TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Rose-Hulman has announced a series of free concert performances as part of their Discovery Music Series for the 2023-2024 academic year.

According to a release from RHIT, many of this year’s shows will feature the talents of the college’s Artist-in-Residence for 2023-2024, classical concert pianist Clare Longendyke D.M.

Image of Clare Longendyke D.M. (Photo courtesy of Esther Boston)

Longendyke has studied on both coasts of the country, as well as abroad during her training. Earning degrees at Boston University’s College of Fine Arts, she was an Arts Scholar at Paris’ École Normale de Musique through the Fullbright-Harriet Hale Woolley Award and received her master’s and doctoral of music degrees from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music.

“As Rose-Hulman’s 2023-24 Artist-in-Residence, I’m thrilled to be a part of the college’s already vibrant cultural community and will eagerly apply my talents as a classical concert pianist, educator, and concert curator to the role,” Longendyke said. “I am most excited to work with Rose-Hulman’s exceptional student body in classroom visits this fall, in the world premieres of their solo piano compositions next spring, and in my collaboration with the Rose-Hulman String Orchestra in May. It will be a pleasure to enhance the cultural atmosphere on campus while fostering creativity for all at Rose-Hulman and in the city of Terre Haute.”

All Discovery Music Series performances will take place in the Campus’ White Chapel with the exception of the season’s final two shows which will be held in Hatfield Hall.

The Discovery Music Series schedule is as follows;

  • October 15 @ 5 p.m.
    • RHIT & THSO Collaboration show
      • “This dynamic performance will feature an ensemble of exceptional THSO musicians: Erina Buchholz, THSO concertmaster; Esteban Hernandez Parra, principal violist; Kevin Flynn, principal cellist; and THSO clarinetist, Dr. Keith Northover. Together, they will present a program of works by Hummel, Mozart, and Beethoven, promising an evening of musical enchantment.“
  • November 5 @ 5 p.m.
    • Chamber Music Trio
  • January 14, 2024 @ 5 p.m.
    • Chamber Music Trio
  • February 4, 2024 @ 5 p.m.
    • The Artist-in-Residence Showcase Recital
  • April 17, 2024 @ 7:30 p.m.
    • Recital Celebrating the Evolution of Video Game Music
  • May 12, 2024 (in Hatfield Hall)
    • Florence Price’s Piano Concerto in One Movement
      • Longendyke will be joined by the Rose-Hulman String Orchestra in this performance.
  • TBD, May 2024 (in Hatfield Hall)
    • Rose-Hulman Student Composer’s World Premier Concert

For more information regarding the Discovery Music Series, including updated dates and times as events get closer visit their website here. All Discovery Music Series performances are free and open to the public.