Newsletter Volume 9 Issue 3 - October 12, 2022 | |
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Emory IT Support
It was recently discovered that Emory retirees have access to an Information Technology (IT) Support Team. For direct assistance, contact the University Service Desk at 404-727-7777. The HR web page also provides information about resetting your password, connecting to VPN, configuring your phones to access email, and what to do if your account is compromised.
In Memory of Gretchen Schulz
If you wish to watch a short video that Don O’Shea prepared featuring some of the exchanges that Gretchen Schulz had with speakers during Lunch Colloquium Q&A periods, the video is available on our website. You can view by clicking here.
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Lunch Colloquium - Monday, October 17, 2022 | |
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“Exploring the Magic of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier”
Timothy Albrecht
Professor Emeritus of Music
PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE
Zoom Lunch Colloquium
10:00 - 11:30 am
Hybrid Session
Zoom and in-person at Governors Hall in the Miller Ward Alumni House
This past June, when Candler faculty members raised a glass to toast Timothy Albrecht’s retirement, the guest of honor couldn’t attend. He was on sabbatical in Vienna, finishing his latest book, Exploring the Magic of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier, and preparing to lecture and perform at the Italian Bach Society Conference in Turin, Italy. He is home again now, and on October 17, in the lovely venue of Governors’ Hall in the Miller-Ward Alumni House, he will lecture and perform for us, his Emory friends and colleagues. He will share his passion for this extraordinary collection of preludes and fugues, illustrating Bach’s pedagogical genius by playing some Well-Tempered selections and demonstrating and discussing the “magic” that has made them so much admired down through the ages since they were first composed.
About Timothy Albrecht:
The Candler faculty gathered in June to celebrate Timothy Albrecht's retirement and the four decades plus in which Emory has been blessed with the creative and scholarly contributions of this extraordinary man. Here we quote some excerpts from the article that Stacy Pelletier (98T, 07G) wrote about that occasion.
Ambidextrous and graced with perfect pitch, a young Albrecht first studied piano under Eastern European musician Eugenia Prekosh. He earned his undergraduate degree from Oberlin and his doctorate and performer’s certificate from the Eastman School of Music. In 1982, he joined Emory in a rare triple appointment, as assistant professor of music at Emory College of Arts and Sciences, assistant professor of church music at Candler School of Theology, and university organist.
Three roles in one would overwhelm most fledgling faculty members. Not Albrecht. He embraced the challenge, spending the next four decades enriching the Emory community while simultaneously carving out a formidable international reputation as an organist and composer/arranger. . . . Albrecht’s recitals have taken him from Alaska to the Andes, from Taiwan to Texas. He taught master classes for numerous chapters of the American Guild of Organists in multiple countries and at The Juilliard School. His playing has been featured many times on “Pipe Dreams,” a syndicated radio program that brought his singular style into the homes of classical music lovers around the country. . . . He wrote twelve volumes of Grace Notes for Organ [and] produced nine solo compact discs.
As university organist, he oversaw the permanent installation of three organs on campus—the Casavant organ in Glenn Memorial, the Taylor and Boody organ in the Little Chapel, and the Jaeckel organ in the Donna and Marvin Schwartz Center. Albrecht managed these multi-year projects with careful attention to detail, assiduously working with the organ builders to achieve perfection. Step into any one of these spaces on the Emory campus today, and you’ll be witnessing—and hearing—Albrecht’s meticulous legacy.
He applied that same meticulous eye to advancing new programs. Over twenty-five years, Albrecht helped develop what came to be called Reformation Day at Emory, an annual scholarly and musical event drawing on the impressive holdings of the Kessler Reformation Collection at Candler’s Pitts Theology Library. Albrecht’s specific role entailed leading the Kessler Reformation concerts, gracefully weaving together Bach compositions, the theology of Martin Luther, and student choral engagement to widespread praise.
[Generations of students have spoken feelingly of the transformative effects of studying with Albrecht, especially in his] signature course, “Bach for Pastors: Preaching Bach’s Musical Theology.” [Mark Johnson (22T) has said,] “His insights and, more importantly, his passion, utterly transformed the way I view Bach's work and the way it quite purposefully glorifies God.” Johnson describes Albrecht as a rare combination of extraordinary talent and unfailing kindness.
[Albrecht’s colleagues have said much the same sort of thing, as, for example, in remarks Dean Jan Love offered at the conclusion of the Candler retirement party:] “What an honor and privilege I’ve had in being the dean of a school where one of the world’s finest musicians has served for 40 years,” she says. “Timothy Albrecht’s talent, accomplishments, generosity, and profound faith commitment have been remarkable gifts to us all and a deep well of inspiration.”
Of course, in concluding our own remarks, we should note that in retirement, Timothy is not in fact leaving Emory but is transitioning into the new (but still vital) relationship with the colleagues of his home institution that all members of the Emeritus College enjoy. We welcome him among us—and look forward to spending many more years in his inspiring company.
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Timothy Albrecht, Professor Emeritus of Music, recently published the book, Exploring the Magic of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier I and II: Short Notes for Performers and Listeners.
The book can be purchased through Amazon Kindle using this link.
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Lunch Colloquium -- Monday, October 31, 2022 | |
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“The Outlook for the 2022 Midterm Election”
Alan Abramowitz
Alben W. Barkley Professor of Political Science
In this lecture, we will hear from a widely cited expert on national politics whose “Time for Change” model has predicted election outcomes with a remarkable degree of accuracy since the 1980s, Emory’s own Alan Abramowitz. But this year, even Alan isn’t sure he and his model can predict what’s likely to occur. As Alan says, and indeed as everyone knows, “midterm elections normally result in big losses for the party of the president, especially when the president is unpopular.” And Joe Biden is unpopular. However, as Alan also says, “2022 is not a normal midterm election year.” In his upcoming presentation, he will examine some of the ways in which the unusual circumstances of the 2022 election may result in an unusual outcome.
About Alan Abramowitz:
Alan Abramowitz earned a BA with high honors in political science from the University of Rochester in 1969. He attended graduate school at Stanford University, completing an MA in 1972 and a PhD in 1976. He taught at the College of William and Mary from 1976 to 1982 and at Stony Brook University from 1982 to 1987, when he joined the faculty at Emory as a professor of political science. He was awarded the Alben W. Barkley Distinguished Chair in Political Science at Emory in 1993.
He is a widely cited expert on national politics, polling, and elections. His expertise includes election forecasting models, party realignment in the US, congressional elections, and the effects of political campaigns on the electorate. His “Time for Change” model has predicted election outcomes with a remarkable degree of accuracy since the 1980s. He is the author of numerous journal articles and book chapters, and his most recent books are The Great Alignment: Race, Party Transformation and the Rise of Donald Trump (Yale University Press, 2018), The Polarized Public: Why American Government is So Dysfunctional (Pearson Longman, 2013), and The Disappearing Center: Engaged Citizens, Polarization and American Democracy (Yale University Press, 2010).
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EUEC 20th Anniversary Celebration - Registration Now Open! | |
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Registration is open until October 31!
Sapere Aude, celebrating 20 years
of the Emeritus College
Friday, November 4, 4:30-6:00 pm
A program of memories in person and images
Delicious food, drink, and reconnection in the beautiful
Lawrence P. and Ann Estes Klamon Room
8th floor - Claudia Nance Rollins Building,
Emory School of Public Health
Parking is easily accessible and free after 4:00 pm in the Michael Street Deck
(detailed directions will be provided to all registrants before the event)
The title theme of our celebration is the Latin phrase, SAPERE AUDE (sah-PAIR-ay OW-day), which means “Dare to know” or "Dare to be wise" taken from Horace and later declared by Kant to be the motto of the Enlightenment.
To register please click here
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GA-HERO Meet-Up 2022
You’re all invited!
November 3, 2022
Cartersville, GA
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Our Emory Emeritus College is a member of GA-HERO [Georgia Association of Higher Education Retirement Organizations]. Holly York is our delegate to GA-HERO and for the next two years, Marilynne McKay is Co-President of the group (with Missy Cody of GA State). An important initiative for GA-HERO is developing better communication between eleven member institutions spread throughout Georgia. To that end, we are instituting meet-up events on different campuses. The first of these will be in Cartersville, GA, a small town 40 miles northwest of Atlanta.
This year Travel Magazine named Cartersville one of the 15 best small towns to visit in the USA for its museum-rich resources, also recognizing it as a gateway to Atlanta and to the north Georgia mountains. This makes it an ideal spot for cultural, sports and outdoor enthusiasts.
It’s the smallest town in the USA with two Smithsonian Affiliate museums--the Booth Western Art Museum and the Tellus Science Museum--along with the new Savoy Automobile Museum. Come to the meet-up and visit 1, 2 or 3 museums. This is a pay-on-your-own meet-up, but you’ll be with retiree friends and colleagues for a $12 lunch and program at Georgia Highlands College during your visit. Cartersville starts its holiday celebration that evening and restaurants and stores will have special events while people stroll in the historic town center.
On November 4 the Cartersville Christmas Village begins and you’ll be able to shop that morning and still make it back to Atlanta for the Emeritus 20th anniversary celebration that afternoon. See more information at http://ga-hero.org/news-events/
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Vanessa Siddle-Walker
Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of African American Educational Studies
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Lucas Carpenter
Candler Professor of English, Emeritus
Lucas recently published a book of poetry, fourth in a collection, entitled "Mother Medusa."
These poems explore the relationship between reality and the imagination. From the pyramids of Giza to the poet’s backyard, the reader travels both physical and mental landscapes on a journey imbued with the magic of meaning and the possibility of transformative self-knowledge. It is definitely a trip worth taking.
The book is available through Amazon in paperback or Kindle books. Click here to order.
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Walking the Campus with Dianne | |
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The gorgeous view from our last walk can be seen from the Klamon Room and balcony on the 8th floor of the Claudia Nance Rollins Building. It is a view you can see for yourself if you plan to attend our upcoming 20th Anniversary Celebration on November 4.
The Claudia Nance Rollins Building, constructed in 2011, was the second building built for the Rollins School of Public Health, and is named for the mother of Emory benefactors O. Wayne Rollins and John Rollins.
The Rollins family made a significant donation to the construction of the $90 million building.
I've supplied a couple of additional photos of the room and view as well as an exterior of the building.
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It seems everyone in my neighborhood is getting ready for Halloween....so, let's visit a place on campus to get us in the mood. We looked at this place a few years ago. I think it has been cleaned up a bit since then, but nonetheless, it still gives spooky vibes.
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Where will you find this on the Emory campus? | |
Emory University Emeritus College
The Luce Center
825 Houston Mill Road NE #206
Atlanta, GA 30329
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