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Lecture~Concert Series to present
eight programs in 2003-04 season
Arkansas State University in Jonesboro
announces the line-up of eight features for the 2003-04 Lecture-Concert
Series. All of the programs begin at 7:30 p.m., and the admission is
free.
Classical guitarist Lily Afshar will open the season with a performance
on Monday, Oct. 6, in the recital hall of the Fine Arts Center. Born in
Tehran, Iran, Dr. Afshar holds degrees in guitar performance from the
Boston Conservatory of Music, the New England Conservatory of Music, and
Florida State University. She has recorded several albums for Summit
Records including 24 Caprichos de Goya by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. The
program is a joint presentation with the Department of Music.
Thomas Perls, M.D. will speak on “Centenarians: A New Paradigm of
Aging,” on Thursday, Oct. 9, in the lecture hall of the Convocation
Center. Dr. Perls teaches and practices geriatric medicine at Boston
University Medical School and Boston Medical Center, where he directs
the New England Centenarian Study focusing on those who live to 100.
With funding from the National Institute of Aging and the Alzheimer’s
Association, his project is the world’s largest genetic and social study
of centenarians and their families. The program is a joint presentation
with the Center for Aging-Northeast and the College of Nursing and
Health Professions.
On Tuesday, Oct. 14, the Daedalus Quartet will perform in the Fine Arts
Center recital hall. Other U.S. performances of the string quartet
during the year include recitals in New York, Washington, Los Angeles,
Baltimore, and Philadelphia. For their program at ASU, Daedalus will
perform works by Haydn, Hindemith and Brahms.
Vibraphonist John Metzger, in concert with ASU’s percussion ensemble and
the Tribe, will perform on Tuesday, Dec. 2, in Riceland Hall of the
Fowler Center. A winner of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
Grant for Performance, he has appeared at well-known jazz venues across
the United States. He has led his quartet on tours of Western Europe,
and served as a U.S. Information Agency jazz ambassador to Central
America, the Near East and Africa. The program is a joint presentation
with the Department of Music.
Movie producer F. Miguel
Valenti and his wife, writer Laurie Trotta, will present, “So You Want to
Make a Movie?” on Jan. 26, 2004. Valenti and Trotta will give the lowdown
on how Hollywood movies are made, and discuss what the audience can do to
make a difference in Hollywood. They are the co-authors of the book,
More Than a Movie: Ethics in Entertainment. The program is a joint
presentation with the College of Communications and the Department of
Journalism and Printing.
The California E.A.R. Unit, a contemporary music ensemble, will perform on
Saturday, Jan. 31, 2004, at 7:30 p.m. at the Fowler Center. Founded in
1981, E.A.R. Unit musicians – clarinet, flute, piano, percussion, ‘cello,
and violin – have brought unparalleled versatility, virtuosity and
dedication to their performances and the group is recognized today as one
of America’s finest contemporary chamber ensembles. Prior to their
performance, the musicians will give a lecture/demonstration at 6:30 p.m.
The program is presented with the support of the Heartland Arts Fund and
the Arkansas Arts Council, Region VI, of the Society of Composers, Inc.,
the College of Fine Arts, and the Department of Music.
Capt. Winston Scott, who was a mission specialist on the 1996 Endeavour
shuttle flight and flew on the 1997 Columbia mission, will speak on
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004. The Endeavour flight demonstrated and evaluated
techniques used in the construction of the International Space Station,
while the Columbia flight accomplished a number of difficult assignments
including the capture of a Spartan satellite. He will present “NASA’s
Space Explorations: Views from Columbia and Endeavour,” in the Riceland
Hall of the Fowler Center. In addition to his years of NASA experience,
Capt. Scott has served as an associate dean and faculty member of the
College of Engineering at Florida State University, and compiled a
distinguished record of service in the U.S. Navy where he served as a
production test pilot. The program is a joint presentation with the
College of Science and Mathematics and the Arkansas Space Grant
Consortium.
Andrew Patner will present, “Does America Need an Arts Policy?” on Monday,
March 22, 2004, in the theatre of the Fowler Center. As editor of
Alternative Futures: Challenging Designs for Arts Philanthropy and a
consultant to a number of foundations and funding organizations, he has
distinguished himself for the range of his arts interests -- including
art, architecture, and antiques, classical music and opera, theatre and
dance, books and film. He has written for the Chicago Sun-Times for
more than 10 years, and contributed to the New Yorker, London’s
Art Newspaper, Opera News and many on-line publications.
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