TCU String Orchestra Concert
April 27 at 7 p.m.
The TCU String Orchestra performs a YouTube premiere concert under the direction of conductor Germán Gutiérrez.
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DanceTCU Presents: Senior Capstone Concert, Ascension
April 28-May 1
The SCCDance presents virtual performances of dance works by class of 2021 seniors.
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Ensemble Concert Series: TCU Symphonic Band and Concert Band
April 28 at 7 p.m.
The TCU Symphonic Band and Concert Band present a YouTube premiere concert under the direction of conductors Brian Youngblood and Matthew Garrett.
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For Bo: A Play Inspired by the Recent Murder of Botham Jean by Police Officer Amber Guyger
April 29-May 1
Theatre TCU presents streaming performances of For Bo, written by faculty member Ayvaunn Penn. Through a fictional narrative, For Bo explores the issues that lead to Botham Jean’s death in 2018 at the hands of Dallas police officer Amber Guyger.
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Ensemble Concert Series: TCU Wind Symphony Concert
April 29 at 7 p.m.
The TCU Wind Symphony presents a YouTube premiere concert under the direction of conductor Bobby Francis.
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Resurface: TCU Studio Art BFA Thesis Exhibition
Open through April 30
Resurface features the capstone work of three graduating seniors in the Studio Art program.
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CHRONO: BFA Graphic Design Senior Exhibition
Online through August 31
Twelve graduating seniors in the Graphic Design program present their portfolios in the virtual exhibition, CHRONO.
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NEWS
Art class creates collaborative art installation for TCU Race & Reconciliation Initiative
Students in assistant professor Dan Jian’s Drawing II class collaborated this semester on “We Can, Together,” an art installation for TCU’s Race and Reconciliation Initiative.
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NBC 5 features Theatre TCU’s production of For Bo
Written by instructor Ayvaunn Penn, the virtual production of For Bo features designs and vocal talent by Theatre TCU students. Illustration by Brian Dickson, Jr.
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SPOTLIGHT
Graphic design senior Caroline Fischer won one gold and two silver medals in the American Advertising Federation (AAF) District 10 student design competition; senior Sarah Stratton won a bronze medal.
District 10 is the largest field of competition, and Caroline’s work will go on to compete at the national level.
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