Wichita, KS- The Friends University Chamber and Symphony Orchestras will present their final performance of the season on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. at the District Church located at 304 S. Seneca, Wichita, KS 67213. We are excited to perform an under-played masterpiece – Mendelssohn’s 5th Symphony, nicknamed ‘the Reformation’ symphony by the […]
Wichita, KS- The Friends University Chamber and Symphony Orchestras will present their final performance of the season on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. at the District Church located at 304 S. Seneca, Wichita, KS 67213. We are excited to perform an under-played masterpiece – Mendelssohn’s 5th Symphony, nicknamed ‘the Reformation’ symphony by the […]
Wichita, KS – The Friends University Singing Quakers will present the Symphony of Spring concert featuring the theme Sing: Make Them Hear You April 26-28 at Wichita Northwest High School (1220 N. Tyler Rd, Wichita, 67212). This year marks the 71st Anniversary of Symphony of Spring [SOS]! Disney favorites, pop standards and Broadway tunes from […]
Wichita, KS- Friends University’s Singing Quakers will present their annual Home Concert on March 22 at 7:30 p.m. and March 23 at 2 p.m at East Heights United Methodist Church (4407 East Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS 67219). The concert, titled “Why We Sing”, offers a variety of themes that each individual will be able to connect with. […]
Wichita, KS- In a Wichita premiere, Friends University Fine Arts will host a performance of the enigmatic avant-garde composition “Vexations” by Erik Satie. On what Friends University has dubbed “Satieday”, May 18 will be a day of eccentric performances celebrating the life and work of the composer. Known for its repetitive and perplexing nature, “Vexations” […]
Wichita, KS – Friends University Fine Arts department proudly presents Footloose, the Broadway hit musical, live on stage February 1-3, 7:30 p.m. at Vima Church Theatre, 9112 East Central, 67206. Footloose is a musical focusing on change, both inside and out. Ren and his mother have moved from Chicago to a small town and are […]
Wichita, Kan. – Friends University Fine Arts is pleased to announce the annual Christmas Candlelight Concert; to be performed Dec. 1 and Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 525 N Broadway Ave., Wichita, KS, 67214. This year, concert goers will receive plenty of what keeps them […]
Wichita, KS – Friends University Fine Arts Department is proud to present Aaron Copland’s The Tender Land on Saturday November 18, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday November 19, 2 p.m, in Alumni Auditorium located in the Davis Administration Building on the Friends University campus at 2100 W. University Ave., Wichita, Kan. Set on a Midwestern farm in […]
Wichita, KS- Friends University Fine Arts Department announces a special collaboration with the Singing Quakers, Big Bands and Jazz Vocal Ensemble presenting Duke Ellington’s Best of The Sacred Concerts on Friday October 27, at 7:30 p.m. at University Friends Church, located at 1840 W. University St., Wichita, Kan. Duke Ellington, America’s most prolific composer, embarked on a mission in the latter half of the […]
Friends University is elated to celebrate the groundbreaking event for the $7.2 million project to renovate and expand the Riney Fine Arts Center on Thursday, June 29 at 4 p.m. in the Riney Fine Arts Center Art Gallery. “The Riney Fine Arts Center is a significant aspect of the Friends University campus,” said Dr. Amy Bragg Carey, president of Friends University. “This […]