FREE Events At Swarthmore College

What's Going on at Swarthmore College
November 15-30, 2011

All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

Swarthmore, PA – For more information, please visit http://calendar.swarthmore.edu/ or call the sponsoring department.

 

Abecedarium: An Alphabet Soup of Artists' Books
Tuesday, November 15, 2011­ Wednesday, November 30, 2011 10:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m.

 

Swarthmore College - McCabe Library

 

Ranging in design and concept from the austere to the zany, this exhibition highlights an array of artists' books that take the alphabet as inspiration.

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Faculty lecture: David Huffman
Thursday, November 17, 2011, 4:30 p.m.

 

Swarthmore College - Lang Performing Arts Center Cinema

 

David Huffman, assistant professor of economics, delivers a lecture on  "Understanding the link between human altruism and human aggression: A behavioral economics approach"

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Peter Gram Swing Lecture Series Presents Composer Betsy Jolas: Aspects of Vocal Composition
Thursday, November 17, 2011, 4:30 p.m.

 

Swarthmore College - Lang Music Building - Lang Concert Hall

 

Betsy Jolas, born in Paris in 1926, is the daughter of translator Maria Jolas and poet and journalist Eugène Jolas, founder of the well known literary magazine "transition", in which the "Finnegans Wake" of James Joyce was published under the heading "work in progress". She came to the U.S. in 1940, completed her general schooling, then started studying composition with Paul Boepple, piano with Helen Schnabel and organ with Carl Weinrich.

 

After graduating from Bennington College, Betsy Jolas returned to Paris in 1946 to continue her studies with Darius Milhaud, Simone Plé-Caussade and Olivier Messiaen at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique of Paris.

 

Prize winner of the International Conducting Competition of Besançon (1953), she has since won many awards, including Copley Foundation of Chicago (1954), ORTF (1961), American Academy of Arts (1973), Koussevitsky Fondation (1974), Grand Prix National de la Musique (1974), Grand Prix de la Ville de Paris (1981), Grand Prix de la SACEM (1982). Betsy Jolas became a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1983.

 

In 1985 she was promoted to Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres. In 1992 she received the Maurice Ravel Prix International and was named "Personality of the Year" for France. In 1994 she was awarded the Prix SACEM for the best première performance of the year for her work "Frauenleben". She was elected to The American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1995 and made Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur in 1997.From 1971 to 1974 Betsy Jolas replaced Olivier Messiaen at his course at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique of Paris and was appointed to the faculty in 1975.

 

She has also taught at Tanglewood, Yale, Harvard, Mills College (Darius Milhaud chair), Berkeley, USC and San Diego University, to name a few.Her works, written for a great variety of combinations, have been Widely performed throughout the world by first class artists such as Elisabeth Chojnacka, Kent Nagano, William Christie, Claude Helffer, Kim Kashkashian, and by leading groups.

 

The Boston Symphony Chamber Players, the) Concord Quartet, the Domaine Musical, the Percussions de Strasbourg, the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society, the London Sinfonietta, the Ensemble Intercontemporain, the Philharmonia, etc. Twelve of her works have been recorded for EMI, Adès, CRI, Erato, Barclay, several of which have been the recipients of grand prize gramophone awards.

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Winter Container Workshop
Friday, November 18, 2011, 1:30 p.m.

 

Swarthmore College - Wister Center, Gillespie Room

 

Andrew Bunting and Scott Intern Josh Coceano will discuss variations of winter containers and how they can provide interest from autumn to March. Andrew and Josh will lead you through the process of planting a successful winter container including: pot selection, potting medium, drainage, and site selection. Selecting hardy plants for the Delaware Valley winter will also be discussed. Demonstrations will be done outside with several of Scott's containers so be sure to dress for the weather. Includes three hardy plants for each participant. Limited to 24.

Registration fee: $65 Members: $55 Call (610) 328-8025 to register.

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Fetter Chamber Music Program Concert I
Friday, November 18, 2011, 8:00 p.m.

 

Swarthmore College - Lang Music Building - Lang Concert Hall

 

Fetter Chamber Music Program Concert I

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Fetter Chamber Music Program Concert II
Saturday, November 19, 2011, 3:00 p.m.

 

Swarthmore College - Lang Music Building - Lang Concert Hall

 

Fetter Chamber Music Program Concert II

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An Evening of Jazz Music and Dance
Saturday, November 19, 2011, 8:00 p.m.

 

Swarthmore College ­ Clothier - Tarble-in-Clothier All-Campus Space

 

An evening of music and dance, featuring the Jazz Age and Swing Era music of the 1930's and 1940's, as performed by the Swarthmore College Jazz Ensemble. We provide the music. You provide the dancing (if you wish)!

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Swarthmore College Chorus
Sunday, November 20, 2011, 7:30 p.m.

 

Swarthmore College - Lang Music Building - Lang Concert Hall

 

Vesperae solennes de confessore - Mozart
Dido and Aeneas - Purcell

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Music 48 Recital I
Monday, November 21, 2011, 4:30 p.m.

 

Swarthmore College - Lang Music Building - Lang Concert Hall

 

Music 48 Recital I

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Music 48 Recital II
Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 4:30 p.m.

 

Swarthmore College - Lang Music Building - Lang Concert Hall

 

Music 48 Recital II

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Swarthmore College Chamber Wind Ensembles
Wednesday, November 30, 2011, 4:30 p.m.

 

Swarthmore College - Lang Music Building - Lang Concert Hall

 

Swarthmore College Chamber Wind Ensembles