Free concert included in Modern Greek inauguration

Free concert included in Modern Greek inauguration

ANN ARBOR—A celebration commemorating the inauguration of the C.P. Cavafy professorship at the University of Michigan will include a free concert by Maria Farantouri, the “living legend of Greek music.” The festivities begin at 5 p.m. Sept. 28 in the Mendelssohn Theatre with the inaugural Cavafy lecture by U-M Prof. Vassilios Lambropoulos. Farantour’s concert will begin at 8 p.m. in the same location. Both events are free and open to the public.

[Central Campus map, Mendelssohn Theatre is in Michigan League, #15, near center]

Since 1817 U-M has cultivated classical studies, and in 1990 began modern Greek courses. “The Cavafy professorship will have one foot in classical studies and the other in comparative literature, thus ensuring the necessary dialogue,” says Lambropoulos.

The inauguration serves as a symbolic beginning of a strong Greek presence at U-M with lectures, art exhibits, music events, and films continuing throughout the academic year, culminating in 2002 with the spotlight on the personality and work of C.P. Cavafy, who Lambropoulos classifies as “the best known Greek poet in America.” Events will include readings of Cavafy’s works by scholars, the publication of a bilingual book edited by U-M’s Artemis Leontis featuring the comments of 40 personalities, and a major international conference on the subject of Cavafy and the Ancients.

For more information on U-M’s program in Modern Greek and coming events, visit http://www.lsa.umich.edu/modgreek/.

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