Events At Saint Peter’s College

UPCOMING EVENTS AT SAINT PETER’S COLLEGE All are free and open to the public. OCTOBER 14 BEST-SELLING AUTHOR WILL SPEAK ON CAMPUS Best-selling author Dr. Peter Steinfels, who was a senior religion correspondent for the New York Times from 1988-97 and remains on staff as a contributor, will speak at the College on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 3 p.m. in Pope Lecture Hall. He will discuss his new book People Adrift: The Crisis of the Roman Catholic Church in America which has drawn positive reviews. In the book, Dr. Steinfels states that the Catholic Church in the United States must transform itself or suffer irreversible decline. He shows how even before the recent revelations about sexual abuse by priests, the combination of generational change and the thinning ranks of priests and nuns was creating a grave crisis of leadership and identity. Dr. Steinfels and his wife, Margaret O’Brien Steinfels, were the recipients of the 2003 Laetare Medal, the University of Notre Dame’s highest award for service to the church and society. A book signing and reception follow his discussion. For more information, please contact Dr. Anna Brown, Department of Political Science at 201-915-4963. The event is free and open to the public. OCTOBER 15 MIDDLE EAST EXPERT WILL DISCUSS PEACE AND JUSTICE MOVEMENTS Donald Moore, S.J., an alum of Saint Peter’s who currently is Professor of Systematic Theology at Fordham University, will give a lecture entitled, “Peace and Justice Movements in Israel and Palestine” on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at Noon in Pope Lecture Hall. He has published The Human and the Holy: The Spirituality of Abraham Joshua Heschel and Martin Buber: Prophet of Religious Secularism as well as numerous articles. He has taught in Jerusalem each spring semester for the past two years and has worked in the area of interfaith dialogue. For more information, please contact Dr. Anna Brown, Department of Political Science at 201-915-4963. The event is free and open to the public. OCTOBER 20 AUTHOR WITH UNIQUEPERSPECTIVEONAFRICAN-AMERICAN LIFE WILL VISIT Dr. Mark Naison, author of White Boy A Memoir and Communists in Harlem During the Depression, will speak about his life as a white Jew with a life-long passion for African-American culture when he visits Saint Peter’s College on Monday, Oct. 20. His 11 a.m. presentation in the College’s Roy Irving Theater is entitled “From Doo Wop to Hip Hop: A White Man’s Love Affair with African-American Culture.” Dr. Naison, who is a Professor in Fordham University’s Institute of Afro-American Studies, speaks openly about being kicked out of his family and adopted by a black family when he became involved romantically with an African-American woman. He grew to worship black athletes and musicians, supported the civil rights movement and remains active in African-American culture and social justice. For more information, call 201-915-9140. The event is free and open to the public. NOVEMBER 4 JAMES ADLER WILL SPEAK Newly appointed Artist-in-Residence James Adler will offer a lecture-demonstration with colloquy, “The Art of Composition,” on Tuesday, November 4 at 12:30 p.m. He will speak on his music and on his techniques of setting texts to music. Members of the audience are invited to submit poetry that will be used as examples during the demonstration. For more information, call 201-915-9238. The event is free and open to the public. NOVEMBER 5 JAMES ADLER WILL PERFORM Newly appointed Artist-in-Residence James Adler will perform the world premiere of his “Psalm for Michael” for oboe, cello, and piano (2003), composed in memory of his brother, and Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition.” On Wednesday, November 5 at noon. He will be joined for the premiere by oboist Virginia Brewer and cellist Eugene Moye. Adler, who has been a Department of Fine Arts faculty member since 1987, has taught music history, theory, choral music, and composition. Adler made his performing debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and has appeared in venues ranging from The Royal Albert Hall in London to the Dimitria Festival in Greece, as well as in the United States. His work, “Memento mori: An AIDS Requiem,” premiered in 1996 in Atlanta, and in 2000 in New York. It was recorded by Amor Artis Chorale & Orchestra, conducted by Johannes Somary, for Albany Records. Other compositions include “Reflections upon a September morn,” which premiered at Saint Peter’s College in 2002; “It’s Gotta Be America,” written for the Centennial Celebration of the Statute of Liberty; “Canticle for Peace,” commissioned for the opening of the 43rd session of the United Nations General Assembly; Concerto in G for Piano and Orchestra; and the often-performed “Carols of Splendour,” which premiered at Carnegie Hall in 1984. Among James Adler’s current projects are a new piece, “The Delirium Waltz,” set to the Pulitzer Prize-winning poetry by Mark Strand; a work for Metropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano Victoria Livengood; and a CD release by Nicholas Underhill which features Mr. Adler’s “3 Piano Transitions.” For more information, please call 201-915-9238. The event is free and open to the public.