President’s Honors Concert Puts Spotlight on Top Music Students
The musical talents of Texas Wesleyan’s top music students will be showcased during the President’s Honors Concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, in Martin Hall. The President’s Honors Concert was initiated in 1996 by Texas Wesleyan University to showcase the musical talent of its students and to acknowledge the University’s tradition of leadership in the arts. The concert
gives students the opportunity to gain invaluable experience by performing in a true concert setting before many of the city’s arts patrons and supporters. For more information, call (817) 531-4401.

Music Department Hosts Stanley Warren

The Texas Wesleyan Music Department celebrates the opening of the spring semester by hosting tenor Stanley Warren, of Union University, Jackson, Tennessee. Warren will present a master class at 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 29, and a recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, in Martin Hall. Both events are free and open to the public.

     The recital will be centered around a song cycle by Robert Schumann entitled Dichterliebe (“Poet’s Love”). Written by Heinrich Heine, the poems are a collection which Schumann set to music after his long struggle to marry Clara Wieck, his piano teacher’s daughter. The poet was a vocal critic of German romanticism and his pieces often display a biting irony that mocks romantic convention, although it is debated how much of that irony Schumann chose to portray in his musical settings.

     Warren earned his master’s degree and performing certificate from Eastman School of Music. He then traveled abroad to study with different renowned teachers, such as Sir Peter Pears in London. Warren has also served as a faculty member at AIMS in Graz, Austria; The Aspen Music Festival; and the Berkshire Choral Institute. Warren has received critical acclaim for many of his roles including Quint in Britten’s The Turn of the Screw and the title role in Shaw’s Pygmalion.

     For more details, contact the Department of Music at (817) 531-4992 or visit them on the Web at http://department.txwes.edu/mus/.

Lunch Meeting for Faculty: Creating a Study Abroad Class or Trip
Any faculty taking or wanting to take a class abroad, please come to the Faculty Study Abroad Luncheon from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31, in the Library Orientation Room. International Programs will clarify and simplify the process for taking students abroad. It will be a quick overview of our policies and also a participants’ sharing of ideas for making the trip easier and successful. Lunch is provided with a reservation; please RSVP to Betsy Johnson at ejohnson@txwes.edu by 5 p.m.Monday, Jan. 29.

January Chapel Speakers

Chapel is held every Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. in the Chapel of Polytechnic Unitd Methodist Church. Everyone is invited to participate and hear the following speakers this month: Jan. 23: Eric Douglas; Jan. 30: Bruce McDonald.