department of performing arts

Geoffrey Kershner, Academy CEO, to give Commencement address

Geoffrey Kershner poses in downtown Lynchburg, with the Academy Center of the Arts in the background.

The ceremony will take place at 9 a.m. on Sunday, May 11. ... READ MORE >>

Actress and activist Erika Alexander speaks during annual MLK Celebration

Actress and activist Erika Alexander sits onstage during Randolph College's annual MLK Celebration.

Alexander starred as attorney Maxine Shaw on the popular 1990s series Living Single, a now-iconic character.... READ MORE >>

Randolph to host an ‘Afternoon of Korean Art Song’ in January

A web graphic for an upcoming Korean Art Song concert, with photos of soprano Misook Yun, mezzo-soprano Ryu-Kyung Kim, and pianist Daeun Choic. The concert will be held at 3 p.m. Jan. 18 in Wimberly Recital Hall and admission is free

The trio will perform gagok, a contemporary Korean vocal art form influenced by Western music traditions. ... READ MORE >>

Powerhouse vocalist and saxophonist Camille Thurman to perform at Randolph

Musician Camille Thurman poses with a saxophone in a gold dress

Thurman was the first woman in 30 years to tour, record, and perform full-time internationally as a saxophonist and woodwind doubler with the world-renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. ... READ MORE >>

New faculty Q&A: Sudesh Mantillake

Sudesh Mantillake poses for a portrait on front campus

Mantillake, Randolph College’s Quillian Visiting International Scholar, had a truly global education. ... READ MORE >>

New faculty Q&A: Claire Hancock

A portrait photograph of professor Claire Hancock, taken on front campus

Hancock is a visiting assistant professor of dance and director of the College’s Helen McGehee Visiting Artists Program in Dance.... READ MORE >>

Spring Dance Concert celebrating ‘individuality through shared movement’

Performances will be held on Friday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 6, at 2 p.m. ... READ MORE >>

Bio Ritmo, 10-piece salsa band, headlining latest Guest Artist concert

Band members will also lead an educational session exploring the roots of salsa dura music.... READ MORE >>

‘Edges The Musical’ tackles classic coming-of-age questions

The song cycle features 10 students singing 13 songs that have a pop-rock, early 2000s feel to them.... READ MORE >>

Soprano Christine Jobson, baritone Markel Reed to headline next guest artist concert

The program features a mix of art song, musical theatre, and operatic vocal selections, from works by Bach, Mozart, and Brahms to contemporary Black composers such as Noel da Costa, Shawn Okpebholo, and Dave Ragland.... READ MORE >>