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2 CAMPUS NEWS Meredith to host speaker on Charles Baxter to Islamic faith Meredith SAM CAROTHERS Campus Minister The campus community is invited to a presentation on Islam at 10 am on Friday, November 15, in Kresge Auditorium. The Imam E. Abdulmalik Mohammed of the American Society of Muslims will return to the Meredith campus. The Imam was on our campus last November, and his pres ence following the tragic events of September i 1 was instrumental in helping many of us gain a deeper understanding of Isiam. During his speech, he will address several aspects of HASSIE HUGHES Copy Editor The Meredith^College School of Music played host to four pianos from the Steinway & Sons Legendary Tour of Pianos Nov. 6-10, thanks to an invi* tation from Hopper Piano Company, the official Steinway dealer for the Raleigh area. The four pianos on the tour are Vladimir Horowitz's concert grand, which was crafted in the early 1940s; a concert grand owned and played by Van Clibum; a seven-foot blue Rhapsody piano designed by furniture designer Frank Islam, including the reli gion's contributions to sci ence and the role of women within Islam. The Imam is a leader in the American Society of Muslims and serves as the official national and interna tional representative for Imam W. Deen Mohammed, the leader of this branch of Islam. He has represented the Society on numerous college and imiversity cam puses, in interviews with the media, and in interfaith meetings. In addition, he has trav eled extensively represent ing Imam W. Deen Mohammed and the Society in Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, E^pt, Italy and Syria. He Pollaro in 1998 in American art-deco style to commemo rate what would have been composer George Gershwin's 100th birthday; and a 500,000 serial nimiber grand piano created in 1988 by furniture designer Wendell Castle to celebrate Steinway & Sons' 135th anniversary. These pianos have been touring around the country since November 2001. To celebrate the tour's stop at Meredith, Meredith facul ty and students performed on the pianos each of the five nights the pianos were on campus. Dr. Kent Lyman, a music professor and coordinator of piano instruction at aided in arranging a meet ing between Imam Mohammed and Pope John Paul II. At the national convention of the American Society of Muslims in September of 2001, Imam W. Deen Mohammed said in his annual message: "Imam E. Abdulmalik Mohammed has done more to get our message out and to improve the image of Islam than any other..." This event is sponsored by the Office of the Campus Minister, the Vice President for Academic Affairs, and several academic depart ments. Charles Baxter, award- Meredith, helped organize the event and performed on two of the nights. Lyman said the event was held as part of an ongoing effort to acquire Steinways for the music department. "It also brought visibility and high profile to the piano area," Lyman said. "We were able to highlight the talents of almost eveiy sin gle member of the music faculty." In addition to the faculty performances, several stu dents also had a chance to play the legendary pianos during an all-student per formance Saturday night. Graduate student Chrissy Cain, who is seeking her Master of Music in Piano SUZANNE NEWTON Contributing Writer winning novelist and short story writer, will be on cam pus November 20-22 for a series of workshops, class visits and a reading. Mimi Herman, Durham writer and a former student of Baxter’s says he is- “a snappy dresser and the inventor and undisputed world champion dancer of ‘The Subway,’ a dance which bears an astonishing resemblance to the move ments made by passengers riding subways daily throughout the world.” Herman says that Baxter, who has taught in the MFA Performance and Pedagogy at Meredith, played Johannes Brahms' "Ballade in B Major, Op. 10 No. 4." "All of our teachers really encouraged us to perform on the Steinways because it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportimity to play on the same pianos as Horowitz and Van Cliburn," Cain said. Cain also complimented the other students' perform ances and said the experi ence was a lot of ftm for everyone involved. "Several people came up to me afterward and said they really enjoyed seeing the pianos in person and hearing the people play them," she said. Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College, “is a writer who can teach as well as he can write.” That would make him a very good teacher indeed, since he is the author of three novels, four collections of short stories, a collection of poetty, and a book of essays on the philosophy and craft of writing entitled Burning Down the House. Baxter’s novel The Feast of Love was a National Book Award fmalist. He is on the faculty of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Continued on Page 8 Lyman said all five of the publicized events were extremely well attended. "We had to bring out extra chairs for three of them," he said. Lyman said those in atten dance appeared to enjoy the instruments so much that many pre-ordered a CD of selections from the pianos' five-night stay at Meredith. The CD will be available for $15 within the next few weeks. Lyman added that the tour brought the visibility the music department was hop ing for and that Meredith is now much closer to getting Steinways of its own. SGA Comer RHB *Nov. 2 5- General Meeting *Nov. 15- Breezeway Party moved to Nov. 25 instead Hot cocoa will be served! j g AMC *Nov. 15-Commuter Appreciation Dayl Enjoy hot cocoa, chair massages, and door prizesi *Nov.l5-19- Commuter Tshirts on SalelT 2 different tshirt designs to choose from. $15 per shirt. M,W, F: 10am -2pm Steinway Tour of Pianos stops at Meredith
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