Centre News
VPO/Dudamel: L.A. Times calls Centre “a college that consistently punches above its weight”
September 24, 2010 By Leigh Ivey
While the Centre College community has been eagerly anticipating the North American debut of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra led by conductor Gustavo Dudamel for quite some time, those who have only recently learned about the event may be wondering why such a momentous occasion is occurring first not at Carnegie Hall but Centre College’s Norton Center for the Arts.
On Friday, Sept. 24, the L.A. Times explained why.
Bringing the concert, part of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, to Centre was no easy task, and the newspaper shares the many steps (including the shipping of chocolates and Kentucky bourbon overseas) taken to accomplish the goal.
To read the L.A. Times article, click here.
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Founded in 1819, Centre College is ranked among the U.S. News top 50 national liberal arts colleges. Forbes magazine ranks Centre 24th among all the nation's colleges and universities and No. 1 among all institutions of higher education in the South. Consumers Digest ranks Centre No. 1 in educational value among all U.S. liberal arts colleges. Centre alumni, known for their nation-leading loyalty in annual financial support, include two U.S. vice presidents and two Supreme Court justices. For more, click here.