Press Release

Harpsichord Recital Benefits Faculty Memorial Fund

ATLANTA - Oglethorpe University presents a harpsichord concert by David Buice in memorial of mathematics and computer science professor, Dr. Ronald L. Carlisle on Saturday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art.

The recital, Before and After Froberger: The Art of the Ile-de-France Clavicinistes, will include music by Johannes Froberger, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Jacques Champion de Chambonnieres, Jean-Henri d’Anglebert, Louis Couperin, Marie-Rose Forqueray-Du Bois, Jacques Duphly and Francois Couperin le grand and will be played on a harpsichord built and donated by Dr. Carlisle.

Ronald L. Carlisle was a beloved professor at Oglethorpe University for 22 years. He was a talented musician and performer and frequently built and restored musical instruments, such as harpsichords and organs. Dr. Carlisle was a student of Zen Buddhism, spent two weeks at the Tofukuji Monastery in Kyoto and was a disciple of Head Abbot Fukushima. He also helped bring a Keido Fukushima exhibition to the Oglethorpe University campus.  

The recital is presented in conjunction with current exhibitions, Before and After Gauguin: The Art of Printmaking in Brittany 1740 to 1940, which includes 100 prints from private French collections and the first print made in Brittany, France and Lord of Compassion: Images of Avalokiteshvara from the Rubin Museum of Art, which includes dramatic paintings and sculptures depicting Avalokiteshvara, the Buddhist embodiment of compassion, as understood in Tibet between the 12th and 19th centuries. Both exhibitions run until May 11. Free and ample parking is available. Admission is $10 per person; $5 for senior citizens and students; free for museum members, children under 12 and the Oglethorpe community. For more information please visit www.oglethorpe.edu (keyword: museum).