Southern University hosts Herbert Blomstedt

Herbert Blomstedt, conductor laureate of the San Francisco Symphony, will be in residence at Southern Adventist University Monday through Wednesday, March 5-7, as a guest of the Eugene A. Anderson Organ Series.

In constant demand as a guest conductor, Blomstedt has led many of the world’s greatest orchestras. He holds membership in the Royal Musical Academy of Stockholm and was awarded Columbia University’s Ditson Award for Distinguished Service to American Music in 1992.

He received Austria’s Anton Bruckner Prize in 2001 and Denmark’s Carl Nielsen Prize in 2002. He is a Knight of the North Star, Stockholm, and a Knight of the Dannebrogen, Copenhagen.

Each evening, t he noted conductor will present either a lecture or direct a concert. All events are free and open to the public.

March 5, 7:30 p.m.. Collegedale Church of Seventh- day Advent i sts, 4829 College Drive E.

Blomstedt will lead a hymn sing, along with a short organ recital performed by Southern students playing the Anton Heiller Memorial Organ.

March 6, 7:30 p.m., Ackerman Auditorium in Mabel Wood Hall on the university campus.

Blomstedt will present a lecture on Johannes Brahms’ German Requiem along with a screening of his performance of the work with the Danish National Symphony.

March 7, 7:30 p.m., Ackerman Auditorium in Mabel Wood Hall on the university campus.

Blomstedt will conclude his residency with a round-table discussion.

For more information: 423-236-2424.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Herbert Blomstedt, conductor laureate of the San Francisco Symphony.