Fall Programs at OUMA
November and December Lectures and Concerts
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Sandra Levinson, President and Executive Director of the Center for Cuban Studies and Co-Curator of What is Cuban Art? Exhibition at OUMA
The Interconnection of Cuban Culture and Religion
Lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Skylight Gallery.
Admission is free for OUMA members, Children under 12 and
the Oglethorpe community with ID.,
$5 for the public.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Cassandra C. Copeland, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Economics, Oglethorpe University, What Possibilities Await?: The History of US-Cuban Trade and Post-Embargo Potential
Lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Skylight Gallery.
Admission is free for OUMA members, Children under 12 and
the Oglethorpe community with ID.,
$5 for the public.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Viviana Plotnik, Professor of Spanish, Oglethorpe University, Cuban Cinema: The Films of Tomas Gutierrez Alea
Lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Skylight Gallery.
Admission is free for OUMA members, Children under 12 and
the Oglethorpe community with ID.,
$5 for the public.
Thursday, November 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Indian Classical Music Circle of Hawaii presents “Shringara Nepal” Concert by Achyut Ram Bhandari and Parashuram Bhandari.
Achyut Ram Bhandari is a highly acclaimed Tabla soloist and Associate Professor of Tabla and Music Chair at Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu, Nepal. This fall he will be visiting his cousin Sarangi Master Parashuram Bhandari who currently resides in Hilo, Hawaii. Achyut and Parashuram will be touring the US in October to December. The sarangi, in case you are not familiar withit, and most westerners are not, is known as an ancient form of the violinwith thirty-nine strings. It has a cello-like timbre and a brightreverberating echo.
Achyut founded the group Shringara Nepal and Parashuram toured with the group for twelve years, including two US tours in 1999 and 2001.
Concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Skylight Gallery.
Admission is free for OUMA members, Children under 12 and
the Oglethorpe community with ID.,
$10 for the public.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Svetlozar Nikolov, Senior Editor for BTA the major Bulgarian news agency, My Years in Havana as an International Correspondent.
Lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Skylight Gallery.
Admission is free for OUMA members, Children under 12 and
the Oglethorpe community with ID.,
$5 for the public.
Friday, December 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Lautenwerck Christmas
by
David Buice, Harpsichordist
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art General Admission: $15;
OU Faculty and Staff: $10; Students: FREE
OUMA Harpsichordist-in-Residence David Buice performs his popular holiday program, now an annual occasion on the Oglethorpe campus. This "Strangely Familiar Holiday Music" includes works by Domenico Zipoli, Johann Pachelbel, J. S. Bach, Dietrich Buxtehude, Mannheim Steamroller, and Liz Story. Played on David Buice's beautiful lautenwerck (lute-harpsichord) by master builder Anden Houben, the sensuously gentle sounds of the season provide the perfect environment in the OUMA Skylight Gallery for a time of rest and relaxation during a hectic time of year.
Sunday, December 20 at 4:00 p.m.
Christmas Guitar Concert
by
Nicolai Tanev, Guitarist
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art General Admission: $15;
OU Faculty and Staff: $10; Students: FREE
October Lectures and Concerts
Sunday, October 4 at 4:00 p.m.
Spanish and Flamenco Guitar Favorites
by
Nicolai Tanev, Guitarist
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art General Admission: $15;
OU Faculty and Staff: $10; Students: FREE
Nicolai Tanev is a Bulgarian guitarist and composer who lives currently in Atlanta and teaches at Draisen-Edwards Music School. This program consists of works by famous Spanish composers, traditional flamenco music arranged by Nicolai Tanev and three of his own original compositions from his next CD "Flamencology".
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Ana Fernandez, History of Contemporary Cuban Art
Lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Skylight Gallery.
Admission is free for OUMA members, Children under 12 and
the Oglethorpe community with ID.,
$5 for the public.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Mario Chandler, Associate Professor of Spanish, Oglethorpe University, Alternative Cuban Identities: Wifredo Lam and Afro-Cuban Cultural Heritage
Lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Skylight Gallery.
Admission is free for OUMA members, Children under 12 and
the Oglethorpe community with ID.,
$5 for the public.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Ana Fernandez, The Artists in the Contemporary Art Collection of Shelly &Donald Rubin
Lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Skylight Gallery.
Admission is free for OUMA members, Children under 12 and
the Oglethorpe community with ID.,
$5 for the public.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Michele Reid Vazquez, Assistant Professor of History, Georgia State University, Music and Society: The Rise of Cuban Hip Hop
Lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Skylight Gallery.
Admission is free for OUMA members, Children under 12 and
the Oglethorpe community with ID.,
$5 for the public.
September Concerts
Friday, September 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn - Keyboard Sonatas -
by
David Buice, Harpsichordist and Fortepianist
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art General Admission: $15;
OU Faculty and Staff: $10; Students: FREE
Commemorating the 200-year anniversary of Haydn's death, OUMA Harpsichordist-in-Residence David Buice will perform keyboard sonatas reflecting Haydn's early work - well-suited for harpsichord - as well as middle and later sonatas best suited for the early piano (fortepiano). A fortepiano designed after late 18th-century examples will be featured in addition to the Ronald Carlisle Harpsichord that resides in the Museum of Art. This will be an unusual opportunity to hear in live performance the timbres that Haydn associated with his pioneering keyboard works, music that displays a keen intellect and a wry sense of humor.
Sunday, September 27 at 7:30 p.m.
The Atlanta Virtuosi presents a concert
in memory of Dr. George Baer (1936-2009)
by
Nicolai Tanev, Guitarist
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art General Admission: FREE
OU Faculty and Staff: FREE; Students: FREE
Haydn: Adagio from Divertimento in D major
Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163
Ramírez: Suite Latina for String Quartet
Ramírez: Three Dances from “Suite Huasteca” for Guitar and Strings
THE ATLANTA VIRTUOSI
Juan Ramírez, Carol Ramírez, violin;Joli Wu, viola; Charae Krueger, Javier Arias, David Ramírez, cello; Juan Ramírez, guitar
Fall Tango Classes at OUMA
Come learn Tango while dancing in the museum!
Visit Tango in Atlanta to register!
8 Week course starts Monday, November 9, 2009 – Monday, January 11, 2010
7:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. Beginner Class
8:15 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Intermediate Class
- Beginner Level: Start with an 8 Week course for $80 reg. / $64 for Students (Savings of 20%)
- Intermediate Level: Any 5 classes for $50 reg. or $12 a class drop-in
Thanks to our sponsors...
OUMA wishes to thank Shelley and Donald Rubin, Deborah Fisher and Alberto Magnan of Magnan Projects as well as the following patrons of the arts for supporting this exhibition and the museum:
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AXA Art
- Lufthansa Cargo
- Lufthansa Airlines
- Dunwoody Flowers
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Grand Hyatt - Buckhead
- Mojito Restaurant
- The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation
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