Oglethorpe University: A Spring of Classical Arts to Start the New Year

Step through the gates on Peachtree onto our small, serene campus and discover Oglethorpe University’s thriving arts community! At Oglethorpe, it’s all about the experience — for our students and our audiences.

Take a seat in our premier venue, the Conant Performing Arts Center, for student theatre productions and music performances, plus a line-up of professional guest performances throughout the year.

To kick off this year’s busy arts season, Oglethorpe Theatre will be performing Carlo Goldoni’s The Servant of Two Masters, a romantic comedy of errors. Inspired by Commedia dell’arte, this adaptation of Goldoni’s work will relish in the mishaps and physical comedy. Following that, Oglethorpe Theatre will continue the drama with Sense and Sensibility starting on April 9.

On Apr. 17, it’s your chance to see the Oglethorpe University Singers and Chorale, directed by Dr. Timothy Powell, perform The Mozart Requiem, a powerful suite by one of music’s most revered composers. The group recently returned from China, where they were one of only three U.S. groups invited to perform in the Xi’an International Choral Festival and on the Great Wall in Beijing.

Kevin Dew and Kinsey DeGroat in Oglethorpe Theatre’s Eurydice, April 2019, photo by Fabio Musio, 100 Digital Creativity

In Lupton Hall, come enjoy “Quartet for the End of Time,” (Feb. 23) a unique and powerful chamber music composition as part of the Skylight Gallery concert series. Additionally, winner of the grand prize at the American Harp Society 2019 Caroline Wilkins will be giving a performance in the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art (Mar. 28). Experience this beautiful performance while surrounded by the Georgia Watercolor Society’s 41st National Exhibition on display.

To round out the season, the University Symphony and the Jazzy Petrels will take the stage for their free spring performances on Apr. 24 and 25. Conducted by Dr. Brent Runnels, come see these two groups perform pieces from Beethoven, Schubert and Dvorak. These newest additions to the Arts at Oglethorpe are already making waves in the community — don’t miss an opportunity to see them live!

View Oglethorpe University’s full calendar of performing arts events, plus museum exhibitions, lectures, book and poetry readings, and more at connect. oglethorpe.edu.