Calendar of Events

Schwitzer Student Center

German Week 2009




Dear Campus Community,

On the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall, the Department of Modern Languages will be presenting a series of events at the noon hour. Students of German have prepared a large banner depicting facts and quotes about the history of the Berlin Wall, which will be on display all week in the Atrium (Schwitzer Center). The majority of scheduled events will take place in front of this banner.


The schedule is as follows:


Monday, Nov. 2, 2009: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Kickoff:

Opening Remarks by Dr. Gerburg Garmann, Chair & Associate Professor of Modern Languages

Student-led Question & Answer Period
(Lobby, Schwitzer Center)


Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

German Music from the Middle Ages to the Present

Student-led Question & Answer Period
(Lobby, Schwitzer Center)


Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009: 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

Conversations with Norbert Krapf, Indiana Poet Laureate
(006 Sease)

Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Poetry Reading by Norbert Krapf, Indiana Poet Laureate
(Schwitzer Center, UIndy Hall C)



Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

"Experience Your Own Border Crossing"

Students take you over the Wall
(Lobby, Schwitzer Center)

Movie: "Goodbye Lenin, " 7 PM - 9 PM (010 Schwitzer Center)


Friday, Nov. 6, 2009: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Trivial Pursuit of Germany

Student-led Question & Answer Period
(Lobby, Schwitzer Center)


Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009: 08:00 PM - 10:00 PM


CHRI Ruth Lilly Performance Hall

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony: Freedom Without Walls


INFORMATION: (317) 940-9607 or www.icomusic.org

Tickets: $25 adult; $10 student
Ticket information: (317) 940-9607
or www.icomusic.org

Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
Kirk Trevor, music director and conductor

University of Indianapolis Choral Ensembles
Kathleen Hacker, soprano; Mitzi Westra, mezzo-soprano; Michael Sylvester, tenor; Thomas Scurich, baritone

The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra and the University of Indianapolis Music Department join in collaboration to present Beethoven’s inspiring masterpiece, the Ninth Symphony. This true icon of Western music will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9. This tour-de-force, famous for its inclusion of Friedrich Schiller’s “Ode to Joy,” has been described as “one of the highest achievements of man, ranking alongside Shakespeare’s Hamlet and King Lear.” The combined choirs at the University of Indianapolis, prepared by Dr. Paul Krasnovsky, along with UIndy faculty soloists and guest Thomas Scurich, join Maestro Kirk Trevor and the ICO to present this timeless work to Indiana audiences.


Contact Info:


Valerie K. Miller Wahlstrom
millervk@uindy.edu
317 788 2183

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Gerburg Garmann, Ph.D.
Chair & Associate Professor of Modern Languages
University of Indianapolis
317.788.2194
For more information, contact Gerburg M. Garmann at ggarmann@uindy.edu or 317 788 2194.