Cornell's School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions has announced its 2002 Summer Concert and Lecture Series. The series, which runs from June 25 to Aug. 2, features Tuesday night classical concerts, Wednesday night lectures and Friday night outdoor concerts. All events are free and open to the public.
The Tuesday night classical concert series brings gifted composers and musicians to the Ithaca community, with something to please every palate. The first concert of the season showcases Ithaca's own professional vocal ensemble, the Cayuga Vocal Ensemble, and features madrigals by Thomas Weelkes, Samuel Barber's Reincarnations and a composition by Peter Schickele on life, love and the lottery. This concert will be presented Tuesday, June 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. Free tickets (four per person) are required for all classical concerts and will be available beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the lobby of the theater on the day of each performance.
The School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions also is sponsoring a Wednesday night lecture series that brings local and visiting distinguished speakers to the David L. Call Alumni Auditorium in Kennedy Hall. This year's series begins July 10 at 7:30 p.m. with Cornell paleontologist John Chiment, well-known for his instrumental role as the paleontologist in charge of the recent excavation of three mastodon skeletons found in upstate New York. He will speak on "Dinosaurs, Dirt and Charlemagne's Crown."
A great way to start the weekend is with a picnic and a Friday night concert. This year, the Friday night outdoor concert series begins with Samite on June 28 at 7:30 p.m. on the Arts Quad. As Uganda's unofficial musical ambassador to the United States, Samite celebrates and preserves the music of his native Baganda culture. His songs are sung in the language of his homeland and played on traditional African instruments. Also of special note is the July 5 performance by Luluk Purwanto and The Helsdingen Trio and Stage Bus. It's a music project, with Indonesian, American and Dutch roots, touring the United States and reviving a tradition from the earliest days of American jazz, when musicians traveled with band buses, carrying their music to "out of town" dance halls. What's unique is that the Stage Bus is rebuilt, and the side of the bus can be lowered to form a stage.
Here's the complete schedule for the summer:
July 9: Brendan Callahan with John Brennan (Irish
fiddle and guitar)
July 16: Richard Shuster (piano)
July 23: Jim Self (dance)
July 30: Johnny Russo and The East Hill Jazz Quintet (jazz)
July 10: John Chiment, "Dinosaurs, Dirt
and Charlemagne's Crown"
July 17: Sally Satel, "Trauma-rama: How Resilient
Are We?"
July 24: Diane Ackerman, "Cultivating Delight"
July 31: Polly Matzinger, "Turned on by Danger"
June 28: Samite (African)
July 5: Luluk Purwanto and The Helsdingen Trio
and Stage Bus (jazz)
July 12: The Lonesome Road Ramblers (bluegrass)
July 19: Millennium New Orleans Jazz Band
(Dixieland jazz)
July 26: Radio London ('60s rock 'n' roll)
Aug. 2: Rising Sign (Latin)
For a summer events calendar, directions or further information about the series, contact the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions, B20 Day Hall, Ithaca, N.Y. 14853-2801; e-mail cusce@cornell.edu , phone 255-4987, or visit the web at www.sce.cornell.edu/events.html.
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