Vol. 19, No. 28 |
April 20, 2000 |
Orchestra concert to honor three retiring music faculty
The program, which begins at 2 p.m., Sunday, May 7, in the Loudis Recital Hall of the Amy E. du Pont Music Building, will feature Kohala Suite by Robert Hogenson; Beethoven's Emperor concerto, with piano soloist Michael Steinberg; and guest conductor Peter McCarthy directing Mendelssohn's overture The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave). Hogenson, a member of th Steinberg, professor of piano, joined the Department of Music in 1973. A graduate of Yale University and Juilliard School of Music, he has performed internationally and was pianist-in-residence at the Villa San Michele in Anacapri, Italy for nine years. His recordings include the complete 32 Beethoven Piano Sonatas and a Chopin disk on the Elysium label. McCarthy, associate professor of music, joined the faculty in 1972. Recipient of a Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship, McCarthy graduated from the Crane School of Music, State University of New York at Potsdam and earned his doctorate in musicology from the Catholic University of America. He has studied under a number of noted conductors such as Ifor Jones, Otto-Werner Mueller and Nadia Boulanger, Wu joined the University faculty this fall. Born in Shanghai, he was educated from the Shanghai Conservatory, Conservatoire de Paris, Boston University and the University of Minnesota. As a concert cellist, Wu has performed as both concerto soloist with orchestras and as recitalist in Asia, Europe and the United States. In addition to directing the University Orchestra, Wu teaches cello in the Department of Music. For information, call 831-2577. Undergraduate research will take center stage this springTwo events this spring will showcase research projects by undergraduate students. These programs recognize exceptional research work and promote student awareness of undergraduate research possibilities. A Scholars Poster Session– scheduled from 2-4 p.m., Friday, April 28, in Multipurpose Room of Trabant Univesity Center–will highlight works in progress by junior students studying in the sciences who served 10-week research apprenticeships last summer. The Undergraduate Research Symposium will begin at 9 a.m., Saturday, May 6, in the Perkins Student Center. This event is the culmination of the senior thesis course for honors degree and honors with distinction students, and it is part of UD's Honors Weekend. The symposium will begin with a session of scientific posters and art exhibits from 9-10:15 a.m. At 10:30 a.m., the plenary session will feature a keynote address by Jennifer Mangels, assistant professor of psychology at Columbia University, who earned her degree with distinction from UD in 1990. Students will make presentations and entertain questions from the audience in a number of concurrent sessions scheduled from 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in rooms throughout the building. A complete schedule, including all presenters and topics, is available on the web at [www.udel.edu/UR]. For information, call 831-8995. Yoga seminars April 28-30The University of Delaware Yoga Club is sponsoring a Student Yoga Weekend with public events April 28-30. Cost is $10 for participating in any of the seminars. "Emotional Maturity and Yoga" will presented from 7-10 p.m., Friday, April 28, in 219 Trabant University Center. The second session, "The Science of Mantra Meditation," will be held from noon-3 p.m., Saturday, April 29, in the Collins Room of the Perkins Student Center, and "Finding Balance in the Midst of Chaos" and "Creative Sharing Circles" will be held from 3-8 p.m. in Rooms 209 and 211, respectively, of Trabant University Center. "Love, Romance and Devotion" will be the last seminar of the series from 1-4 p.m., Sunday, April 30, in 209 and 211 Trabant University Center. Call 837-3523. Prof on Philly radio Friday to discuss Earth Day issues
On the 30th anniversary of Earth Day, the program will take a look at the environmental movement–then and now–and also explore current environmental problems and solutions. Other guests will include Denis Hayes, national coordinator for Earth Day 1970, and Peter Huber of the Manhattan Institute. To join in the discussion go to [http:// webboard.whyy.org: 8080/~radiotimes]. Poet to read from his works May 7 in Lewes art gallery
Ruark's poems have appeared widely in magazines like The New Republic, New Yorker and Poetry, and in various anthologies and texts. They also have won several awards, including three Poetry Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and a Pushcart Prize. For information, call 831-2361. Water Resources Agency to hold spring open houseAfter the drought of '99, Delawareans have become increasingly aware of the importance of water resources. The Water Resources Agency in the Institute for Public Administration will hold a Water Resources Open House and Seminar Day on Wednesday, May 3, in the Delaware Geological Survey annex behind Penny Hall. Students, faculty, staff and the general public are invited to attend, and refreshments will be served. Presentations will be made by Water Resources Agency staff. After an 8 a.m. welcome and open house, the day will include:
For details, call 831-4925. Program will offer tips on balancing responsibilitiesThe Faculty and Staff Assistance Program will offer a program on "Balancing Work and Personal Life" from noon-1:30 p.m., Thursday, May 4, in 130 General Services Building. Facilitator Linda Julius, a training and organizational development consultant, will discuss how balancing a demanding job and maintaining a satisfying personal life isn't impossible, but it takes effective planning, scheduling and prioritizing. This workshop will help participants understand the barriers to and strategies for achieving balance in their lives. Effective communication about expectations and priorities and time saving ideas for work and personal life also will be discussed. Participants may register by e-mailing Julie Skeen at [jskeen@udel.edu] or by calling 831-2414 by April 27. Beverages and desserts will be provided. Symphonic Band to performThe Department of Music will present the Symphonic Band in a free concert at 8 p.m., Thursday, May 11, in the Loudis Recital Hall of the Amy E. du Pont Music Building. Directed by Heidi Sarver, the Symphonic Band will perform works including Russian Christmas Music by Alfred Reed, David Holsinger's Ballet Sacra, and Millennia, a recent work by Stephen Melillo. For information, call 831-2577. |
The University Orchestra, directed by Hekun Wu, will present a free concert honoring the retirement of three long-time UD music faculty.
e music faculty since 1968, has composed nearly 50 works for piano, organ, choir, solo voice, band, brass and woodwind quintet, orchestra and various instrumental combinations. His music has been performed by the Atlanta Symphony Brass, the Milwaukee Symphony, the Honolulu Symphony and in Delaware by the Delaware Symphony, Newark Symphony Orchestra, Delaware Brass, Colonial Tuba Quartet, University of Delaware Wind Ensemble, Chorale, Choral Union, Del'Arte Wind Quintet and by nearly all the soloists and ensembles at UD. 
and frequently appears as guest a conductor, clinician and adjudicator. McCarthy also is the author of two computer-based education lessons in note reading and moveable clefs, published by Digital Equipment Corp. His choral editions are published by Lawson-Gould, a Division of G. Schirmer.
Willett Kempton, marine studies, will be interviewed from 11 a.m.-noon, Friday, April 21, on WHYY-FM's, Radio Times, as part of the show's Earth Day coverage.
Poet Gibbons Ruark, English, will read from his poems on Sunday, May 7, at the Peninsula Gallery in Lewes. Sponsored by the Henlopen Theatre Project, the free public event begins at 3 p.m.