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19 Oct, 2018

Five Questions for Black Violin

By |Oct 19, 2018|2018-2019 Season|Comments Off on Five Questions for Black Violin

Stereotype-smashing duo Black Violin – Kevin Sylvester and Wilner Baptiste, a.k.a. Kev Marcus and Wil B.  – return to The PAC for the fifth season running on October 26, and in honor of this milestone we asked the band five questions about [...]

10 May, 2018

Seth Soloway Announced As The New Director of The PAC

By |May 10, 2018|Center News|Comments Off on Seth Soloway Announced As The New Director of The PAC

On Saturday, May 5, Purchase College President Thomas J. Schwarz officially announced the appointment of Seth Soloway, who has excelled as Interim Director for the past two years, as the Director of The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College. Received with [...]

25 Apr, 2018

Zisson Day at The PAC

By |Apr 25, 2018|2017 - 2018 season, Arts in Education Performances|Comments Off on Zisson Day at The PAC

On Thursday, April 19, the Zisson Family Foundation supported a fully immersive arts-in-education program right here at The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, designed to provide social and emotional education, academic curriculum support through performing arts engagement, and an introduction [...]

26 Mar, 2018

Five Questions for Choreographer Victor Quijada

By |Mar 26, 2018|2017 - 2018 season|Comments Off on Five Questions for Choreographer Victor Quijada

Victor Quijada and his RUBBERBANDance Group are spending a few days on the Purchase College campus ahead of their performance on Saturday, March 31. We caught up with Victor to ask him a few questions. Q: Why the name “RUBBERBANDance [...]

6 Mar, 2018

Five Questions for Sarah Chang

By |Mar 6, 2018|2017 - 2018 season|Comments Off on Five Questions for Sarah Chang

In advance of violinist Sarah Chang's upcoming performance, we asked her a few questions about herself and her music.   Q: You made your New York Philharmonic debut at age 8. What was that experience like? A: Life changing. I [...]

23 Feb, 2018

Five Questions for the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center about the February 24th concert: Vienna to Hollywood.

By |Feb 23, 2018|2017 - 2018 season|Comments Off on Five Questions for the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center about the February 24th concert: Vienna to Hollywood.

Q: How did the idea for a program connecting Vienna to Hollywood come about? Q: What do you hope to communicate to the audience with this program? A: We are thrilled to be back at Purchase with a wonderful program [...]

15 Feb, 2018

Five Questions for Velvet Caravan

By |Feb 15, 2018|2017 - 2018 season|Comments Off on Five Questions for Velvet Caravan

The unorthodox, high-energy, acoustic-based quintet Velvet Caravan has, over the past few years, emerged as one of the shining lights of Savannah’s burgeoning music scene, and they are heading our way this weekend! Looking ahead to their show, we posed [...]