OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts will host a night of jazz Thursday (Sept. 14) with the Cyrus Chestnut Quartet. Chestnut, a Baltimore native and soulful jazz pianist, blends contemporary, traditional and gospel jazz styles with soulful sounds and a mix of Latin and samba. HisRead the story …
Cyrus Chestnut Quartet to Perform at Ford Center
Thursday show is first in the 2017-18 Jazz Series
September 12, 2017 by
Upcoming Ford Center Season Includes Broadway Smash ‘Rent’
Schedule includes new jazz series, productions for all ages and tastes
July 5, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The 20th anniversary tour of “Rent” books a room in Oxford this fall as the Broadway musical comes to the University of Mississippi for one show at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The Ford Center’s 2017-18 season also features a national tour of “The Sound of Music” andRead the story …
Madison Couple Establishes Fund for Russian Folk Instrument Orchestra
Gift to support Ford Center programming and outreach efforts
June 24, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts will bring the Russian Folk Instrument Orchestra to the University of Mississippi this fall, thanks to a generous gift from Dr. Billy and Rebecca Long of Madison. The $20,000 gift established the FCPA Russian Folk Instrument Orchestra Fund. The Longs became interested inRead the story …
Ford Center Gift Brings Jazz to Oxford
Marty and John Dunbar establish $25,000 Jazz Series Fund
June 3, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts will bring nationally recognized jazz artists to the University of Mississippi, thanks to the establishment of the Jazz Series Fund by Marty and John Dunbar. The Oxford couple donated $25,000 as an initial gift, in hopes of encouraging others to contribute to theRead the story …
UM Opera Theatre Presents Benjamin Britten’s ‘Albert Herring’
Production being performed in English by Ole Miss vocal music majors
April 19, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Opera Theatre presents a lighthearted musical adventure that offers a perfect introduction to the world of opera when it performs Benjamin Britten’s “Albert Herring” this weekend at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. “Albert Herring” is a comic three-act opera composed by Britten in 1947. Set in EastRead the story …
Marty Stuart to Headline Concert at Mississippi Bicentennial North
June 24 event also features Mac McAnally, Steve Azar and salute to state's musical heritage
April 13, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Country and Americana music legend Marty Stuart will headline the Governor’s Concert at the Mississippi Bicentennial Celebration North, set for June 24 in Oxford. The free event is part of celebrations around the state during 2017. “In a state known for master storytellers, Oxford is a literary capital,” Gov. Phil Bryant said.Read the story …
Mississippi: The Dance Company Presents ‘In Real Time …’ this Weekend
Performance includes piece that garnered invite to regional gala
April 6, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s resident modern dance company is set to perform seven works, including one that earned the troupe an invitation to a regional dance gala, this weekend in Meek Hall Auditorium. Mississippi: The Dance Company presents “In Real Time …” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday (April 7-8) and 2Read the story …
Mary Donnelly Haskell, Daughter to Perform at ‘hUManities affair’
Second annual fundraiser set for March 5 at Lyric Theater
February 28, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Mother and daughter singer-actresses Mary Donnelly Haskell and Mary Lane Haskell are the featured performers Sunday (March 5) for a University of Mississippi Department of Music fundraiser. The department’s second annual “hUManities affair” is set for 4:30 p.m. at the Lyric. Tickets are $50 for singles and $75 for couples. All proceedsRead the story …
Ford Center Hosts ‘Murder on the Nile’ on Valentine’s Day
Production honors Agatha Christie's staging of classic whodunit
February 7, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An evening of deceit, intrigue and murder is in store for audiences Feb. 14 at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts when Aquila Theatre brings its production of mystery writer Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Nile” to the University of Mississippi. The 7:30 p.m. performance is Christie’s own stagingRead the story …
‘Miracle on 34th Street,’ Santa’s Workshop Among UM Christmas Events
Annual Gingerbread Village also open through Dec. 16 at Ford Center
November 30, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts and the University of Mississippi Museum have a whole bagful of family-friendly activities slated for December to encourage the Oxford and Ole Miss communities to embrace the holiday spirit. The Ford Center’s seventh annual Gingerbread Village opens Dec. 1 and is free toRead the story …