Kaitlyn Bush pursues ministry and music at HPU
BROWNWOOD – May 30, 2018 – Kaitlyn Bush has long had a connection to Howard Payne University. The HPU senior, majoring in practical theology and minoring in music, said living just a few miles outside of Brownwood meant the university was a familiar feature throughout her early years. She says her youth pastors, HPU alumni […]
National band sorority and fraternity hold district convention at Howard Payne University
BROWNWOOD – May 29, 2018 – The Southwest District Convention of national band sorority Tau Beta Sigma and fraternity Kappa Kappa Psi was recently held at Howard Payne University. Delta Upsilon and Zeta Beta, HPU’s branches of Tau Beta Sigma and Kappa Kappa Psi, served as the hosts of the weekend’s events. More than 700 […]
HPU hosts Pre-College Music students at festival and competition
BROWNWOOD – April 26, 2018 – Thirty students in Howard Payne University’s Pre-College Music Program recently competed in the District 8-4 Junior Festival in conjunction with the National Federation of Music Clubs. The festival was hosted at HPU. Students entered in the Competitive category who received a Superior rating at the local festival are entitled […]
HPU hosts first Secondary Educators’ Choral Conducting Workshop
BROWNWOOD – April 26, 2018 – Howard Payne University’s School of Music and Fine Arts recently hosted its first Secondary Educators’ Choral Conducting Workshop. As part of the two-day intensive workshop, high school and middle school educators and students received instruction designed to hone their skills as conductors. Dr. John Dickson, director of choral studies […]
HPU’s University Singers to present concert on Monday, April 30
BROWNWOOD – April 26, 2018 – The University Singers of Howard Payne University will present a spring concert titled on Monday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m. This free concert will be held at HPU’s Grace Chapel and is open to the public. This concert titled “The American Choral Tradition” will feature strictly American composers dating […]
HPU faculty members to present recital on Monday
BROWNWOOD – April 20, 2018 – Howard Payne University’s Stephen Goacher, professor of music, and Dr. Elizabeth Wallace, chair of HPU’s Department of Music and professor of music, will present a faculty recital at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 23, in the university’s Grace Chapel. “It is such a pleasure to work with a pianist […]
HPU’s Heritage Singers to present a service of “Evensong” on Thursday, April 19
BROWNWOOD – April 17, 2018 – Howard Payne University’s Heritage Singers will present a service of “Evensong” on Thursday, April 19, at 7:30 p.m. The free event will be held at St. John’s Anglican Church in Brownwood and is open to the public. The Heritage Singers choir is under the direction of Dr. Christopher Rosborough, […]
HPU’s Drew McNeill to present senior art exhibition through May 4
BROWNWOOD – April 17, 2018 – Howard Payne University’s Drew McNeill, from Brownwood, will present his senior art major exhibition through May 4 at the Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Art Gallery, located in HPU’s Doakie Day Art Center. In 1997, McNeill began his higher-education journey at Baylor University in Waco and returned to that […]
HPU’s Stephen Goacher to perform at Eastland Jazz Festival this Saturday
BROWNWOOD – April 12, 2018 – Howard Payne University’s Stephen Goacher, professor of music, will appear as guest artist at the fifth annual Eastland Jazz Festival on Saturday, April 14. The festival’s performances, scheduled to run from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., will be held at the Majestic Theatre in downtown Eastland along with open-air […]
Japanese Debate Association members participate in forum at HPU
BROWNWOOD – April 9, 2018 – Howard Payne University’s Student Speaker Bureau Speech and Debate Team recently held discussion sessions with Japanese students Kanaru Sato and Takuya Higuchi, the 2018 Japanese National Team from the Japan Debate Association. The campus events, which focused on the importance of dialogue as a means of understanding intercultural and […]
HPU to present an evening of food, fun and music
BROWNWOOD – April 5, 2018 – Howard Payne University’s Symphonic Band will present its 23nd annual “American Music Spectacular” on Tuesday, April 24. The evening’s activities will begin at 5:30 p.m. outside in front of the university’s Mims Auditorium with food available from local food truck vendors. Live outdoor music will begin at 6:00 p.m. […]
HPU to present choir concert featuring guest conductor Dr. John Dickson
BROWNWOOD – March 21, 2018 – Howard Payne University’s Concert Choir will present a concert on Friday, March 23, at 6:30 p.m. in the university’s Grace Chapel. Dr. John Dickson, director of choral studies at Louisiana State University, will be featured as guest conductor for the concert. The public is invited to attend this free […]
HPU’s Student Speaker Bureau competes at championship tournament
BROWNWOOD – February 14, 2018 – Howard Payne University’s Student Speaker Bureau speech and debate team placed fifth overall at the Texas Intercollegiate Forensics Association Spring Championship tournament, held recently at Blinn College in Bryan. Christopher Freeland, junior theatre major from Bangs, was named to the prestigious Texas All-State Forensics Squad. The honor is bestowed […]
HPU’s Symphonic Band to present winter concert
BROWNWOOD – February 14, 2018 – Howard Payne University’s Symphonic Band will present its annual late-winter concert, titled “How Suite It Is,” on Tuesday, February 27, at 7:30 p.m. in the university’s Mims Auditorium. There is no charge for the concert and the public is encouraged to attend. The concert will feature “First Suite in […]
HPU professor to perform with San Angelo Symphony Orchestra
BROWNWOOD – February 1, 2018 – Howard Payne University’s Stephen Goacher, professor of music, has been invited to perform as principal saxophone with the San Angelo Symphony Orchestra at the group’s concert Saturday, February 3. The concert will be held at 7:00 p.m. in The Murphey Performance Hall in San Angelo. Goacher has frequently performed […]
HPU hosts art show by four Waco artists
BROWNWOOD – January 26, 2018 – Howard Payne University’s Department of Art will host an art show through February 27 titled “Intimate Studies: Nature and Landscape Forms.” The exhibit is available for viewing at the Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Art Gallery in HPU’s Doakie Day Art Center on the university’s campus. There is no cost […]
HPU’s University Singers group gears up for spring rehearsals
BROWNWOOD – January 12, 2018 – The University Singers, Howard Payne University’s community and collegiate choral opportunity, is welcoming new and returning musical enthusiasts into its membership for the spring 2018 semester. Rehearsals will be held on Mondays starting January 22 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:50 p.m. at the choral rehearsal hall, room 503, in […]
HPU’s jazz ensemble to present concert Thursday, January 18
BROWNWOOD – January 11, 2018 – The Howard Payne University Jazz Ensemble will present a winter concert titled “January Jazz” on Thursday, January 18, at 7:30 p.m. This concert will be held in the university’s Mims Auditorium and is open to the public. There is no charge for admission. The ensemble will perform songs that […]
HPU students meet professional sport teams’ communication staff members
BROWNWOOD – December 4, 2017 – Students in Howard Payne University’s Sport, Media and Culture course within the university’s Department of Communication took two academic trips to professional sporting events this fall – a Texas Rangers baseball game and San Antonio Spurs basketball game – to meet with the communications staff of each organization. Dr. […]
HPU’s University Singers and Concert Choir to present Christmas concert
BROWNWOOD – November 30, 2017 – The University Singers and Concert Choir of Howard Payne University will present a Christmas Concert Thursday, December 7, at 7:30 p.m. at Coggin Avenue Baptist Church in Brownwood. The program is free of charge and open to the public. The choirs will perform selections from Handel’s timeless work titled […]
HPU’s Pre-College Music students to perform at railroad museum
BROWNWOOD – November 28, 2017 – Howard Payne University’s Pre-College Music students will hold their Christmas performance on Saturday, December 2, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at The Martin & Frances Lehnis Railroad Museum in Brownwood. “Students in the program will present some wonderful vocal and instrumental Christmas selections to family and friends,” said […]
HPU’s Symphonic Band and Concert Choir to present Christmas Celebration concert
BROWNWOOD – November 27, 2017 – Howard Payne University’s Symphonic Band and Concert Choir will present a Christmas Celebration concert Thursday, November 30, at 7:30 p.m. This free concert will be held in the university’s Mims Auditorium and is open to the public. “We hope that many will make the walk over to Mims Auditorium […]
HPU’s Marissa Godbey to present senior recital
BROWNWOOD – November 20, 2017 – Howard Payne University student Marissa Godbey will present a senior recital Tuesday, November 28, at 6:30 p.m. at the university’s Grace Chapel. Admission is free for this recital and the public is encouraged to attend. Godbey, a mezzo-soprano from Austin, is a music education major from the studio of […]
HPU’s Malone will present senior recital this Friday, November 17
BROWNWOOD – November 14, 2017 – Howard Payne University student Victoria Malone of Fort Worth will present a senior recital on Friday, November 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the university’s Grace Chapel. Malone is pursuing a bachelor of music in performance with a voice concentration. She is a student from the studio of Dr. Celeste […]
HPU art faculty members exhibit work, publish article
BROWNWOOD – November 10, 2017 – Works by Howard Payne University’s David Harmon, professor of art and chair of the Department of Art, and his wife, Susan Harmon, adjunct instructor of art, are available for viewing in a variety of locations this month with exhibitions in Temple, Austin and Brownwood and an article published in […]