A chamber music recital will be held at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3 in the Presser Hall The program will feature several woodwind ensembles, including the Divertimento Flute Quartet, Tower Duo and the Apollo Winds. '
Music by Erin Helgeson Torres, instructor of flute at ONU, will be included among featured pieces.
A pair of instrumental ensemble concerts are on tap at Ohio Northern University. Both concerts, which will be held in the Presser Hall recital hall, are free and open to the public.
The first concert will be at 8 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 6. This performance will feature various instrumental ensembles, including the horn ensemble, coached by Professor of Music Thomas Hunt; trombone ensemble, coached by Trombone Instructor Dale Laukhuf; and saxophone quartet, coached by Assistant Professor of Music Henning Schröder.
By Monty Siekerman
News reports have mentioned Day of the Dead more often this year. Is this a new holiday coming to America? Can one really celebrate death? Even the local theatre now has "Happy Death Day" playing.
Not to be left behind, the ONU Latino Student Union held a celebration/ observance of Day of the Dead on Monday afternoon in Affinity Commons.
There were snacks and table decor that looked a lot like spooky Halloween decorations. Those who attended made papel picado, which are cutouts using tissue paper.
Plus, the uninitiated learned a little more about Day of the Dead.
The current issue (November) of Ohio Cooperative Living magazine features a cover story about the dogs in training at ONU to be service dogs. Inside the magazine, the two-page spread tells about Polar Paws and how the puppies, when fully trained, will help people with disabilities.
Jennifer Pullen, Ph.D., ONU assistant professor of creative writing, is the featured speaker for a reading, reception, and question and answer time at an English department reading series program. The event, which is open to the public, will begin with a reception at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14, in Elzay Gallery.
Both her scholarly work and her fiction tend to focus on myths, fairy tales, and science fiction. Her fiction and poetry have appeared in several journals and anthologies.
The event is co-sponsored by the English department and Polaris literary magazine.
Jazz culture is blooming at Ohio Northern University thanks to weekly jam sessions that expand learning opportunities for students in settings that extend beyond the classroom.
A jam session is an informal gathering of musicians who play and improvise together, especially in jazz or blues, using no music and literally improvising “on the fly” as they play.
At ONU, jam sessions are run by Gene Parker, adjunct professor of jazz at Ohio Northern. “Many universities have jam sessions,” he said.
