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The Capelle Meisters classical organ concert series continues at ¾¨Ó㴫ý with Dr. William Porter Friday, April 1, at 7:30 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel.
"Dr. William Porter of the Eastman School of Music is a big name in organ circles," said Dr. Elizabeth Harrison, assistant professor of music and college organist at ¾¨Ó㴫ý. "He has performed thousands of recitals in the United States, Europe, and Asia. His world-famous improvisations attract huge audiences because he can extemporize on the spot at the organ and creates an incredibly appealing piece of music that will only be heard in that one instance. One of his improvisations will feature the ¾¨Ó㴫ý Hymn."
¾¨Ó㴫ý recently received a $1,851 grant from the Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance for partial support of Capelle Meisters, a classical organ concert series being offered by the Department of Music through the new Western Pennsylvania Cultural Arts Center.
"The title of our series, Capelle Meisters, is taken from music history. The word "Capelle" means chapel and the word "Meisters" means masters. Historically Capellemeisters were the musicians who composed and performed for weekly and sometimes daily worship services and during the Renaissance and Baroque eras, and were considered the most outstanding musicians," Harrison said.
"Following that tradition, our Capelle Meisters brings some of our country's best musicians to our campus to perform a wide variety of church music using the organ in our chapel. We feel incredibly privileged to have received this grant and to offer this series to ¾¨Ó㴫ý and to the surrounding community!"
This project is supported in part by the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts, the regional arts funding partnership of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency. State government funding comes through an annual appropriation by Pennsylvania's General Assembly and from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency. PPA is administered in this region by the Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance.
 The concert is free and open to the public, but a free-will offering will be collected. For more information, contact Harrison at (724) 946-7024 or e-mail harrisea@westminster.edu.
Katherine Menhorn, a junior music education major at ¾¨Ó㴫ý, recently received the $500 Phillip H. Inman Excellence in Choral Conducting Art Scholarship from the Beaver Valley Choral Society.
"This is a major honor for our music students," said Dr. Robin Lind, director of choral activities at ¾¨Ó㴫ý. "I'm very proud of Kathy."
The Beaver Valley Choral Society established this scholarship to celebrate Inman's life-long dedication to excellence in the choral arts of the Beaver County region in Pennsylvania. His inspiration at the conductor's stand continues to play an important role in bringing musical joy, education, and spiritual comfort to all those fortunate enough to know and work with him.
Menhorn is a daughter of Norman and Joan Menhorn, Berlin, and a graduate of Berlin Brothersvalley High School. She is a mezzo-soprano member of the ¾¨Ó㴫ý Concert Choir, where she is treasurer, and Chamber Singers. Menhorn accompanies the ¾¨Ó㴫ý Men's Chorus and is the Field Commander for the Titan Marching Band. She is president of the ¾¨Ó㴫ý chapter of the American Choral Director Association.
Contact Lind at (724) 946-7278 or e-mail lindra@westminster.edu for more information.
Alpha Psi Omega, ¾¨Ó㴫ý's national honorary theatre fraternity, presents "Scapin" Friday-Saturday, Dec. 5-6, at 7:30 p.m. in Beeghly Theater.
Two ¾¨Ó㴫ý student teams recently won meritorious ranking in The Mathematical Contest in Modeling, an international mathematical competition that involved nearly 500 teams.
Ericka Peterson, a senior neuroscience major at ¾¨Ó㴫ý, recently presented her undergraduate research at the annual Society for Neuroscience Conference in Orlando, FL.
Several ¾¨Ó㴫ý faculty and their guests will perform a chamber music recital Monday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel.
The program begins with Robert Schumann's "Piano Quintet in E-flat, Op. 44," a high energy and creative piece. The quintet includes: Nancy DeSalvo, assistant professor of music at ¾¨Ó㴫ý, on the piano; James Dunlap, a member of the Warren Philharmonic Orchestra, on the viola; Jacqueline Pitman, a member of the Youngstown Symphony and Warren Philharmonic Orchestras, on the cello; Betty Stephenson, former member of the Cincinnati and Houston Symphony Orchestras, on the violin; and James Stephenson, a former member of the United States Military Band at West Point and the Cincinnati and Houston Symphony Orchestras, on the violin.
¾¨Ó㴫ý was well represented at the Joint Mathematics meetings in New Orleans.
Dr. Sandra Webster, ¾¨Ó㴫ý professor of psychology, will discuss "Creating and Maintaining a Classroom Culture of Respect" at Faculty Forum Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 11:40 a.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater in the McKelvey Campus Center.
The ¾¨Ó㴫ý Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band will present their annual "Celebrate the Seniors" concert Friday, May 2, at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium. Doors open at 7 p.m. for this free public event.
Three three-member teams of ¾¨Ó㴫ý students participated in the International Mathematical Contest in Modeling Feb. 5-9.
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