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The Alumni Association has always held an annual celebration, even in tough economic times. We haven’t seen times like these since the Great Depression, so we knew that this year’s event had to be more cost-effective and budget-friendly than ever before while still providing our guests a warm and memorable experience. The key to our assured success is Steven Rosenstone, vice president for scholarly and cultural affairs at the University. We’re delighted to work with him on an innovative and exciting partnership between the Alumni Association, Northrop Auditorium, and the School of Music. Prior to assuming his current position, Rosenstone served as dean of the College of Liberal Arts for 11 years. Now, he’s working to strengthen scholarly, cultural, and civic programs on campus and lead the transformation of Northrop into a dynamic academic, cultural, and civic center that is central to the life of the campus and the wider community. Rosenstone suggested that we invite alumni and friends to help celebrate Northrop’s 80th birthday. “No building has played a more enduring and important role in the academic and cultural life of our University and state,” Rosenstone says. Given that the Alumni Association helped raise money to build this iconic building in the 1920s, Rosenstone’s idea was a great fit for our 105th annual celebration. Please join us on Friday evening, May 1, for a reception and dinner at the U’s Sports and Recreation Center followed by a performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at Northrop. Nearly 300 University orchestral and chorale students will perform together to present this uplifting program. In his first performance as University orchestra conductor, the world-renowned Mark Russell Smith will join forces with esteemed U choral conductor Kathy Saltzman Romey to present this groundbreaking music that has influenced all music since. Beethoven’s Ninth, which incorporates part of Friedrich Schiller’s stirring poem “Ode To Joy,” is one of the best-known and most beloved works in Western music. Acclaimed University organist Dean Billmeyer will perform a concert prelude. “This will be an absolutely glorious concert,” Rosenstone says. Annual Celebration guests will receive premium reserved concert seats. And the reception will feature exhibits and presentations by the Weisman Art Museum, Goldstein Museum of Design, Department of Theatre Arts & Dance, Creative Writing Program, and other University arts units. At what other event would you be able to socialize with fellow alumni and campus friends, experience amazing music performed by University stars, and celebrate the birthday of one of the University’s most significant buildings? And all for just $45—we’ve lowered the ticket price by 25 percent from last year. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Mortenson Construction for sponsoring our event again this year. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to be part of University history. For more information and to order tickets, visit www.alumni.umn.edu. —Margaret Sughrue Carlson (Ph.D. ’83) | |||||||||||||||
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