September 2009

Grammy-nominated group Tiempo Libre to perform at Transylvania Oct. 9; limited tickets available to the public

Posted on September 24, 2009July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Called “nothing short of high voltage,” “a distinctive voice of the Cuban diaspora” and “a hot, hot act,” two-time Grammy-nominated Latin band Tiempo Libre will perform a concert in Transylvania’s Haggin Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, October 9, as part of the Dorothy J. and Fred K. Smith Endowed Concert series. Equally at home in concert halls, jazz clubs and dance venues, the members of the Miami-based band are true modern heirs to the rich tradition of the music of their native Cuba. Tiempo Libre’s members were all classically trained at La ENA, Cuba’s premiere conservatory during a time when it was illegal to listen to American songs on the radio. Now, the group is an international hit, celebrated for its performances of timba, a mix of high-voltage Latin jazz and the seductive rhythms of son, a style of popular Cuban dance music. Named “Best Latin Band 2008” by the Miami New Times, Tiempo Libre released Bach in Havana, a fusion of Bach with Afro-Cuban rhythms featuring guest tracks by Paquito d’Rivera and Yosvany Terry in May. Bach’s masterpieces make appearances on the album, including the C Major and C Minor Preludes & Fugues from the first book of the Well-Tempered Clavier. In January 2005, Tiempo Libre released its debut album on the Shanachie label, Arroz con Mango, which was both a tribute to the Cuban roots of Tiempo Libre’s members and a celebration of their new

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Make your Halloween “count” – Transylvania invites high school juniors and seniors to Fall Preview Day, Saturday, October 31

Posted on September 24, 2009July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

Drama professor Tim Soulis as “The Count” LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania University invites high school juniors and seniors and their families to campus for Fall Preview Day, Saturday, October 31, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Clive M. Beck Athletic Center. Fall Preview Day includes a welcome with President Charles L. Shearer, faculty presentations, an academic information fair, campus and residence hall tours, a student panel discussion and a complimentary lunch. Students and their parents will have the opportunity to talk with faculty members and current students about all aspects of life at Transylvania. Dracula sightings are not guaranteed. For more information or to register for Fall Preview Day, call Transylvania’s admissions office at (800) 872-6798 or (859) 233-8242, or visit www.transy.edu/admissions.

Internationally acclaimed Barrage string ensemble performs at Transylvania with student participation

Posted on September 23, 2009July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

Members of contemporary string ensemble Barrage rehearse for their performance at Transylvania. LEXINGTON, Ky.—Called a high-octane fiddle-fest, world famous contemporary string ensemble Barrage recently performed at Transylvania for an audience of Transylvania music students and middle and high school orchestra students and parents from the Lexington community. At Transylvania, Barrage presented their integrated program to educate, motivate and inspire string students. Eleven Transylvania music students and 120 Fayette County middle and high school orchestra students participated in the concert, the high schoolers and Transylvania students played two pieces with the musicians of Barrage and the middle school students played one. Barrage conducted a rehearsal/clinic with the students in the afternoon prior to the evening performance. Barrage conducts about 30 of these educational performances a year. Professor Ben Hawkins talks with Transylvania music students waiting to take the stage and rehearse with Barrage. Formed in Canada in 1996, Barrage has been described as “Stomp” meets “Riverdance.” The talented cast, which includes six violin players, one drum kit player, one guitar player and one bass player, is made up of an international group of musicians that all contribute an impressive array of multi-instrumental talents. The players are chosen during intensive audition calls that occur year-round and around the world. New players must train for several months before they are able to step onto the stage as full members of the touring cast. The show is on the road for over 30 weeks

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"Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men" lecture at Transylvania Tuesday, September 22, at 7 p.m.; free and open to the public

Posted on September 18, 2009July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Leading researcher and writer on topics of men and masculinity, Michael Kimmel, will speak at Transylvania University’s William T. Young Campus Center, Tuesday, September 22, at 7 p.m. The lecture, titled “Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men,” is free and open to the public. A reception and book signing will follow the lecture. Kimmel is the author or editor of more than 20 books, including Changing Men: New Directions in Research on Men and Masculinity, The Politics of Manhood, and his newest book Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men. His documentary history, Against the Tide: Pro-Feminist Men in the United States, 1776-1990 (Beacon, 1992), chronicled men who supported women’s equality since the founding of the country. This “inspiring, path-breaking collection of remarkable documents” (Dissent) was also called “meticulously researched” (Booklist) and a “pioneering volume” which “will serve as an inspirational sourcebook for both women and men.” (Publishers’ Weekly). Kimmel will speak to Transylvania students at two prior sessions on Tuesday. At 11 a.m., he will present “Mars and Venus, or Planet Earth: Women and Men in a New Millennium” in Haggin Auditorium and at 12:30 p.m., he will present “Globalization and its Mal(e) contents: Gender on the Extreme Right” in the faculty/staff lounge. Kimmel’s talks at Transylvania are part of Transy’s collaboration with the Women and Gender Studies program at Eastern Kentucky University and the Gender and Women’s department at the University of Kentucky. Kimmel

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Art professor Nancy Wolsk to give public lecture "Who’s/Whose Nude? Contemporary Women and the Nude" in the Morlan Gallery, September 17, at 7 p.m.

Posted on September 17, 2009July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania art history professor Nancy Wolsk will give a public lecture titled “Who’s/Whose Nude? Contemporary Women and the Nude,” Thursday, September 17, at 7 p.m. in the Morlan Gallery as part of the Figuration to Fragmentation exhibition. The 30-minute talk will be followed by a short question and answer period. Wolsk’s areas of research and specialization include the world of French painter Pierre Bonnard and representations of women and domestic interiors from 1900 to 1914, The Nabis (late 19th -century/early 20th -century French, avant-garde artists), representations of Parisian gardens, French art from 1890-1914 and the history of the city of Paris. At Transylvania, Wolsk teaches courses in art history, twentieth-century art and architecture and women in art. In May 2004, she led a travel course to Florence, Italy with anthropology professor Barbara LoMonaco titled “Italian Women: Representations and Realities.” Figuration to Fragmentation: The Human Form in Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture, which articulates a clear vision of the role of the figure in contemporary ceramics, opened Friday, September 11 and runs through Thursday, October 15. The exhibit is a collaboration between Transylvania’s Morlan Gallery and the University of Kentucky’s Tuska Center for Contemporary Art, and includes a diverse selection of artists. Tom Bartel, Kira Campbell, Sergei Isupov and Hunter Stamps’ work will be shown at Morlan, while Tanya Batura, Anne Drew Potter, Keith Wallace Smith and Liz Zacher’s work will be on display at Tuska. For a full listing of workshops,

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