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The Harbinger

April 4, 2005

 

President and CEO of Partners of the Americas Malcolm Butler to deliver Commencement Address

The president and CEO of Partners of the Americas, the largest volunteer organization working to promote economic and social development in the Western Hemisphere, will deliver the Hiram College Commencement Address on Saturday, May 14, 2005 at 2 p.m. Malcolm Butler leads the organization inspired by President John F. Kennedy’s vision for a people-to-people initiative to allow private citizens to work together for the good of the Americas.

Butler oversees the work of citizen-led partnerships between 45 U.S. states and 31 Latin American and Caribbean countries. Partners of the Americas is built – and continues to thrive – upon enduring relationships across borders. Working together, staff and some 7,000 volunteers throughout the Americas bring expertise in the areas of:

    * Civil Society & Governance
    * Exchanges & Fellowships
    * Gender & Equality
    * Youth & Children
    * Agriculture & Environment

Prior to taking the helm at POA, Butler held appointments with the U.S. State Department, the Office of Management and Budget and the National Security Council in the White House, and the U.S. Agency for International Development. At USAID, he served as Mission Director in four countries – Bolivia, Peru, Lebanon, and the Philippines – and launched U.S. assistance to Lebanon’s reconstruction and famine relief in Ethiopia.

Butler completed his undergraduate work at Rice University and graduate work at Oxford. He lives in McLean, Virginia, with his wife and two children.

Guest Pianist to Perform at Hiram College

Pianist Albert Mamriev will present a solo recital on Monday, April 4 at 8:00 in Hayden Auditorium. The concert, which is free and open to the public, will consist of works by Haydn, Chopin, Liszt, Prokofiev, and Rachmaninoff. This program is a preview of the works he will play in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

Mr. Mamriev is a first prize winner in the Olympia National Piano Competition, the Morice Clairmont National Piano Competition, and the New Acropolis Piano Competition. He has also won prizes in the Gina Bachauer International Competition and the Scottish National Competition.

Mr. Mamriev has performed at the Ludvigsburg International Music Festival, the Neuhaus Piano Festival, and the Tel-Aviv Museum of Art. He has also appeared as a soloist with the Utah Symphony Orchestra, the Tel-Aviv Chamber Orchestra, the Scottish National Orchestra, and the Haifa Philharmonic.

Mr. Mamriev studied at the Moscow Central Music School and the Rubin Music Academy. He currently studies with Ari Vardi at the Hannover Musikhochschule.

Hiram College Nature Camps -- Naturally Wonderful!

Hiram College Nature Camps are designed to stimulate curiosity and teach about the wonders of the natural world. Campers will touch, see, smell and hear the living and non-living things around them as they explore the slimy, smelly, wet and dirty parts of ecosystems. Children should be prepared to hike, crawl, wade and slog through forests, fields, ponds and streams in order to learn how living things are connected to the land around them. Crafts, songs, games and other activities will enhance the nature experiences. Limit of 12 participants per camp. * Camp for ages 11-13 includes a Thursday overnight and ends Friday at 9:00am.

Location: Hiram College Field Station, Hiram, OH

Instruction and Supervision: Provided by college faculty & staff, naturalists and highly trained college students.

Register: Registration forms are attached or contact Matt Sorrick at Hiram College (330) 569-6003 or sorrickmw@hiram.edu

Convo Tuesday, Discussion Wednesday

On Tuesday, April 5 at 12:30 pm in the Kennedy Center Ballroom, Alan Lieberson, M.D., J.D. will give a convocation on end-of-life issues in medicine and law. He has published several books on the subject. The Terri Schiavo case will be part of his presentation.  This should be a timely and significant talk/discussion. 

On Wednesday evening, Ken Alpern will host a discussion about euthanasia and related matters, including the Terri Schiavo case.  The event will begin at 7 pm in the Alumni Heritage Room of Teachout-Price Hall.  No formal presentation, just the opportunity for reasonable discussion.
 

Jazz Music Wednesday

The Hiram College Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combo and Afro-Cuban Ensemble will present their Spring Concert on Wednesday, April 6, 2005 in Frohring Hall at 8:00 P.M.  Admission is free and open to the public.

New book highlights efforts of SSSSH organization

Phil Keoghan, host of The Amazing Race and Discovery Channel's series No Opportunity Wasted (NOW), has written a book entitled NOW designed to encourage others to peruse their dreams. Currently on tour throughout the United States, Keoghan recently promoted his book in Northeast Ohio with a bookstore visit and autograph signing session. Part of Keoghan’s book involves a segment broadcast on the Discovery Channel’s No Opportunity Wasted Series involving Hiram College and the 72-hour wedding featuring SSSSH - the anonymous good deed organization in Hiram, Ohio.

Spring Concert Friday

On Friday, April 8, at 8:00 p.m. in Hayden Auditorium the Spring Choral Concert will be presented.  Part One of the concert will feature the College Choir singing Mozart's Missa Brevis in F Major (K. 192).  This well known setting of the mass was written by Mozart when he was 18 years old and is set for chorus and soloists.  The Credo section of this work is tied together by a four-note motif which Mozart used once again at the end of his life in the Jupiter Symphony. 

Part two of the concert will feature the Hiram Men's Chorus under the direction of Dr. Tina Dreisbach.  The men will sing a Latin Hymn, a Sea Shanty and two Broadway choruses, Send in the Clowns and Man of La Mancha.

Part Three of the program will combine the talents of the Choir, The Madrigal Singers, and Save The Goats, a men's ensemble.  The Choir will sing a French melody, an English madrigal, "Lullabye" by Billy Joel and "One Day More" from Les Miz.  The Madrigal singers will offer a parody of an English madrigal called "My Bonnie Lass She Smelleth" by PDQ Bach, a South American Folk song, Samba-lele, and a vocal jazz arrangement of "How High The Moon" which was composed for the singers.  Save the Goats will offer an old Yale Glee Club song called "George Jones" and an arrangement by senior Matthew Bosley called "Be My Yoko Ono".  The college choral groups are directed by John Drotleff.  The concert is free and open to the public.

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