The Sewanee Mountain VOL. XXV No. 22 Thursday, June 25, 2009 Published as a public service for the Sewanee community since 1985. Community Sewanee Summer Music Festival Hughes’ Book Earns Major Award, E-Mail Service Hailed as “Freshly Provocative” in High Gear! on Break The Sewanee Summer Music The Rev. Robert D. Hughes III, Festival continues with the fi rst of Starting Today professor of systematic theology and its free student chamber music con- The summer break for the Com- Norma and Olan Mills Professor of certs this Friday, June 26, at 7 p.m. munity E-mail Service (CES) begins Divinity at the University’s School of The young artists will be perform- at 3 p.m. today, June 25, and will run Theology, has been named the inau- ing in Guerry Garth, and at 8 p.m., through July 8 or 9. gural recipient of a major new award they will perform in Warren Chapel Remember that when you reply for scholarship in pneumatology, the at the Monteagle Sunday School back to a community e-mail message, study of the Holy Spirit. Assembly. There is no admission it only returns to the CES address, not The Poullart Libermann Award in charge to either event. to the person within any particular Pneumatology, created by Duquesne On Saturday, June 27, the SSMF e-mail message. CES is a volunteer University, honors “the individual faculty will take the stage in Guerry service to assist with better com- who has made the most signifi cant Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. to perform munication by and for the Sewanee scholarly contribution to the area of a chamber music concert. Selec- general community. Its address is pneumatology in the preceding fi ve- tions include the Dvorak Terzetto [email protected]. year period.” Hughes was selected for for two violins and viola, Three “Many thanks and happy Fourth of the award based on his 2008 book, The Rev. Robert Hughes Pieces for Wind Trio by Walter Pis- July—I’ll missing seeing you all,” says “Beloved Dust: Tides of the Spirit in knowledge and practice. ton and the beautiful Piano Trio No. Elizabeth Duncan, manager of CES. the Christian Life.” “There aren’t many breakthrough As recipient of the award, Hughes books [in pneumatology],” says the 2 by Felix Mendelssohn. Some of SSMF Orchestra the performers are Patricia George, Summer Carillon will give the 2010 Holy Spirit Lecture Rev. Radu Bordeianu, director of the fl ute; Steven Moeckel, violin; and at Duquesne, and his book and other Holy Spirit Lecture and Colloquium. and Symphonic Metamorphosis on scholarly work will be the subject of a new SSMF faculty member Guido a Theme of Carl Maria von Weber Concerts “He really did something amazing.” Calvo, violin. Admission for this The Sewanee Summer Carillon colloquium in the fi eld of pneumatol- The reviewers’ recommendation for by Paul Hindemith. Tickets for this ogy. The annual Holy Spirit Lecture concert is $10. grand fi rst concert are $10. Series concerts will be at 4:45 p.m. the award cited the book as “a major On Sunday, June 28, the two each Sunday through July 26. Tours of honorees are major theologians from contribution to both the fields of The SSMF faculty returns to the Protestant, Orthodox and Catholic SSMF orchestras take the stage of Guerry Auditorium on Wednesday, the tower will be available following spirituality and pneumatology, ex- Guerry Auditorium in their first the concerts July 5–19. For concert traditions. Hughes’ Duquesne lecture ploring the interrelationship between July 1, at 7:30 p.m. for another eve- will be published and distributed by concerts of the summer season. ning of chamber music, performing details see John Bordley’s column, the two in freshly provocative and at Maestro Bruce Dinkins will conduct “Tintinnabulation,” on page 9. the university. He will also receive a times brilliant ways.” the Terzetto for Oboe, Bassoon and stipend and a medallion. the Philharmonia Orchestra at 2:30 Piano by Theodore Lalliet; Three Hughes joined the faculty of the p.m. in performances of Gardner “Beloved Dust” takes a realistic School of Theology in 1977. Author American Hymns for Cello and and contemporary view of the hu- Read’s Night Flight, Edvard Grieg’s Double Bass, as arranged by SSMF of numerous articles appearing in Three Pieces from “Sigurd Jorsalfar” man being as entirely physical (dust) journals such as the Anglican Theo- faculty member Sidney King, and and then shows it immersed in three and Three Dances from “The Bar- Contrasts by Bela Bartok. Admis- logical Review, the Sewanee Theologi- tered Bride” by Bedrich Smetana. great tides of the Holy Spirit, the cal Review and the St. Luke’s Journal sion for this concert is $10. traditional threefold rhythm of con- Admission for this concert is $10. Tickets are available at the door of Theology, Hughes also wrote “The At 3:30 p.m., following the Phil- Proper U.S. Flag version, transfi guration and glory. In Holy Spirit in Christian Spirituality” one hour before the concerts or his book Hughes achieves an entirely harmonia’s performance, Artistic at the Music Festival Offi ce, room Disposal Offered for The Blackwell Companion to Director James Paul will conduct new presentation of the traditional Christian Spirituality (2005). 203 in Guerry Hall. Single tickets The Clyde W. Bennett Veterans of teaching in the light of contemporary the Sewanee Symphony in a concert are $10; a season ticket, the carte Foreign Wars Post 9586 invites all featuring three magnifi cent orches- blanche, is $150 and includes ad- who have U.S. fl ags that have served tral pieces: the Prelude to “Die Meis- mission to all 22 ticketed events. their purpose and become old, faded Summer Pipes: SUD Special tersinger zu Nurnberg” by Richard For more information or a SSMF or ragged to bring them to the V.F.W. Meeting June 30 Wagner, the Romeo and Juliet Over- concert schedule, call 598-1225. Post after 2 p.m. or to the lobby of the Organ and ture by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Monteagle Post Offi ce, where there is Trumpet Concert The Sewanee Utility District a tub for them in the lobby. will hold a special meeting on “These fl ags will be disposed of Summer Pipes, the summer series Tuesday, June 30, at 9 a.m. in the Community Council to Meet June 29, in a proper ceremony with the public of organ recitals, continues this Tues- district office, 150 Sherwood invited,” says Paul J. Trulson. day, June 30, at 7:30 p.m. in All Saints’ Rd., when it is hoped that board Agenda Announced V.F. W. Post 9586 is located at 8134 Chapel. University Organist and Pro- members will be able to give the The next meeting of the Sewanee Council members from each of the Hwy. 41, Monteagle. fessor of Music Robert Delcamp will go-ahead for the water treatment Community Council will be Mon- four districts (four-year terms); four be joined by trumpeter Keith Ellis. plant and begin to look at the day, June 29, at 7 p.m. in the Senior members appointed by the Vice- The program features music of plant’s engineering costs. This Citizens’ Center. The agenda includes: Chancellor (two-year terms); and Young Artists’ the 20th century and includes organ meeting is open to the public. 1) Approval of the May minutes; 2) two at-large seats fi lled by students Concerts Start works by Jeanne Demessieux, Louis Community recycling incentives, of the College of Arts and Sciences Vierne, Marcel Dupré, Eugène Re- submitted by Annie Armour, a Dis- and the School of Theology (one-year Tomorrow Night uschel and Gaston Litaize. Ellis will VBS at Midway trict 4 representative; 3) Police cover- terms). Beginning tomorrow, June 26, be heard in “Petit Suite” by Andrew age on US 41A and University Avenue According to its bylaws, the pur- through the end of the Sewanee Carter and Daniel Pinkham’s “Other Baptist Church during the school year, submitted by pose of the community council is to Summer Music Festival, young art- Voices of the Trumpet” for organ, Vacation Bible School at Midway Pamela Byerly, District 2; 4) DREMC promote the general welfare of the ists will give free outdoor chamber trumpet and electronic tape. Baptist Church for children ages 3 right-of-way maintenance, submit- Sewanee community and encour- music concerts each Friday at 7 p.m. The fi nal recital in the series will to 11 will be held on Thursday and ted by Richard Winslow, University age cooperation in efforts that hold in Sewanee’s Guerry Garth, adjacent be played by Janette Fishell, professor Friday, June 25 and 26, from 6 to 8 forester; 5) Sewanee garbage services, promise for civic development or to Convocation Hall on University of organ at Indiana University, on July p.m. and on Saturday, June 27, from submitted by University CFO Jerry improvement and to deliberate such Avenue. All are welcome. Bring a chair 14. The concerts are free and open to 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Boomerang Express” Forster; 6) Update on ground-rent issues as may give rise to concern and or blanket on which to sit. the public. is the theme. charges and changes at lease renewal tension within the community. by Jerry Forster; 7) Update on expan- On matters of civic concern, the INSIDE THE SEWANEE MOUNTAIN sion of walking paths by University council may publicize its consensus PEN fdn welcomes Dir of Schools, Presorted Std. Director of Physical Plant Services or take such other action as it consid- Letters, Serving, New arrival.............2 MESSENGER U.S.