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Wisconsin Public Radio Broadcasting Live from Harper Hall Today (Oct. 28)

Norman Gilliland comes to Lawrence Monday, Oct. 28 for a live broadcast of his show “The Midday” from 12 noon to 1 p.m. in Harper Hall in the Music-Drama Center. The public is invited to attend, admission is free. Doors will close at 11:45 a.m.

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Norman Gililland, host of Wisconsin Public Radio’s “The Midday Program,” will broadcast his show live from Lawrence University’s Harper Hall on Oct. 28.

The broadcast will feature three musical performances by Lawrence students:

• Jonathan Fagan, jazz and classical piano

• the Quartet Masque  —Andrea Johnson and Sophie Yang, violin; Kyle Stalsberg, viola and Mariatonia Longhi, cello

• the bluegrass quartet Involuntary String Band — Martha McDonnell, fiddle, Davey Harrison, mandolin, Ilan Blanck, guitar and Nick Allen, bass.

Gililland also is expected to chat with Brian Pertl, dean of the conservatory of music.

The program will be taped by Wisconsin Public Television for a future broadcast.

About Lawrence University
Founded in 1847, Lawrence University uniquely integrates a college of liberal arts and sciences with a nationally recognized conservatory of music, both devoted exclusively to undergraduate education. It was selected for inclusion in the Fiske Guide to Colleges 2014 and the book “Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About College.” Individualized learning, the development of multiple interests and community engagement are central to the Lawrence experience. Lawrence draws its 1,500 students from nearly every state and more than 50 countries.