January

  • Travel to 1590 at Drexel University’s 30th Annual Madrigal Dinners

    1/27/2020 11:27:59 AM

    On February 21 and 22, 2020, the Drexel Chamber Singers and guest performers take you back in time for an evening of madrigals, chansons, lute songs, and lieds with the 30th Annual Madrigal Dinners in the Great Court of Drexel University’s Main Building. This year, audiences will be transported to the Elizabethan sounds, tastes, and courtly improvisations of 1590.

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  • Cinema & Television's John Avarese on Scoring 'The Arrangement' with Drexel Musicians

    1/13/2020 12:13:03 PM

    Associate Teaching Professor of Film & Television John Avarese is a musician, composer, and sound professional with over 40 feature film credits (not to mention countless short films and surround-sound planetarium features). He runs a production company, Three Professors Media, with Westphal colleagues Karin Kelly (Department Head of Cinema & Television) and Matt Kaufhold (Program Director of Screenwriting & Playwriting). For his upcoming project, The Arrangement, he’s handling all aspects of audio post-production, which has led to interesting collaborations within Westphal and across the University. We spoke with John about what’s going on behind the scenes of The Arrangement, which stars Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight, Runaway Train) and is expected for release this year.

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