Ouachita Stories

Ouachita offers after-school, community steel band program to Peake Elementary School students

Ouachita Baptist University has begun offering an after-school, community steel band program for fourth and fifth graders from Peake Elementary School in Arkadelphia. The steel band, called Pan Harmony, meets every Monday on Ouachita’s campus from 3 to 5 p.m.

Ouachita vocal studies students earn eleven finalist honors in Southern Region NATS auditions

Ouachita Baptist University music students earned 11 finalist honors at the 2018 Southern Region Conference and Student Auditions held at Northwestern Louisiana University in Natchitoches, La.

Ouachita to present A Festival of Christmas Nov. 30 & Dec. 1

Ouachita Baptist University’s School of Fine Arts will present its annual A Festival of Christmas performances on Friday, Nov. 30, and Saturday, Dec. 1, both at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center.

Ouachita Baptist University and Arkadelphia elementary students to present Honor Choir concert Nov. 17

Ouachita Baptist University will host the Honor Choir in concert on Saturday, Nov. 17, at 3 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall, located in Mabee Fine Arts Center.

Ouachita Percussion Ensemble to present concert Nov. 19

Ouachita Baptist University’s Percussion Ensemble will present a themed concert, “Space Odyssey,” on Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Ouachita’s McBeth Recital Hall in Mabee Fine Arts Center.

Ouachita music students chosen to sing and study in Italy

Ouachita Baptist University students filled one third of the competitive spots for this year’s Opera in Concert in Italy program. Five Ouachita students were selected for the three-week program for college students to study opera and Italian language while submerged in Italian culture.

Ouachita Wind Ensemble to present fall concert on Nov. 12

The Ouachita Baptist University Wind Ensemble will present a concert on Monday, Nov. 12, at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center.

Ouachita and Henderson State's theatre departments to co-produce "Sense and Sensibility" the week of Battle of the Ravine

Ouachita Baptist University and Henderson State University’s theatre departments are coming together the week of their colleges’ famous rivalry football game, the Battle of the Ravine, to perform a joint production adapted from the Jane Austen classic “Sense and Sensibility.”

Ouachita Jazz Band to present concert Nov. 5

Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will present its Jazz Band in concert on Monday, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center on Ouachita’s campus.

Ouachita Opera Theatre to present opera "The Old Maid and the Thief" Nov. 1-4

Ouachita Baptist University Opera Theatre will present Gian Carlo Menotti’s radio opera The Old Maid and the Thief Nov. 1-4. Shows will run Thursday, Nov. 1, through Saturday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee performance on Sunday, Nov.4, at 2:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center.