Synopsis. 'from Holland to the day After' opens with the life story of Johan Peters about his youth in Holland along with some of his antics as a child, leading us then through his teen years.
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We get an interesting peek at Johan's social life, his highs and lows, his intense frustrations in wanting to discover the answers to questions that have plagued mankind since the beginning of time: Who am I? Where did I come from?
Where am I going? All his searching culminated in a spiritual experience one dark night on the beach. Throughout the book we find his love for God and fellowman growing. As the focus of the book moves from his youth quickly forward to the present, it is clear that he distances himself from religious institutions and the interpretations of their spiritual leaders; in fact, the author's obvious desire to know more has caused him to go back and search out the original sacred writing of the different world religions from which he brings two major subject threads to the surface; the Holy One / Messiah / Purush Prajapati and the return of the Holy One.
He weaves together the prophetic writings of the Quran, the Rig Vedas and the Gita, the Buddha, as well as the Judaic Prophets and Apocalyptic writings of the New Testament. With his down-to-earth perspective, and straightforward yet deeply insightful approach the author has taken on complicated and much-debated topics. According to the simple interpretation of the different writings, but mainly referring to the writings of the prophet Daniel and the Apocalypse, we discover an amazing insight of the near future in which will unfold the final 7 year episode of world history as we know it, culminating in an atomic holocaust and the battle of Armageddon. 'The beyond' is a closing chapter that brings us out of the aftermath.
He is obviously not a religious person, neither is he politically correct, some might even find his writings controversial. Although some may find his unconventional style surprising, his arguments leave us thinking 'What if?'
In the appendix 'heaven, hell and in between' the author brings out the controversial scriptures of hellfire and he gives a totally new outlook and amazingly fresh insights on this subject. In this radical new look at the theory and practice of urban design, Christopher Alexander asks why our modern cities so often lack a sense of natural growth, and suggests a set of rules and guidelines by which we can inject that organic' character back into our High Streets, buildings, and squares. At a time when so many of Britain's inner cities are undergoing, or are in need of, drastic renovation, Christopher Alexander's detailed account of his own experiments in urban-renewal in San Francisco makes thought-provoking reading. The venerable cities of the past, such as Venice or Amsterdam, convey a feeling of wholeness, an organic unity that surfaces in every detail, large and small, in restaurants, shops, public gardens, even in balconies and ornaments. But this sense of wholeness is lacking in modern urban design, with architects absorbed in problems of individual structures, and city planners preoccupied with local ordinances, it is almost impossible to achieve.
In this groundbreaking volume, the newest in a highly-acclaimed series by the Center for Environmental Structure, architect and planner Christopher Alexander presents a new theory of urban design which attempts to recapture the process by which cities develop organically. To discover the kinds of laws needed to create a growing whole in a city, Alexander proposes here a preliminary set of seven rules which embody the process at a practical level and which are consistent with the day-to-day demands of urban development. He then puts these rules to the test, setting out with a number of his graduate students to simulate the urban redesign of a high-density part of San Francisco, initiating a project that encompassed some ninety different design problems, including warehouses, hotels, fishing piers, a music hall, and a public square. This extensive experiment is documented project by project, with detailed discussion of how each project satisfied the seven rules, accompanied by floorplans, elevations, street grids, axonometric diagrams and photographs of the scaled-down model which clearly illustrate the discussion.
A New Theory of Urban Designprovides an entirely new theoretical framework for the discussion of urban problems, one that goes far to remedy the defects which cities have today.
Contents. History The school was founded in 1880. Previous administrators include Charles Sink, Earl V. Moore, James B. Wallace, Paul Boylan, Karen Wolff (2000–05), Christopher Kendall (2005–15), and (since 2015). The school was originally independent of the university.
Notable Alumni Well known alumni include playwright, actors, and, musicians, and, as well as the pop star. See also the list of. Performance Training Areas The University puts on more than a dozen main stage productions and concerts every year. Besides its main stage productions, the school also offers performance opportunities through studio productions and student-run groups. Main Stage and Studio Productions Main stage and studio productions staged by the university every year include:. Three main stage musicals and a musical theatre studio show (often a play).
Two main stage operas as well as opera scenes, and two studio productions. Four or five main stage plays. Multiple dance productions Ensembles Musicians have the opportunity to perform in many ensembles in connection with the university. These include choral ensembles, orchestras, wind bands, historical music ensembles, jazz ensembles, electronic and new music ensembles, chamber music groups, and world music ensembles. Gamelans The school is home to one of the longest-established ensembles in the United States. This group of instruments, known formally as Kyai Telaga Madu (Venerable Lake of Honey), has been at the university since 1966, when its purchase was negotiated and organized. From 1968 until 2002, the ensemble was under the direction of faculty ethnomusicologist.
The ensemble is currently directed by Susan Walton. Bands Wind ensembles, under the University Bands, provide a central performance and training opportunity for students at the school. The wind ensembles provide a primary training opportunity for most instrumentalists at the school, who may audition to perform in one of the two top ensembles, the Symphony Band and Concert Band. The is also a component of the University Bands and provides music and entertainment at university athletic events.
Orchestras Students also receive training in large orchestral ensembles. Student Organizations Student organizations through the university include:. Arts Enterprise which invites students to create projects and make connections to the local, national, and international cultural spheres. Basement Arts which allows students the opportunity to direct, produce and star in studio productions. This student group is well known for performing student written works such as.
MUSKET, founded in 1908, puts on two large scale productions of musicals every year run entirely by students. Recent Productions have included:,.
The University of Michigan Gilbert and Sullivan Society, which produces main stage productions of operettas every year. Most of these are works by, however they have also ventured into other works. Facilities The school's facilities are located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. On the north campus, these include the Earl V. Moore Building, the Stearns Building, the Walgreen Drama Center, and the. Specific north campus facilities include studios in the James and Anne Duderstadt Center, as well as the Arthur Miller Theater and the Stamps Auditorium (both in the Walgreen Drama Center). The Miller Theater is the only theater given permission by the estate of Arthur Miller to bear the playwright's name.
On central campus, the school's facilities include, the Power Center, the Dance Building, and, which houses the Charles Baird Carillon. The university's south campus is home to Hall, which houses offices and rehearsal space for the University of Michigan Marching Band. History of the Moore Building The majority of the school's teaching spaces, faculty offices, and music library, are located in the Earl V. Moore Building. This building is named after a previous dean of the school, and was designed in a mid-century modern style by architect. Saarinen was commissioned to design the master plan for the University of Michigan’s North Campus, he requested to design the music school building (now the Earl V. Moore Building).
The original scheme called for an L-shaped building and a circular concert hall. Completed in 1964, the result was a five-level pavilion with flanking wings.
Saarinen envisioned a building in harmony with nature, and so designed the building to be built into a hill overlooking a pond. The brick-clad concrete structure has narrow vertical windows that contrast with the horizontal brick patterns, thought to represent the alternating colors of piano keys. The brick color is known as “Cranbrook Buff” for its reference to the color of the buildings on the campus of the Cranbrook Education Community. The style of this building has influenced almost all of the later construction on North Campus. The building contains 2 rehearsal/concert halls, 45 performance teaching studios, 18 classrooms, 40 offices, a large library, 120 practice rooms, including 12 organ practice rooms, and other special facilities for piano, harp, harpsichord and percussion practice. The construction of this building allowed for the first increase in enrollment since 1946.
During construction of the building, Saarinen was diagnosed with a brain tumor, but he was able to watch the progress of the building from his room at University Hospital. Renovation On October 30, 2012, University of Michigan President announced an $8-million gift from and Delores S. Brehm, a major contribution toward the cost of renovating and expanding the Moore Building. Of the total cost, another $14 million is allocated from the university, with the remaining balance to come from additional fundraising, including a gift from Glenn E. Watkins, emeritus professor of musicology. Construction for the project commenced in early 2014 and was finished in the fall of 2015.
The renovation, which cost 29.5 million and added 34,000 square feet, includes a rehearsal with the footprint of, revamping of the McIntosh Theater, a lecture hall, an entrance and lobby, and new practice and teaching rooms. Departments and Degree Programs The School of Music, Theatre & Dance offers degrees from the bachelors to the doctoral level. Fifteen departments make up the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, each offering several degree programs. They include:. Department of Chamber Music—MM in chamber music. Department of Composition—BM, BMA, MM, MA, PhD and DMA in composition.
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Department of Conducting—MM and DMA in Conducting (Band/Wind Ensemble, Orchestral and Choral programs). Department of Dance—BFA and MFA in Dance.
Department of Jazz and Improvisation Studies—BFA in Jazz and Contemplative Studies, Jazz Studies and Jazz and Contemporary Improvation, BMA in Jazz Studies, MM in Improvisation. Department of Music Education—BM in Choral or Instrumental Music Education, MM in Music Education. Department of Music Theory—BM, BMA and PhD in Music Theory. Department of Musical Theatre—BFA in Musical Theatre. Department of Musicology—BM, BMA, Specialist and Certificate programs in Musicology, PhD in Historical Musicology, PhD in Ethnomusicology. Department of Organ—BM and BMA in Organ Performance, MM in Church Music, MM Carillon Performance, MM in Early Keyboard Instruments, MM Harpsichord performance, MM Organ Performance, DMA Harpsichord Performance, DMA Organ Performance, and DMA Liturgical, Church, and Synagogue Music.
Department of Performing Arts Technology—BM in Music and Technology, BM in Performing Arts Technology, Music Concentration, BFA in Performing Arts Technology, Media Arts Concentration BS in Sound Engineering, and MA in Media Arts. Department of Piano—BM in Piano Performance, BMA in Piano Performance, MM in Chamber Music (Piano), MM in Collaborative Piano, MM in Early Keyboard Instruments, MM in Performance: Fortepiano, MM in Performance: Piano, MM in Piano Pedagogy & Performance, Specialist in Collaborative Piano, DMA in Piano Performance, DMA in Collaborative Piano, DMA in Piano Pedagogy & Performance. Department of Strings—Harp, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass: BM or BMA in Performance, MM in Performance, MM in Chamber Music, Specialist in Performance, DMA in Performance. Department of Theatre and Drama—BFA in Performance, Design and Production, and Interarts Performance, BTA. Department of Voice—BM, BMA, MM, Specialist and DMA in Performance. Department of Winds and Percussion—BM in Performance, BM in Wind Instruments, BMA in Performance, MM in Performance, MM in Chamber Music, MM in Wind Instruments, Special in Performance, DMA in Performance.
Notable Projects Michigan Performance Outreach Workshop. In 2011, musical theatre students Ashley Park and Laura Reed founded the Michigan Performance Outreach Workshop, or MPOW. The group coordinates a one-day event every semester which brings in students from Detroit Public Schools for a day of arts performances and lessons. All of the activities and performances are given and led by U of M students from a variety of disciplines, including singers, dancers, musicians and actors.
The event is provided free of charge and includes lunch for DPS students, and is dedicated to providing youth who have limited creative outlets with exposure to as many aspects of the performing arts as possible. The Gershwin Initiative. In 2013, the School entered into a partnership with the Gershwin family to undertake a two-part initiative that will bring the music of George and Ira Gershwin to students, scholars, performers and audiences across campus and worldwide through new critical editions of all the Gershwin brothers' works.
An American in Paris (edited by Mark Clague) and Rhapsody in Blue (jazz band version) will be the first editions prublished. University of Michigan Javanese Gamelan. Since the 1960s, the school has been home to one of the longest-established ensembles in the United States.
This group of instruments, known formally as Kyai Telaga Madu (Venerable Lake of Honey), has been at the university since 1966, when its purchase was negotiated and organized. From 1968 until 2002, the ensemble was under the direction of faculty ethnomusicologist.
The ensemble has actively given performances in Ann Arbor since 1967, and has benefitted from many guest artist instructors from Java who have been in residence at the university to teach Indonesian performance styles such as. The gamelan is housed in a special room built at the school with support from a bequest from Rosannah Steinhoff, who with her husband Bill, was a loyal member of the gamelan in the 1980s, and it is supported with a special endowment fund at the university. The gamelan instruments are part of the Stearns Collection of Music Instruments. EXCEL Program. Founded in 2015, SMTD's career program, EXCEL (Excellence in Entrepreneurship, Career Empowerment, and Leadership), provides individual career coaching, workshops, and more than $100,000 in annual funding for student projects, including new venture incubation (the EXCELerator) and an annual $10,000 EXCELprize. Research.
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