SHSU Update for Week of March 30
Sam Houston State University's School of Music will present the SHSU Chamber
Orchestra and SHSU Symphony Strings in concert on Tuesday, April 1, at 7:30
p.m. in Room 202 of the SHSU Music Building.
Carol Smith will conduct the performance along with Alia Khader, graduate
student conductor. Peter Kempter will be featured on the violoncello.
The concert will feature music by Gustav Mahler, Gustav Holst, Aaron Copland
and Henry Eccles.
Mahler was a masterful orchestrator and skillful conductor in the 19th
century. He worked to expand the symphony not only by enlarging the instrumentation,
but also by increasing the length of his works. His music is known for being
able to capture the fullness and intensity of the composition, yet creating
delicate moments with the use of string and harp.
Holst was a prominent English composer of the early 20th century. In his
suites, the listener is treated to rhythmic variations that create excitement,
wonder and anticipation. He often used mixed meter which allowed all the
movements in his compositions to "dance in their own ways."
Copland is best known and loved for capturing the American spirit through
music. He was born in 1900 to Russian-Jewish immigrant parents living in
Brooklyn. By the age of 20, he had enough musical education to travel to
Paris to study with Nadia Boulanger, who encouraged his admiration of Stravinsky
and the avant-garde style of music. Much of Copland's music is folkloric,
reflecting his belief that art should serve the people.
Eccles was an English composer and violinist who was born in 1670. He played
in the King's Band at London and later in Paris where he published "Twelve
Solos for the Violin After Corelli." Although not much is actually known
about Eccles, his composition "Sonata in G minor" gives the listener a glimpse
into his style. Using the accompaniment of the harpsichord, it is a simple
yet moving piece, somber yet hopeful.
On Sunday (March 30) at 4 p.m., pianist and director of keyboard studies Clive
Swansbourne will perform the last of eight recitals surveying the 32 piano
sonatas of Beethoven.
The final recital features the beloved "Moonlight Sonata." The title refers
to the beautiful and pensive first movement. Also featured is another towering
masterpiece, according to Swansbourne, "the final sonata of all, which, after
exploring the whole gamut of emotions, seems to dissolve in a haze of celestial
trills, truly a fitting farewell to the piano sonata from its greatest exponent."
The recital will be held in the Killinger Auditorium in the Beto Criminal
Justice Center. Admission is free. For further information, call 936.435.1629.
Campus swimming pools opened last week with the following schedule:
White Hall Pool is open Monday through Thursday from 1 to 7 p.m. and Friday
through Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m.
Estill Hall Pool is open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m.
and Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m.
For more information, contact the Department of Recreational Sports at
936.294.1985.
Raymond Teske, Jr., professor criminal justice, recently attended the 65th
International Regional Seminar of the International Society for Criminology
held in Miskolc, Hungary.
The seminar was sponsored by the law school of the University of Miskolc
and the Hungarian Society of Criminology. The theme of the seminar was "New
Tendencies in Crime and Criminal Policy in Central and Eastern Europe."
Approximately 250 criminologists representing 22 countries attended. Keynote
speakers included the high commissioner of the National Police of Hungary
and the Hungarian minister of the interior.
Teske chaired a session on "Violence in the Family, Mother and Child Protection." He
also presented a paper titled "Legal Procedures Available for the Protection
of Women From Intimate Partner Violence."
Teske noted that legal procedures for addressing the issue of family violence
are of major interest in eastern and central European countries, especially
as several of these countries will soon be entering the European Union and
must address issues of basic human rights specified by the European Union.
Sexual trafficking of women and children also received significant interest
during the seminar.
Teske was invited by the dean of the law school to arrive several days
prior to the seminar to present a lecture to the faculty and graduate students
on crime and imprisonment trends in the United States.
The Sam Houston Memorial Museum has been selected as "Best Attraction" by the
Texas Travel Counselors during the six-day study tour of north and southeast
Texas.
The tour, which was sponsored by the Texas Travel Industry Association,
passed through ten cities, ate at 14 restaurants, and visited 21 attractions.
The award will be presented at the awards luncheon at the Texas Travel
Counselors' conference in Waco on April 10.
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs is sponsoring an Advanced Grant
Writing Workshop on Friday, April 25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Lowman Student
Center.
The workshop will be conducted by proposal writing consultant Tom D. Rogers.
Rogers' presentation is entitled "Proposal Techniques That Work: Things You
Need to Know and Do."
The workshop will demonstrate how to market the critical elements of a
proposal and how to sell an idea to the reviewer. It is recommended that
attendees have previous Federal grant application experience.
There are 30 seats available on a first-come, first-served basis, and attendance
for the entire workshop is required. To make a reservation, contact the Office
of Research and Sponsored Programs at ext. 43621.
Please send information for the SHSU Update to the Office of Public Relations
at SHSU. For electronic access to SHSU news see the public relations Web page Today@Sam.
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