HPU’s Symphonic Band and the Central Texas Community Band to host annual American Music Spectacular April 29
BROWNWOOD – April 25, 2025 – The HPU Symphonic Band and the Central Texas Community Band are joining forces to present the annual American Music Spectacular concert Tuesday, April 29. The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Mims Auditorium on the HPU campus. Admission is free and open to the public. The American […]
HPU’s Zeta Beta chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi awarded the Pillar of Leadership Award
BROWNWOOD – April 15, 2025 – Howard Payne University’s Zeta Beta chapter of the national honorary band fraternity Kappa Kappa Psi received the Pillar of Leadership Award during the Southwest District Convention held in Midwest City, Oklahoma on March 29. HPU’s chapter was honored from among 48 chapters representing college and university bands from Arkansas, […]
HPU invites community to HymnSing at FBC Brownwood
BROWNWOOD – April 2, 2025 – The Brownwood Community Chorus will present their 6th annual HymnSing concert on Tuesday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church Brownwood. The Brownwood Community Chorus is comprised of Howard Payne students and local musicians. “The choir has been working diligently to present this concert […]
HPU hosts three Spring Break trips
BROWNWOOD – March 26, 2025 –During HPU’s Spring Break from March 10-14, several students had the opportunity to travel with various HPU programs. Ten HPU students and seven faculty and staff members traveled to Honduras for a mission trip, the biology department took students in the Global Studies in Biology class to London and Cambridge, […]
HPU Department of Theatre performs at Christian University Theatre Festival
BROWNWOOD – March 19, 2025 – On February 28 to March 2, the HPU Department of Theatre performed “Anastasia: The Musical” to three consecutive sell-out audiences at the Howard Payne University Theatre. Following their home-town success, the entire production was loaded into a trailer and hit the road to perform at the Christian University Theatre […]
HPU Department of Theatre hosts “Anastasia: The Musical”
BROWNWOOD – February 19, 2025 – Howard Payne University students will perform “Anastasia: The Musical” from February 28 through March 3. This musical performance will be HPU’s entrance into the Christian University Theatre Festival, hosted by Hardin-Simmons University (HSU). Showtimes at the HPU Theatre will be Friday, February 28 and Saturday, March 1 at 7:30 […]
Ethan Yeats ’15, band director at Brownwood ISD, speaks students during recital hour at HPU
BROWNWOOD – February 13, 2025 – HPU’s Department of Music was pleased to welcome back to campus alumnus Ethan Yeats ’15, to speak with the music students during recital hour on Wednesday, February 5, 2024. Yeats is currently serving as a band director for Brownwood ISD. He spoke to the students regarding the importance of […]
HPU’s Stephen Goacher to present Faculty Jazz Recital celebrating Black History Month
BROWNWOOD – February 12, 2025 – In observance of HPU’s month-long celebration of Black History Month, Stephen Goacher, professor of music at HPU, will present the Faculty Jazz Recital on Thursday, February 20. The concert will be held in Mims Auditorium and admission is free. The pre-concert interactive will begin at 7:00 p.m. and the […]
HPU hosts UIL pre-contest listening session for area band directors through CRSSME
BROWNWOOD – January 23, 2025 – The Center for Rural and Small School Music Education (CRSSME) at Howard Payne University, in cooperation with Tarpley Music of San Angelo, sponsored a University Interscholastic League (UIL) pre-contest listening session for area school band directors on January 19. The panel of respondent-clinicians included James Bode, Barry Hunt and […]