Professor Ollie Watts Davis of
the UIUC Music Faculty. Thursday noon,
April 29, Illini Union (Federal Room 25B Lower
Level, north
side). Her
topic is “Let
the Rejoicing Rise: The Sacred Music of
African-Americans.” Professor Davis conducts the UI Black Chorus,
and is the founding director of the national Black Sacred Music
Symposium. She is a University of Illinois Faculty Scholar and has
won the Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate
Teaching. Since her debut at Carnegie Hall in 1990 she has
appeared in concerts and with symphony orchestras around the
world. Professor Davis
demonstrates how Christians
can
witness winsomely in academia and
the arts. Lunch is available in the Illini Union Food Court
next door or take your own lunch. Invite your friends.
We look forward to seeing you there. This talk is
co-sponsored by the Wednesday Forum of Hessel Park Christian
Reformed Church.
