UA Preview — March 24-30, 2025

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Student Singers Perform Internationally 

The University of Alabama’s premiere vocal ensemble, University Singers, completed an international tour over spring break, performing at three prestigious venues in Germany. 

Why This Matters: Forty student singers performed at Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche in Berlin, Providenzkirche in Heidelberg, and Nikolaikirche in Leipzig, where Baroque composer, Johann Sebastian Bach, once worked. It was the University Singers first international performance in 14 years.  

💬 CURRENT COMMENT 

An afternoon power nap can give a bigger boost than a cup of coffee? Dr. Adam Knowlden, associate professor of health science, is available to discuss the mental effects of an afternoon nap.  

📅 EVENTS 

Movement in the Museum: Grow and Flow Yoga 

March 25; Alabama Museum of Natural History 

Composing the Peace 

March 27; Moody Music Building Concert Hall 

Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre: Syzygy 

April 2-5; Rowand-Johnson Hall 

Crimson Couch to 5K Run/Walk  

April 4; Walk of Champions at Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium 

Bark to the Beat Music 5K 

April 5; Butler Field 

Spring Fling 

April 5; UA Arboretum  

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