SLIPPERY ROCK — This spring, more than 50 Slippery Rock University music, dance and art students will present senior recitals, featuring instrument and vocal performances, dance choreography and art exhibits in painting, stoneware and digital media.

Music students will perform between April 15 and May 4.

More than 20 dance students will present their work at Dance Senior Synthesis Concerts on April 20 and 21. Admission to these concerts is $7 for general admission and $5 for students, senior citizens and children.

The art shows and music performances have no admission cost.

Art students will set up solo exhibits from April 29 to May 4, May 6 to 10 and May 13 to 15.

“The show is exciting for me because it holds a lot of relevance in my life, but also because senior shows for art majors serve as a means for launching you into your future endeavors, whether that's grad school, a job or working as a fine artist,” said Kelly Werner, an art major from Butler.

Werner, a ceramist, will exhibit her work May 6 to 10 in SRU's Martha Gault Art Gallery.

“At the moment I've been pretty immersed in my ceramic artwork for my senior show,” Werner said. “I am exploring the relationships between humans manipulating their environment, and ceramics is a great medium to work in for this concept; the artist manipulates the work in a related fashion.

“Working in clay allows me to feel a connection to the Earth, both literally and metaphorically speaking. I am hopeful that my show allows its viewers to raise questions about the environment that they inhabit and consider our momentum moving forward when we create sustainable initiatives.”

Music recitals all begin at 7:30 p.m. in Swope Music Hall and will feature:

✓ Sarah Eppler and Paul Rappolt, saxophone, April 5.

✓ Shane Brewer, trombone, April 6.

✓ Jordan Stehle, tuba, April 6.

✓ Eric Garber and Bethany Pasierb, vocal performance, April 7.

✓ Marchin and Kayce Soros, piano, April 10.

✓ James Garrity and Allison Carter, vocal performance, April 12.

✓ Amy Mikalauskas, saxophone, April 14.

✓ Abigail Iksic and Katie Amerson, piano, April 22.

✓ Andrew Lake, saxophone, April 26.

✓ Brian Croach and Matthew Diehl, trumpet, April 30.

✓ Karter Schachner, vocal performance, May 1.

✓ Breanna Ferchak and Cassandra Maloney, piano and flute, May 4.

Dancers will present at 2 and 5 p.m. April 20 and 21 in Swope Music Hall.

Lindsay Marshall will design the lighting for the Senior Synthesis Concerts as her project.

The performers are:

✓ Samantha Condo will perform a solo she has developed based upon the beheading of Marie Antoinette.

✓ Alyssa Cubellis is choreographing a group work based upon the use of imagery.

✓ Heather Cumer is creating a hip-hop work.

✓ Cara Grant is choreographing a solo that she will perform.

✓ Hannah Guidry is developing a group work for six dancers.

✓ Karlee Hoffman is developing a group work.

✓ Cindi James will perform a solo.

✓ Leah Nobers will perform a solo.

✓ Natalie Osborne will perform a solo that she is choreographing.

✓ Ashlee Parker is creating a group dance.

✓ Jesse Rakovan will make a class presentation of his research.

✓ Mary Regney and Josh Pugliese will perform a duet.

✓ Jackilyn Yamialkowski will perform a solo that she has choreographed.

✓ Nichole Young will present a group work that she has choreographed.

✓ Sita Sojintarit is creating a group dance work that fuses many styles of dance.

Other performers include:

✓ Amanda Tarr will present an excerpt from her independent concert April 28.

✓ Ariel Stanton-Penkert will present an excerpt from her independent concert May 2.

✓ Emily Kennard will present a jazz and modern dance fusion work that incorporates technology May 2 in the Field House Dance Studio.

✓ Melanie Calhoun will present an excerpt from the independent concert of her own choreography May 5.

✓ Amanda Tuttle will present her dance research May 9.

Art students will present exhibits in the Martha Gault Art Gallery in Maltby Center, unless otherwise noted.

The artists and times of shows are:

✓ Eric Berdis, Erin Bressler and Danielle Cuculic will present April 29 to May 3, with an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. April 29.

✓ Kelly Werner, Brittany Knapp and Michael Camera will present May 6 to 10, with an opening reception from 6 to 9 p.m. May 6.

✓ Danielle Jacobs, Courtney Mohr and Kristin Thomas will present from May 13 to 17, with an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. May 13.

✓ Scott Calvert, Lauren Strahl, Christa Stankovic, Jayson Banner and Alexis Sobecky will present May 6 to 10 at The Art Center in Butler. The opening reception is from 6 to 9 p.m. May 9.