HPU Concert Choir and University Singers to present “Requiem”
BROWNWOOD – April 22, 2016 – The Howard Payne University Concert Choir and University Singers will present a concert Tuesday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church Brownwood. The concert is free and the public is encouraged to attend. The program, titled “Requiem,” is written by Sir John Rutter who is one of […]
HPU dean presents scholarly papers at regional conference
BROWNWOOD – April 21, 2016 – Howard Payne University’s Dr. Richard Fiese, dean of the School of Music and Fine Arts, recently presented two scholarly papers during lectures at the annual South Central Regional Conference of the College Music Society. The conference was held this year at the Lamar D. Fain College of Fine Arts […]
HPU Jazz Combo performs at Eastland Jazz Festival
BROWNWOOD – April 20, 2016 – Howard Payne University’s Jazz Combo was featured in concert at the third annual Eastland Jazz Festival held recently at the Majestic Theatre in Eastland. In addition to performing a concert, the HPU Jazz Combo, a small group of musicians selected from the HPU Jazz Ensemble, presented a workshop on […]
HPU Heritage Singers to present concert
BROWNWOOD – April 18, 2016 – The Howard Payne University Heritage Singers will present a spring concert titled “God So Loved the World,” Tuesday, April 19, at 7:30 p.m. This free concert is open to the public and will be held in the university’s Grace Chapel. The program will include mainstream hits such as “My […]
HPU pre-college music students participate in junior festival
BROWNWOOD – April 14, 2016 – The District 8-4 Junior Festival, in conjunction with the National Federation of Music Clubs, recently held its local competition at Howard Payne University. Several of Howard Payne University’s Pre-College music students participated in the event and received various awards. Students who enter the competitive category and earn a “superior” […]
HPU faculty member to sing solo in performance of Mozart’s “Requiem” in Abilene
BROWNWOOD – April 13, 2016 – Howard Payne University’s Dr. Gregory Church, associate professor of music, will be featured as the tenor soloist in a collaborative performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Requiem, K. 626.” The performance will take place Thursday, April 14, at 7:00 p.m. in the sanctuary of Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Abilene. […]
Estate bequeaths musical instruments and memorabilia to HPU band
BROWNWOOD – April 13, 2016 – Howard Payne University’s Yellow Jacket Band received two musical instruments as well as various music-related memorabilia that were bequeathed from the estate of Bill Edward Ross. The donations included a cornet and a banjo along with many historic photos of the HPU band. Ross was a 1949 graduate of […]
HPU exhibiting works of art students
BROWNWOOD – April 8, 2016 – Howard Payne University is exhibiting the work of art majors, minors and other students who have taken classes through HPU’s Department of Art this academic year. The exhibition is scheduled through April 16 and is housed in the Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Art Gallery inside HPU’s Doakie Day Art […]
HPU’s Student Speaker Bureau competes in San Diego tournament
BROWNWOOD – April 7, 2016 – Student Speaker Bureau, Howard Payne University’s speech and debate team, recently competed at the National Christian College Forensics Association Invitational National Championships. The tournament was held in early March at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, California. Braxton Clark, junior global studies major from Southlake, was named second-place […]
Husband-and-wife HPU faculty members exhibit artwork at UMHB
BROWNWOOD – April 1, 2016 – 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, recently returned from exhibiting 70 pieces of their artwork by invitation from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton. David Harmon also gave a lecture […]
HPU’s Symphonic Band and Concert Choir to present concert tours
BROWNWOOD – March 31, 2016 – Howard Payne University’s Symphonic Band and Concert Choir will each tour select schools and churches in western and central Texas in April. The band will travel Sunday, April 3, through Tuesday, April 5, on its spring concert tour and the choir will travel Friday, April 8, through Monday, April […]
HPU music faculty to present recital
BROWNWOOD – March 28, 2016 – Three of Howard Payne University’s School of Music and Fine Arts faculty will present a recital Friday, April 1, at 7:30 p.m. The recital is free to the public and will be held in the university’s Grace Chapel. “Everyone is welcome to come enjoy this wonderful evening of music,” […]
HPU exhibiting works of senior art students
BROWNWOOD – March 21, 2016 – Howard Payne University is exhibiting the artwork of three senior art students today through March 31. The artwork of Molly Hull of Brownwood, Cantrell Miller of Rochelle and Emily Peisker of Cedar Park is on exhibit in the Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Art Gallery inside HPU’s Doakie Day Art […]
HPU to host the Assembly Quartet in concert
BROWNWOOD – March 3, 2016 – Howard Payne University’s School of Music and Fine Arts will host the Assembly Quartet, a professional chamber music ensemble of saxophones, in concert on Monday, March 14, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held in the university’s Grace Chapel and the public is encouraged to attend. The Assembly […]
HPU theatre producing “Inventing Montana”
BROWNWOOD – February 25, 2016 – Howard Payne University’s Department of Theatre is producing “Inventing Montana,” a play by Jeanne Murray Walker. Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 25, through Saturday, February 27, and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 28. The HPU Theatre is located at 202 Whaley Street in Brownwood. A […]
HPU debaters win big at home tournament
BROWNWOOD – February 23, 2016 – Howard Payne University debaters Braxton Clark, junior from Southlake, and Isaac Sommers, junior from Boerne, won the open parliamentary debate division at the Texas Intercollegiate Forensics Association Spring Championship tournament held at Howard Payne University February 5-7. HPU hosted and competed against 22 teams from 16 colleges and universities. […]
HPU’s symphonic band to present concert
BROWNWOOD – February 12, 2016 – The School of Music at Howard Payne University will present the symphonic band in its first concert of the spring semester on Thursday, February 25, at 7:30 p.m. in HPU’s Mims Auditorium. The band will present a varied and exciting program, including selections from Gallop, from First Suite for […]
HPU’s Gabriella Glenn Guest to perform senior recital
BROWNWOOD – February 9, 2016 – Howard Payne University student Gabriella Glenn Guest will present a senior recital on Thursday, February 18, at 7:30 p.m. The recital will be in the university’s Grace Chapel. Guest, a mezzo-soprano, is a music major from Midlothian. She is a student of Dr. Celeste Church, dean of institutional research […]
HPU to exhibit works by artist Ruben Salinas
BROWNWOOD – January 18, 2016 – The artwork of Ruben Salinas, painter and digital design artist, will be on exhibit at Howard Payne University January 25 through March 5. The collection, titled “Aspects of Black and White,” will be exhibited in the Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Art Gallery inside HPU’s Doakie Day Art Center. Born […]
HPU’s Harmon exhibiting work at Lubbock gallery
BROWNWOOD – December 15, 2015 – A painting by David Harmon, chair of Howard Payne University’s Department of Art, was accepted to the group exhibition “White on White” at the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts in Lubbock. The exhibition is open now through January 23. Each piece in the exhibition features monochromatic works […]
Early HPU artifact discovered in attic of Brownwood home
BROWNWOOD – December 14, 2015 – An item found in the attic of a Brownwood home was recently given a prominent new location at Howard Payne University. A 117-year-old Howard Payne diploma – the oldest known in existence – was discovered and donated to the university by Derek and Stephanie Kirbo of Brownwood. The diploma […]
HPU brings home top speaker award, other accolades from recent debate tournament
BROWNWOOD – December 8, 2015 – HPU’s Student Speaker Bureau speech and debate team recently competed at the Texas Intercollegiate Forensics Association (TIFA) Fall Championship tournament, held at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi. Braxton Clark, junior social science global studies major from Southlake, was named top debate speaker at the tournament. Clark and team […]
HPU’s Huebner and Strebeck to present senior recital
BROWNWOOD – November 17, 2015 –Howard Payne University students Micah Huebner and Hannah Strebeck will present a senior recital on Thursday, November 19, at 7:00 p.m. in the university’s Grace Chapel. Huebner, a music education major from Brazoria, will perform on the bassoon. Strebeck, a music education major from Highlands, will perform on the flute. […]
HPU hosting “iPhonography” art exhibition
Howard Payne University’s Department of Art is hosting the art exhibition iPhonography through December 4. The exhibition, housed in the Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Gallery of HPU’s Doakie Day Art Center, features the photography and digital imagery of Scott Strickland. Strickland graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University with a Master of Fine Arts degree […]
HPU’s Concert Choir to present fall concert
BROWNWOOD – November 13, 2015 – Howard Payne University’s Concert Choir will present its fall concert Tuesday, November 17, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held in the university’s Grace Chapel and is free to the public. A variety of musical selections will be presented including four that feature HPU student soloists or instrumentalists. […]