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Monday, December 8, 2014
Florida Southern College’s nationally renowned Christmas Gala holiday concert will be broadcast on WEDU-TV
Florida Southern College’s nationally renowned Christmas Gala holiday concert will be broadcast on WEDU-TV on December 25th at 9:30 p.m. The Christmas Gala will be presented live in the Branscomb Auditorium on Saturday, December 6, at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m., and filmed for telecast on Christmas night. Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for students and are available through the box office at 863.680.4296.
The Florida Southern College Department of Music’s annual Christmas Gala is a beloved season tradition, delighting audiences with a magnificently performed collection of classic carols as well as more current holiday favorites.
“We are delighted each year to celebrate the holiday season with the many friends and families who have made the Florida Southern gala part of their Christmas tradition,” remarked FSC President Anne Kerr. “This year, it’s wonderful to share the impressive talent of our acclaimed music department with thousands of families throughout West Central Florida.”
Professor Paula Parsché, chair of the Department of Music, adds, “This is one of the year’s most anticipated performances, where a variety of ensembles, student soloists, and alumni come together to create an unforgettable holiday experience for the community. I am especially pleased that we can share what promises to be a dazzling performance with an even larger audience through this broadcast.”
Additionally, Nfocus, the Lakeland company that will be filming the concert, will produce a short behind-the-scenes documentary segment about the making of the FSC Christmas Gala for WEDU’s Arts Plus program, which will air periodically throughout December.
Sunday, December 7, 2014
Organic Architecture, a common misnomer

Friday, December 5, 2014
Fine arts
The music department offers the Bachelor of Arts, the Bachelor of Music in performance, the Bachelor of Music Education, and the Bachelor of Science in Music Management. The department maintains several successful large ensembles, including the wind ensemble, symphony band, jazz ensemble, symphony orchestra, and several choral groups. Each large ensemble is featured in concert at least once every semester on the Festival of Fine Arts. Smaller chamber ensembles include the flute choir, clarinet choir, saxophone choir, horn choir, trumpet choir, trombone choir, tuba choir, cello choir, viola choir, percussion ensemble, and vocal chamber ensemble. The opera theater usually produces one fully staged opera or opera gala every academic year. The music faculty are highly accomplished performers and teachers, and over the years have been joined by internationally acclaimed performers Beverly Wolff and Robert MacDonald.
The theater department puts on four mainstage shows a year in the Buckner Theater, including two musicals. A musical theatre major was added in Fall 2013.
The College's Festival of Fine Arts is the longest running in Polk County, and has hosted world-renowned artists Kathleen Battle, André Watts, I Musici di Roma, Jennifer Larmore, Sylvia McNair, and The Munich Symphony Orchestra.
Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise
In 2011, the College announced an undisclosed contribution from Carol Jenkins Barnett ('79) in honor of her husband, Barney Barnett ('65). The funds would be used to establish the Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise. This gesture came shortly after Richard W. "Bill" Becker ('65) gifted $5 million to the School for the construction of a new undergraduate business building. Construction of the Becker Undergraduate Business Building and the Graduate and Executive Building is scheduled to begin late 2012 or early 2013. Like the Barnett Residential Life Center, these two buildings will also be designed by architect Robert A. M. Stern[11]
Undergraduate students at the Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise study in one of three programs: Accounting, Business Administration, or Economics. The School also allows students to focus on career tracks in Finance, International Business, Management, Marketing, and Sport Management. The Barnett School also offers the Master of Business Administration to full-time students in its 16-month accelerated program, as well as part-time students in the form of evening and Saturday classes. The Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise was accredited by AACSB-International in 2013.
Campus
The present campus comprises some 64 buildings on 100 acres (405,000 m²) of land and is home to the largest collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world.[6] The campus itself is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district, due to the historical significance of its buildings. In 2011 and 2012, it was selected as the most beautiful campus in America by The Princeton Review. In September 2011, Travel+Leisure listed it as one of the most beautiful campuses in the United States, and noted that it was recently put under watch by the World Monument Fund as an endangered cultural site.[7]
The College has undergone many changes to its infrastructure in the last few years. In 2009, the Robert A. M. Stern-designed Barnett Residential Life Center was completed. The complex includes Nicholas and Wesley Halls, and houses up to 235 students in lake-view rooms designed to complement Frank Lloyd Wright's existing architecture on campus.[8] Meanwhile in 2008, Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker bestowed to the school $1.5 million to construct a technology center. The 4,000 square foot Rinker Technology Center opened its doors in March, 2010.[9]
Besides improving the campus proper, FSC has also expanded outward by acquiring properties in adjacent neighborhoods. The biggest example of this expansion to date has been Lake Morton Apartments, about twelve minutes walking distance from campus. In 2011, the school bought, renovated, and furnished Lake Morton Apartments for $5.7 million. As part of the Pathway to Independence Program, upperclassmen and graduate students who are in good standing may be invited to live at this location
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Stunning Collection of Frank Lloyd Wright Archtecture
My great grandfather was a land speculator in the 30's in Lakeland. He made a generous donation to FSC and his name is etched in to one of the planters by the business office. My mother was an alumni at FSC having graduated in the 40's. As a child my grandparents lived close to the college, so when visiting them on weekends my friends and I would play on the campus grounds. Later when I was older we would run on the roofs avoiding the security guards. I was a student there in the early 70's and graduated in 76' with a degree in Horticulture. I met my wife there as a student and we married just before I graduated. The College has a world renown collection of architecture, a beautiful rose garden and many more sites to see. They have built a visitors center, an early Wright designed Utonian house, that was designed to be faculty housing originally. They have many new buildings to tour. They have a beautiful auditorium and library. They're are ranked nationally in multiple college sports, including basketball and golf. The college is located overlooking a large lake called Lake Hollingsworth. The college is on the National registry of historic places, Plan to visit the college when you come to Lakeland. Enjoy!
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