Highly eminent concert pianist, Spencer Myer, Steinway artist and associate professor of piano at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, arrived at Varner Recital Hall on Feb. 22 to perform a recital...
With the recent Oakland University campus closure, over 15,000 students are adjusting to classes being moved online or even off campus. However, performing arts majors are impacted differently.
Varner...
Varner Hall, Oakland University’s building dedicated to the School of Music and various departments within the College of Arts and Science, has recently undergone renovations over the 2023 summer break...
Directed by Sarita Alvarado, “America Through Our Lens” is the Oakland University Kaleidoscope Cabaret Theatre’s second annual performance. It is an inspirational look into the global majority of...
Varner Hall, a building dedicated in 1971 to Oakland University’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance (SMTD), has been marred by poor soundproofing since the day the building was first opened after recent...
Oakland University has been home to a storied history of theater, concert, dance and artistic performances over the years. The breadth of artistic ventures students, graduates, alumni and others have accomplished...
Over the past few years, there have been multiple construction projects across campus — such as South Foundation Hall (SFH), Varner Hall, O’Dowd Hall and a few others. Senior Engineer Ryan Giorio and...
A little over two months ago, Oakland University’s West Campus (OWC) opened its doors to the School of Music, Theatre and Dance (SMTD).
The theatre and music departments are mainly utilizing the OWC...
Young love is a universal narrative — one that junior musical theater major Cayla Stus is bringing to the Varner Lab Theatre from Sept. 2-4 with Joey Contreras’s latest musical, “In Pieces.”
This...
With registration for the Summer 2022, Fall 2022 and Winter 2023 semesters underway, Oakland University's faculty has expressed concerns over problems surrounding enrollment and course cancellations for...
Injured on the job
Varner Hall has been the site of two recent occupational injury incidents — though the two incidents appear by all accounts to be unrelated to one another.
At 9:30 a.m. on November...
Due to important renovations to Varner Hall, the School of Music, Theatre and Dance (SMTD) — specifically the music and dance department — will be going “on tour” this semester.
The SMTD has...
