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Debate team on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

Awe-inspiring performance places CUI Forensics second in the nation

4/8/2022 - 3 minute read

CUI’s forensics team placed second at the National Christian College Forensics Invitational that took place from Fri. March 18 through Sun. March 20 in Virginia on Liberty University’s campus.

Group photo of the Americana Ensemble group

Americana Ensemble Spring Concert

3/18/2022 - 1 minute read

The Americana Ensemble concert is Fri., April 1, at 7 p.m. It will be located in the Borland-Manske Center in the Charlie and Ling Zhang Orchestra Hall, and is free to attend!

Director and Music Department Chair, Dr. Tom Mueller said, “The ensemble rehearses once a week and members prepare outside of that rehearsal to learn their parts.” He added, “It’s like a bluegrass band or jazz group, but some people may have solos, a fiddle or guitar solo may just happen in the middle of a piece. There’s lots of variety from instruments and voices.”

CUI soccer player Raymond Odom is a natural born leader

2/11/2022 - 1 minute read

Raymond Odom, headlining Concordia soccer player and sophomore, gives back on and off the field. On Jan. 22, Odom spearheaded a soccer uniform giveaway to students of his alma mater, at Jones High School.

Haven exhibit debuts in Grimm Hall

1/21/2022 - 2 minute read

“Haven,” a new art exhibition created by Rachel Soo, professor of graphic design, debuted in the John and Linda Friend Art Gallery on Jan., 16. The exhibit is located inside Grimm Hall, and will be displayed until Jan., 28.

What’s your Endgame?

1/21/2022 - 1 minute read

Concordia’s Theatre Department is giving students the opportunity to take a walk down memory lane and contemplate what they’d do differently if given the chance. From Jan 27. to Jan. 30, CUI’s Theatre Department will be showcasing “Endgame” on the big stage.

Sinfonietta Sunday Evening Concery with Tony Ellis, Trumpt banner

A Sinfonietta Sunday evening concert with Tony Ellis

1/21/2022 - 1 minute read

Welcome back, Concordia students! If you’re looking for some musical entertainment before semester work and classes start to pick up the pace, check out the Sinfonietta Sunday Evening Concert with Tony Ellis. If a nice evening of flutes, horns, a selection of other orchestra instruments, and an evening of fine dining provided by Bon Appetit cafe sounds enticing to you, then the Sinfonietta Sunday evening concert is exactly the place you want to be on Jan. 20 at 6 p.m. Dinner will be served at 5 p.m.

John Patitucci and Friends Concert and John Patitucci Jazz Trio Concert

1/21/2022 - 0 minute read

In the fall semester of 2021, Concordia Music students were just getting started as they caught the rhythm of navigating their new normal again with in-person performances. Now, CUI’s Music Department is jazzing up performances to add a “spring” in the semester’s step.

Concodia University Borland Manske Center

Introducing the Concordia Music Competition

1/21/2022 - 2 minute read

On Sat., Feb. 5, Concordia’s Music Department will welcome local students of all ages to participate in the Concordia Music Competition. In an in-person opportunity to demonstrate their musical prowess, the young musicians will compete for scholarships to the Summer Chamber Music Camp that was pioneered last summer by Dr. HyeJung Shin.

Concordia's orchestra and choir perform "The Repeat the Sounding Joy"

Concordia musicians and vocalists raise the sounds of joy in Segerstrom Christmas concert

12/10/2021 - 3 minute read

After three years since the last appearance at Segerstrom Hall, Concordia’s choir and orchestra returned to the stage to perform. On Mon., Dec. 6 at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. over a thousand audience members arrived to listen to “Repeat the Sounding Joy.”

Just once a week improves technique

12/10/2021 - 1 minute read

This semester, graphic design students worked on a creative weekly project to encourage consistent and creative thought.

Professor Soo, the Graphic Design Program Director, said that she was “inspired by Elle Luna's The 100 Day Project. She asks, ‘What could you do with 100 days of making?’ It focuses on showing up day after day and celebrating the process. I wanted to give my students a similar opportunity.”

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