Kepler at 450: An Interdisciplinary Celebration, Closing Concert "Nature's Secret Whisperings"

Photo of Bruce Dickey
Thursday, November 18, 2021, 7:30 PM

Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center

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Event Details/Summary

This 2-day event celebrates the interdisciplinary legacy of Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) on the 450th anniversary of his birth. It also celebrates KSL Special Collections' acquisition of the 1621 edition of his Mysterium Cosmographicum on the 400th anniversary of its publication. Visit the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities page for more information about the conference and to register. 

Collectively sponsored by the CWRU Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities, Kelvin Smith Library, Department of History, and Department of Music

Conference 

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Kelvin Smith Library, 11055 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH

Featuring: Jesse Berezovsky (Physics); William Claspy (KSL Special Collections); Chris Haufe (Philosophy); Harsh Mathur (Physics); Stacy McGaugh (Astronomy); Aviva Rothman (History); and guest artist Bruce Dickey (Concerto Palatino)

Nature’s Secret Whisperings

7:30 PM | Closing Concert
Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center, 1855 Ansel Rd, Cleveland, OH 

The Historical Performance Practice Program presents the closing concert of the interdisciplinary conference honoring Johannes Kepler on the 450th anniversary of his birth. Featuring guest artist Bruce Dickey, world-renowned cornettist and director of Concerto Palatino, and the CWRU Collegium, Early Music Singers, Baroque Vocal Ensembles, and Baroque Chamber Ensembles, with celestial works for choirs of voices and instruments by Orlando di Lasso, Annibale Perini, Erasmus Widmann, Lambert de Sayve, Andrea Gabrieli, and Michael Praetorius.

Paid parking is available upon arrival in the MPAC lot.


Increasing COVID-19 cases within Northeast Ohio have prompted Case Western Reserve to resume its requirement that masks be worn indoors. In addition, only those who are fully vaccinated (two weeks past their final dose) should attend any campus event. Leaders continue to monitor pandemic developments and may need to adjust health protocols further as circumstances warrant. In-person is subject to change based on COVID-19 guidelines.