Join us for all or part of the day to see seniors present their original research projects via posters and presentations—styled to mimic a professional scientific conference format.
Register for the NSS Symposium here.
An original musical created by seniors in Theatre & Performance.
A 17-piece big band that performs jazz from every era, the PJO swings every time.
Register for the Purchase Jazz Orchestra here.
A fascinating sonic essay that documents the histories of violence against land and bodies in the US-Mexico borderlands. Soundscapes, music, poetry, essays, interviews, and archival material interweave in this experimental sound piece.
The culmination of the weekly School of Film and Media Studies Screening Series for 2023-24, “Glassworks Sonic Visions” is the result of a year of collaboration between the Purchase Symphony Orchestra and Experimental Workshop student filmmakers. Crafting visuals in response to Glassworks (1982) composed by Philip Glass, the filmmakers have produced a series of short pieces as accompaniment to the orchestra’s performance. They have also produced visual interludes between Glass’s original movements for musicians to respond to with improvisation as well as a new selection of eclectic musical arrangements chosen in response to the images, a dynamic volley of picture and sound that will produce something entirely new witnessed for the first and last time by tonight’s audience.
Register for Glassworks here.
Remarkable performances by professionally trained seniors in an exciting program created and staged by our esteemed faculty and alumni.
Register for the PDCo Spring Concert here.
Opening Reception + Exhibition
The stunning artwork of the senior class fills the Visual Arts Building’s galleries and hallways. (On view: May 8–15 / to attend another day, email admissions@purchase.edu)
Register for Joyride Opening Reception here.
Experience work by students in classical instrumental performance presented in small ensembles.
Register for Chamber Music here.
The seniors in the Film BFA program will screen their thesis films in narrative, documentary, and experimental genres.
Register for the May 15 Film Screening here.
Register for the May 16 Film Screening here.