Rockapella
September 4th, 2008 at 8:00 pm - The undisputed kings of contemporary pop a cappella, the sound of this five-man powerhouse is an inf Learn More...
Gleb Ivanov, pianist
September 11th, 2008 at 8:00 pm - Twenty-five year old Russian pianist Gleb Ivanov is “eerily like the ghost of Horowitz…His talent is Learn More...
Music in the Air VI
September 14th, 2008 at 5:00 pm - Bells and more will ring from the tower of Tillman Hall as university carillonneur Linda Dzuris pres Learn More...
Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway
September 16th, 2008 at 8:00 pm - 100 Years of Broadway is a revue featuring five of Broadway’s finest singers accompanied by an all-s Learn More...
The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley
September 26th, 2008 at 7:00 pm - Ten year old Stanley Lambchop makes it cool to be flat! Although an unfortunate encounter with a bu Learn More...
History of Performing Arts at Clemson
The inception of the performing arts at Clemson University can be traced back to the early part of the 19th century. At that time, individual faculty and students organized bands, choral groups and other musical and theatrical activities -- often by forming clubs.
The music department gained its first official director in 1947, when Hugh McGarity took the helm of the Clemson Ba
nd and Men's Glee Club. The band's second director was Robert E. Lovett. In the early 1950s, all band activity was organized within the Department of Bands, administered by the Office of Student Affairs. During this period, the marching band became known as the Tiger Band, the Clemson College Concert Band began to present regular concerts and the Women's Glee Club was created.
Throughout Clemson's history, c
ommunity members and students have presented theatre. In fact, the history of the Clemson Little Theatre closely parallels theatre activity on campus. In 1964, a group of students interested in performing plays formed the Clemson Players, a recognized student organization advised by Professor of English Arthur Fear.
In 1987, the Department of Performing Arts was formed, combining the areas of music and drama. The department moved to the Brooks Center in 1993, and in 2002, the department initiated the Bachelor of Arts in Production Studies in Performing Arts.
