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April 25, 2003

Posted on April 25: American Musicological Society Program (April 26-27)

American Musicological Society, New York State - St. Lawrence Chapter Meeting April 26-27, 2003 McMaster University Saturday, April 26 9-9:30: Arrival, Registration 9:30-10:30: Session I: The Waltz in the 20th Century Alexander Carpenter, University of Toronto: "(Second) Viennese Waltz: Crisis, Change and the Waltz in Arnold Schoenberg's Oeuvre" Teresa Magdanz, University of Toronto: "The Celluloid Waltz: Reveries of the American Carousel" 10:30-11: Coffee Break 11:00-12: Session II: "Spiritual" Music in the 16th and 17th Centuries Marjorie Roth, Nazareth College of Rochester: "Chromaticism in Context: A New View of Orlando di Lasso's Prophetiae Sibyllarum" Janette Tilley, University of Toronto: "From Personification to Meditation: Representations of the 'Faithful Soul' in Lutheran Devotional Music of the Seventeenth Century" 12-1:30: Lunch 1:30-2:30: Plenary/Keynote Address 2:30-3:30: Session III: The Agenda of Modernism in 20th-Century Compositions Brian Locke, SUNY Stony Brook: "'Of Base and Contemptible Passions': Madness and Modernism in Jeremias' Opera 'Bratri Karamazovi'" Alexander Colpa, Kingston, Ont.: "The Role of Existentialist Theory in the Early Dramstadt Schoenberg Reception: A Study in Lateral Stylistic Transmission" 3:30-4: Coffee Break 4-5: Session IV: Reassessing Received Knowledge about the 20th Century Rob Haskins, Eastman: "'Beating My Head Against that Wall': Cage, Harmony and an Argument for Analysis" Murray Dineen, University of Ottawa: "Adorno, Jazz and Schoenberg: For the Defence" 5-6: Business Meeting 6-6:30: Concert Richard Semmens, University of Western Ontario: recorder Mary Cyr, University of Guelph: viola da gamba Sandra Mangsen, University of Western Ontario: harpsichord (Pieces by Jacques Hotteterre, Marin Marais, and Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre) 6:30: Dinner: details to be announced Sunday, April 27 9:30-10:30: Session V Performing Sensuality in the late 18th and 19th Centuries Emily Dolan, Cornell University: "Taming Sonority with Reason: Kant, Rousseau, and the Glass Armonica" Tom Denny, Skidmore College: "'Che sono i fini di chi fa mal'? - Variant Endings during Don Giovanni's First Century" 10:30-11: Coffee Break 11-12: Session VI Wagner and Verdi Lindsay Moore, University of Toronto: "Rich Man, Poor Man: Verdi's and Wagner's Operas and the Changing Copyright and Performance Rights Laws of the Nineteenth Century" Drew Stephen, University of Toronto: "The Hunt as Couleur Locale in Verdi's Don Carlos and Wagner's Tannhaeuser" 12-12:30: Session VII Chant Andrew Hughes, University of Toronto: "Early Printed Sarum Breviaries: Manuscript and Continental Origins"

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April 25, 2003

Posted on April 25: McMaster initiates energy reduction, facility renewal program

McMaster will revitalize and renew its buildings and reduce energy costs with the implementation of an energy retrofit program, approved yesterday by the Board of Governors. The program will invest $28 million into facility renewal over the next three and a half years, beginning in June. Savings in energy costs will help pay for the program, says Tony Cupido, director of Physical Plant. "The energy reduction program will save the University approximately $1.5 million annually in energy costs and will reduce energy consumption by 23 per cent," he says. The first priority of the program is retrofitting lighting by replacing old, inefficient T12 bulbs with T8 bulbs, which use less energy, have less glare and provide better quality and colour of light. Additionally, new ceiling and occupancy lighting censor controls will be installed, existing controls will be replaced to improve air quality and temperature control, water efficient devises will be utilized, air handling units will be refurbished to provide better air quality and digital control will create energy efficiencies during unoccupied times. The program also addresses health and safety, code compliance and building integrity. Approximately three-quarters of campus buildings will be included in the retrofit project, says Cupido, adding the schedule of implementation will be provided to the campus community prior to work being undertaken. "The air quality in these buildings is going to improve significantly," he says. "While a lot of the work that will take place will not be seen, people are going to notice a big difference in facility comfort."

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April 24, 2003

Posted on April 24: McMaster unveils Web content management system

Phase II of McMaster's Web site is ready to roll, says Peter Sutherland, dean of science and co-chair of the Web implementation committee. "This phase includes the installation of a content management system (CMS) to help manage Web content most efficiently," he says. "The launch of the CMS to the campus community will begin by the end of April. The new system will make it faster and easier for departments and faculties to keep their Web content current." Phase I of McMaster's Web site update was rolled out last September and included the redesign of the University's homepage and production of templates and a style guide. Since then, many faculty and department sites have been updated using the new tools providing a consistent structure and navigation, and making it easier for users to find the information they're looking for. A content management system allows a Web site to be maintained efficiently and keep the content current.

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April 24, 2003

Posted on April 24: Students begin move out of residence

More than 2,600 students will move out of residence April 24 to 29, with almost 1,100 of these moving out Tuesday, April 29. It will be busy on the roadways near the residences in both the north and west quads, particularly during the peak periods between 3 - 7 p.m. University staff who travel the roadway and/or park in zone 2 opposite McKay Hall, the Commons Building and Woodstock Hall will find this area particularly busy over the next few days. To avoid the bustle of cars pulling in and out of the parking spots and the general increase in pedestrian and vehicular traffic in this area, staff are encouraged to park in zone 2 south of the tennis courts for the next few days. Attendants wearing safety vests will be working shifts in both the north and west quads starting Tuesday, April 22. These student attendants will ensure that visiting cars do not block roadways, fire lanes or pedestrian walkways. Pedestrians in the west quad should note that cars will be allowed to drive to Moulton, Matthews and Wallingford Halls along the emergency roadway north and east of Mary Keyes Residence to stop in designated areas to load students and their belongings. Again, student attendants will ensure that cars move safely in one direction only and do not block access for emergency vehicles. Parking and Security Services have assisted in the preparation of the move-out plan to ensure the residence move-out runs smoothly.

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April 24, 2003

Posted on April 24: New physician group practice announced at McMaster

Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Tony Clement made a stop at McMaster Wednesday to announce the establishment of a new model of physician group practice. Called Family Health Group, the model will provide new opportunities for physicians to participate in primary care renewal and will assist in the recruitment and retention of physicians in the province. In the program, which will be offered starting in July through the Ontario Family Health Network Agency, physicians will have the option of forming FHGs consisting of a minimum of three doctors. The program will enhance doctor-patient relationships by placing an emphasis on prevention, in a setting with extended hours, resulting in more flexible access to care. Cheryl Levitt, chair of Family Medicine at McMaster, presents Minister Tony Clement with a stethoscope at yesterday's announcement. Photo credit: Chantall Van Raay

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