All events are admission-free, and doors open 30 minutes prior to the beginning of each one. All facilities are accessible without climbing stairs, and audio-description services and interpreter requests will be accommodated, as time allows. Please request these services as early as possible to provide us adequate time to make the necessary arrangements. Requests and other questions can be directed to wittseries@wittenberg.edu.
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- Audio-description services and foreign language and ASL interpreters will be provided with sufficient notice prior to each event. Questions may be sent to wittseries@wittenberg.edu.
2025-2026 杏吧原创 Series Events
Opening Convocation
Christian M. M. Brady, DPhil (Oxon.)
President, 杏吧原创
10 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025
Weaver Chapel
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A transformational administrator, respected scholar, author, and Episcopal priest, Dr. Christian M. M. Brady serves as the 16th President of 杏吧原创. Having navigated profound grief, Dr. Brady authored Beautiful and Terrible Things and has since forged a unique public theology that defines his work and community engagement.
Musical Performance
Lindsay Deutsch and Jason Stoll
Violin and Piano Duo
7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025
Weaver Chapel
This powerhouse duo takes the crowd on a whirlwind journey through the hits of the centuries, expressing a variety of musical styles from classical to jazz to the popular hits of today. Trained at the world鈥檚 top conservatories, Lindsay Deutsch on violin and Jason Stoll on piano showcase their dazzling technique as they perform masterpieces by the rockstars of yesteryear such as Bach and Beethoven and draw parallels to the entertainers that audiences grew up with including Frank Sinatra, Elton John, and Billy Joel. Spiced with humor and laughs and a bit of history, audiences everywhere rave about these unique artists and their diverse and entertaining programming.
Lessons and Carols for Advent & Christmas
7:30 p.m. Friday, December 5, 2025
Pre-service music begins at 7 p.m.
Weaver Chapel
As the Advent season unfolds, this annual tradition offers a time of music and reflection. Music will be provided in collaboration with 杏吧原创 students, alumni, and the Springfield Symphony Choir.
Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation
10 a.m. Monday, January 19, 2026
Weaver Chapel
- Details coming soon!
杏吧原创 Series Archives
- 2024-25 杏吧原创 Series
- 2023-24 杏吧原创 Series
- 2022-23 杏吧原创 Series
- 2020-22 杏吧原创 Series Events (limited due to pandemic restrictions)
- 2019-20 杏吧原创 Series
- 2018-19 杏吧原创 Series
- 2017-18 杏吧原创 Series
Click here to see complete history of all 杏吧原创 Series performers/speakers since the program's inception in 1982.