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 Monday, March 1, 2010
Birthday Celebration for Frederic Chopin
Hamline’s monthly “Lunch with Frederic Chopin,” in honor of Chopin’s bicentenary year, 2010, is extra special this March, since the concert takes place on the actual date of his birth! Yun Ji Kim plays Chopin’s Second Piano Sonata. Free to the public. Join in for music and birthday cake!
Related website: www.hamline.edu/sundin
Time: Noon
Location: Sundin Music Hall
Contact: Silvester Vicic, 651-523-2459
 Friday, March 5, 2010
Senior Day 2010
Graduating seniors, it's all here! On Friday, March 5, we'll take over the entire lobby and garden level of East Hall for 2010's Senior Day. Stop by anytime that day and get ready for Commencement!
*Registrar's Office (academic requirements)
*Financial Aid (loan exit sessions)
*Student Accounts (account balances)
*Bookstore/Herff-Jones (PICK UP and PAY for your cap and gown)
*Post Office (forwarding address)
*Commencement Details
*Career Development Center
*Senior Satisfaction Survey
*Alumni Association Info
*ALL DAY!! FREE FOOD!!
Visit the Senior Day website for more details.
Note: All undergraduate students intending to participate in Commencement 2010 on Saturday, May 22, 2010 should try to attend this event. This includes those who may have graduated in the fall or J-term semester, as well as those intending to graduate in May or August. If you participated in a previous Commencement ceremony, you do not need to attend this event.
Time: 9:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Location: East Hall
Cost: Free!
Contact person: Tracy Sparby, 651-523-2707
Friday, March 5, 2010
Puccini's "Madame Butterfly"
A lightly staged concert version of Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly,” featuring a globally experienced singer, Kaori Williams, with a group of young Minnesota artists who will be important singers in the future. This is an opportunity to hear wonderful music from voices who will be big names in the years to come.
Related website: www.hamline.edu/sundin
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Sundin Music Hall
Cost: $14- $25
Contact: Silvester Vicic, 651-523-2459
 Monday, March 8, 2010
Documentary Film: "The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo"
The Hamline student organization Students for a World Without Genocide will present a documentary film “The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo” which discusses the brutal war that has been raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that has left tens of thousands of women and girls systematically kidnapped, raped, mutilated, and tortured by soldiers from both foreign militias and the Congolese army.
Immediately following the documentary film, a panel including speakers from Breaking Free, the Center For Victims of Torture, and the Office of Representative Betty McCullom will discuss the issues of rape and torture. This event is a collaboration between MISA and the Students for A World Without Genocide.
Time: 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Location: East Hall 106
Contact: Mark Turbak at mturbak01@hamlineuniversity.edu
MISA, 651-523-2423 or multicultural@hamline.edu
International Women of Distinction Coffee Hour
The Office for Multicultural and International Student Affairs (MISA) will also be holding a coffee hour devoted to international women who are leaders in social and political movements. This event will also include a small discussion regarding international perspectives on women’s rights and empowerment.
This event is a collaboration between MISA and the Students for a World Without Genocide.
Time: 3-5 p.m.
Location: GLS Art Gallery
Contact: Mark Turbak at mturbak01@hamlineuniversity.edu
MISA, 651-523-2423 or multicultural@hamline.edu
 Tuesday, March 9, 2010
"Chopin the Passionate Patriot!"
The month of March continues our celebration of Chopin’s bicentenary in this final Keyboard Conversation© of the year. Jeffrey Siegel talks and plays the music of Chopin and shows that the Polish piano phenomenon held a torch for his homeland. The spirit of Poland, in its dances and rhythms come through in the dance music of Chopin. Special ticket offers for MPR members and members of Hamline University (alums, students, faculty and staff).
Related website: www.hamline.edu/sundin
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Sundin Music Hall
Cost: Adult $18, Senior/Student $12, Child $5
Contact: Silvester Vicic, 651-523-2459
 Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Ghanain Saakumu Dance Troupe performance
The award-winning Saakumu Dance Troupe of Ghana is returning to Hamline for an exciting performance and workshop during their third trip to the United States. They are one of the leading traditional and contemporary dance and music groups in Ghana, West Africa. Led by master musician, Bernard Woma, the group’s repertoire includes a range of spiritual, ceremonial, recreational genres to contemporary African dance forms. Their music has been described as joyful, expressive, and highly participatory.
Related website: www.hamline.edu/sundin
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Sundin Music Hall
Cost: $3 advance, $5 door
Contact: Silvester Vicic, 651-523-2197
 Thursday, March 11, 2010
Ghanain Saakumu Dance Troupe dance and drumming workshop
The award-winning Saakumu Dance Troupe of Ghana is returning to Hamline for an exciting workshop during their third trip to the United States. They are one of the leading traditional and contemporary dance and music groups in Ghana, West Africa. Led by master musician, Bernard Woma, the group’s repertoire includes a range of spiritual, ceremonial, recreational genres to contemporary African dance forms. Their music has been described as joyful, expressive, and highly participatory.
Time: 11:20 a.m.
Location: Bush Student Center Ballroom
Cost: $3 advance, $5 door
Contact: JacQui Getty, 651-523-2475
Thursday, March 11, 2010
This Is My Story: Native American Women, March 11
The Office for Multicultural and International Student Affairs cordially invites members of the university community to this year's "This Is My Story" series. This monthly brown-bag discussion series invites members of the university and local communities to share personal stories about their racial and cultural identities and journeys.
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Cost: Free!
Location: Giddens Learning Center, Room 100E
Contact: Bao Thao, 651-523-2423
 Friday, March 12, 2010
"Slithy Toves meets Judas Maccabeus"
Two of Hamline's major ensembles, the Hamline Orchestra and the A Cappella Choir, join together for a special presentation of works from Baroque to contemporary: four choruses from George Frideric Handel's beautiful “Judas Maccabeus,” along with Edward Marcus's premiere written especially for this concert, “Jabberwocks, Crocodiles, and Soup,” a colorful and humorous setting based on Lewis Carroll's “Alice in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking Glass.”
Related website: www.hamline.edu/music
Time: 8:30 p.m.
Location: Sundin Music Hall
Contact: Silvester Vicic, 651-523-2197
 Saturday, March 13, 2010
"Size Isn't Everything"
The Minnesota Philharmonic, led by conductor Joseph Schlefke, plays Mozart’s Symphony No. 38, the “Prague” symphony, but then shows off the skills of its musicians in performances of a variety of chamber works. Reserve reduced price advance tickets online at www.mnphil.org.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Adult $18, Senior/Student $12, Child $5
Location: Sundin Music Hall
Contact: Silvester Vicic, 612-656-5676
 Tuesday, March 16, 2010
"Neuss Chamber Orchestra Concert"
A special presentation by the Schubert Club, in honor of the 325th anniversary of Johann Sebastian Bach’s birth. Neuss, Germany is a sister city to St. Paul, Minnesota and their Chamber Orchestra will visit with an appropriate program on the stage of Sundin Music Hall.
Related website: www.schubert.org
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Sundin Music Hall
Cost: Adult $20, Senior $17, Student $12
Contact: Silvester Vicic, 651-292-3268
 Thursday, March 18, 2010
Rewarding Healthy Behavior: A Value Based Approach to Healthcare Plan Cost Reduction
No one pays more for healthcare than U.S.-based employers, yet no one has less to show for it. Be a part of the change--join us for an in-depth exploration of how to implement benefits that prioritize the health of your employees , while also gaining a measurable return on investment.
Related website: www.hamline.edu/business
Time: 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Location: Hamline University- Minneapolis
Cost: $400 before Friday, March 5; $425 after March 5; $250 for current Hamline students
Contact: Ellen Zeburn, 651-523-2934
 Saturday, March 20, 2010
Pianist Jerome Rose in concert
Jerome Rose is a pianist with a great passion, one of the last links to the Romantic schools of piano playing. His international career started in his twenties, when he won the Ferruccio Busoni International Competition and has gone non-stop ever since. His performance will pay tribute to Chopin, but will also explore the late piano sonatas of Franz Schubert, transcendent music to be sure.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Sundin Music Hall
Cost: $9- $15 (Free to Hamline Community)
Contact: Silvester Vicic, 651-523-2197
 Sunday, March 21, 2010
Pianist Jerome Rose Master Class
You’re invited to watch how pianist Jerome Rose teaches, shapes, and unravels some of the mysteries of performance in a master class, sponsored by the Hamline International Piano Institute. Free and open to the public.
Related website: www.hamline.edu/sundin
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Location: Sundin Music Hall
Contact: Silvester Vicic, 651-523-2459
 Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Violinist Ginna Watson and friends celebrate Back
Ginna Watson is a member of Lyra Baroque and an instructor in Hamline University’s Department of Music. Watson is a sought-after performer in the Twin Cities. She and her ensemble will offer a tribute to J.S. Bach. Cake served after the concert. Free and open to the public.
Related website: www.hamline.edu/music
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Location: Sundin Music Hall
Contact: Silvester Vicic, 651-523-2197
 Thursday, March 25, 2010
The Tallis Scholars Master Class
One of the pre-eminent choruses anywhere will be giving a concert at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis on this date, but first they will stop at Hamline University’s Sundin Music Hall to give a free workshop/demonstration on the choral music of the Renaissance. The Tallis Scholars have made this music their specialty for the past 37 years. Gorgeous sound and supreme musicianship will make this a must-attend workshop.
Related website: www.schubert.org or www.roseensemble.com/performances/overview.html#tallis
Time: Noon
Location: Sundin Music Hall
Contact: Silvester Vicic, 651-292-3268
 Saturday, March 27, 2010
SoloDuo
The Minnesota Guitar Society has invited Soloduo to perform at Sundin Music Hall. Matteo Mela and Lorenzo Micheli met in the state of Texas, far from their native Italy, in autumn of 2000. A year later, they formed Soloduo, which has since performed throughout Europe and North America.
Related website: www.mnguitar.org
Time: 8 p.m.
Location: Sundin Music Hall
Cost: Call for info
Contact: Silvester Vicic, 612-677-1151
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