UpDate - Vol. 11, No. 5, Page 6
October 3, 1991
Up and coming
Campus arts series includes premier a capella ensemble
Chanticleer, America's premier vocal ensemble, will perform on
Friday, Oct. 11, as part of the University of Delaware Performing
Arts Series.
The concert is scheduled at 8 p.m. in the auditorium of Newark
Hall, located on Academy Street in Newark. Tickets-at $15 for the
general public, $10 for senior citizens and University faculty and
staff and $5 for students-are now on sale at the Mitchell Hall box
office on the campus. The box office is open from noon-5 p.m.,
Mondays through Fridays, telephone 451-2204.
The ensemble also will present a master class from 10:30
a.m.-12:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 12.
The only full-time professional a capella vocal ensemble in
the United States, Chanticleer has developed a reputation for its
interpretation of a wide range of vocal literature, from
Renaissance to contemporary gospel and challenging new music. Its
blend of male voices-from countertenor to bass-has earned it
designation as "an orchestra of voices."
Founded in 1978, Chanticleer has won international acclaim in
Bruges, Cologne and Salzburg. Today the group performs more than 80
concerts each year throughout the United States and Europe. The
ensemble also has appeared frequently on St. Paul Sunday Morning,
A Prairie Home Companion, All Things Considered and West Coast
Weekend.
The group has released eight recordings on the Harmonia Mundi
and Chanticleer labels, including Where the Sun Will Never Go Down,
an album of spirituals and gospel music; Our Heart's Joy-A
Chanticleer Christmas, featuring Renaissance and traditional
seasonal music; and a recording of new American choral music.
Chanticleer's accomplishments have earned it major foundation
and government grants at the national and local level. For four
years, the National Endowment for the Arts awarded it its largest
choral grant.
Critics in this country and Europe have been unanimous in
their praise for Chanticleer. A critic in The New York Times
wrote, "This is an ensemble with first-class technical security and
charming onstage demeanor," and a reviewer in the San Francisco
Chronicle hailed the group as "currently one of the world's best."
A critic in Salzburg wrote, "...line after line, voice after voice,
with moving clarity, they created a work of art in the true sense
of the word."
For more information on the University of Delaware Performing
Arts Series, contact Marti Collins at 451-2852.
Gorbachev insider to speak Wednesday
Sergei Alexandrovich Grigoriev, former deputy spokesperson for
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, will discuss "The Soviet Union
in an Era of Uncertainty" at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 9, in 140
Smith Hall.
His talk is sponsored by the Student Program Association;
admission is $1.
Grigoriev has served as the principal spokesperson for
Gorbachev to English-speaking countries and news media and has
appeared on all major networks, including CNN and the BBC, to
discuss Soviet policy.
Fluent in English, he has traveled with Gorbachev on journeys
in Europe and Japan, played an integral role in the Soviet peace
initiative before and during the recent Gulf War and has served as
interpreter for Gorbachev and U.S. President George Bush during
their telephone calls.
Last year, Grigoriev was asked by Gorbachev to become his
deputy spokesperson with the specific task of setting up the press
office for the president. Since the presidency is new, the press
office had to be set up from scratch.
Grigoriev comes from a prominent family. His father was the
leading Soviet sinologist during the 1950s and 1960s, and Grigoriev
himself studied Oriental affairs. He graduated from Moscow State
University in 1978 with a bachelor's degree in Southeast Asian and
Chinese languages.
After graduation, he served at the Soviet embassy in Singapore
and as executive secretary for the Soviet-Chinese Friendship
Society. In 1984, he began working in the International Department
of the Community Party Central Committee, with a focus on
Soviet-American relations and Soviet policy in the Caribbean.
Gorbachev asked him to direct his press office in 1990.
Grigoriev is currently a consultant to ABC on Soviet affairs.
Homecoming rally kicks off weekend
Homecoming events kick off with a pep rally will be held at 6
p.m., Friday, Oct. 4, on the steps of Old College. A Homecoming
Dance, featuring the Fabulous Greaseband, will begin at 9 p.m.,
Friday, in Carpenter Sports Building. The dance is open to alumni
and guests over 21 years of age.
Saturday morning, Oct. 5, the Campus Run-Around 5K will start
at 8:30 a.m. at Hullihen Hall. The annual parade will take place at
10 a.m. on the main campus.
The University of New Hampshire will play the nationally
ranked Fightin' Blue Hens at 1 p.m. in Delaware Stadium.
For more information on Homecoming activities, call the Office
of Alumni Relations at 451-2341.
Coast Day Sunday on Lewes campus
Ship tours, ship tales, environmental forums, a seafood cook
off, live musical entertainment and casting demonstrations are all
part of the 1991 Coast Day celebration, Sunday, Oct. 6, on the
Lewes campus.
With the theme "A Sea Odyssey," the day will focus on
education about Delaware's seacoast, estuaries and marine
resources.
For more on Coast Day, or on free round-trip bus
transportation from Newark, call 451-8083.
Lunchtime series on women's research
The University of Delaware's fall Research on Women series
continues through Dec. 4 from 12:20-1:10 p.m, Wednesdays, in the
Ewing Room of the Perkins Student Center on the Newark campus.
Interested persons are invited to bring lunch and enjoy a
variety of campus speakers on research topics related to women.
Scheduled in October are Anne R. Lomax, assistant director of
Student Health Services, who will speak Oct. 9 on "Women and HIV
Disease/AIDS"; Alida Black, instructor in history, whose Oct. 16
topic is "A Reluctant But Persistent Warrior: Eleanor Roosevelt and
the Early Civil Rights Movement"; Barbara Gates, professor of
English, who will present, "Writing for the Birds," on Oct. . 23;
and Jessica Schiffman, program coordinator in the Women's Studies
Interdisciplinary Program, whose topic is "Is It Sex or Sexual
Violence?" on Oct. 30.
Schedule in November are "Adult Daughters: Relationships with
Their Mothers" on Nov. 6 with Kate Conway-Turner, associate
professor of individual and family studies; "Political Oppression
and Slavery" on Nov. 13 with Bill Lawson, assistant professor of
philosophy; "The Revolution Needed Me: Communist Women in the
1930's" with Teresa Riesmeyer, graduate student in the history
department, on Nov. 20; and "The Liberated Mind: The College
Experience and Gender Attitudes" by Elizabeth Haines, an
undergraduate in the psychology department, on Nov. 27.
The series concludes on Dec. 4 with "Factors Related to
Smoking and Pregnant Women," presented by Mary Ann Miller,
assistant professor of nursing.
For more information on the series, contact the Women's
Studies Interdisciplinary Program at 451-8474.
Library to celebrate 2 millionth volume
The University of Delaware Library will mark the addition of
the 2 millionth volume to its collections at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday,
Oct. 9, at a ceremony on the South Mall. Featured speaker will be
James O. Freedman, president of Dartmouth College.
The volume is to be the Second Folio edition of William
Shakespeare's plays, published in London in 1632. Contributions to
the purchase of this volume have been received from members of the
University community.
A reception will be held immediately following the ceremony.
In the event of inclement weather, the program will take place in
Mitchell Hall.
To make a donation toward the 2 millionth volume, or to find
out more about the ceremony, call 451-2231.