Posted by Sean Flynt on 2011-10-21
Samford's School of the Arts will present four music events Homecoming week, beginning with a concert by guest organist and Juilliard professor Paul Jacobs, performing on the newly-dedicated Hardenburgh Organ in Reid Chapel at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 23.
A Division of Music faculty recital Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m. in Brock Recital Hall will feature Angela Flaniken, viola, Jeffrey Flaniken, violin, and Donald Sanders, piano.
Samford's Wind Ensemble will perform Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Brock Recital Hall.
Samford's newest music series will continue with a Homecoming Vespers service featuring A Cappella Choir and University Chorale Oct. 28 at 5:30 p.m. in Reid Chapel.
All of the events are free-of-charge and open to the public.
Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.