Chancellor's Lecture Series offers variety of presentations

From Montana State University-Northern

Lectures on topics ranging from climate change to the power of music will highlight the spring semester Chancellor’s Lecture Series at Montana State University-Northern.

The lecture series is designed to create campus and community-wide conversation. The spring series will feature four talks by distinguished people.

Presentations start at 7:30 p.m. at the Hensler Auditorium at Northern’s Applied Technology Center.

The spring series includes:

• Thursday, Jan. 21 — George Price: “Native American Activism on Climate Change Issues and the Global Connections and Implications of this Issue.”

University of Montana professor George Price offers insight into some of the indigenous viewpoints on climate change issues and suggestions as to how people can make changes to help mitigate these issues, including insight into the creation and maintenance of his own permaculture farm on the Flathead Reservation.

Tuesday, Jan. 26 — Mary Stevens: “The Power of Music: The Effect of Therapeutic Music on the Mind and Body,” a lecture and harp music demonstration.

Scientific studies have shown the value of music therapy on the body, mind and spirit of children and adults. Mary Sevens is a certified as a clinical musician through Harps for Healing, International Harp Therapy Program and Vibroacoustic Harp Therapy and is a church musician, private music instructor, hospice volunteer and piano tuner. She provides therapeutic music, including vibroacoustic harp therapy, to local hospice patients and the residents of two care facilities in north central Montana.

Tuesday, March 1 — Neal Lewing: “Meagher of the Sword: Montana’s First Governor, Thomas Francis Meagher.”

Neal Lewing, an actor, singer/songwriter, recording artist, playwright, poet, storyteller, author and historian presents the story, in folklore, music, and his own words, of the man commemorated in the statue that graces the Montana State Capitol’s front lawn.

Thomas Francis Meagher lived a colorful life of adventure, from humble beginnings in Ireland to Montana’s first territorial governor. In between, he led Irish rebels, escaped from Van Diemen’s Land, toured the United States on a lecture circuit, designed the Irish tricolor flag, and distinguished himself as a Civil War general. His final disappearance in Fort Benton remains an unsolved mystery.

Tuesday, March 5 — Jack Glatzer: “Solo Violin Recital with an integration of an Art and History Program.”

Returning to Havre for a fourth year and known for his wealth of instrumental beauty, world-class American violinist who resides in Portugal, Jack will perform a solo violin recital. He introduces each musical work by an informal and intimate commentary and links music to art, history, and civilization. Glatzer’s particular interest is the unaccompanied repertoire for the violin. He is celebrated not only for his interpretations of Bach, Paganini and Bartok but also for his performances of Locatelli, Roman, Ysaye, Bloch, Stravinsky, Elgar, Rochberg and Sculthorpe.

For more information, call Northern at 265-3700.