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News & Events September 2007
Dear Friend,
The Friends of Mount Auburn is pleased to present
the September 2007 edition of our electronic
newsletter. We invite you to join our email list to
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Mount Auburn: Celebrating 175 Years
Remembering E. Power Biggs: two
free organ recitals with Richard Benefield,
deputy director of the Harvard University Art Museums.
September 30, 2007 at 2:00 and 5:00 PM,
Adolphus Busch Hall, Harvard University.
Buried in Lot 10099 on Privet Path, at Mount Auburn
Cemetery, Edward George Power Biggs (1906-1977),
was a preeminent American Organist of British birth.
Trained at the Royal Academy of Music in London, E.
Power Biggs emigrated to the United States during
the Great Depression and went on to become one of
the most influential interpreters of classical organ
music in the United States during the 1940s and
1950s.
A pedagogue as well as a peformer, Biggs moved to
Cambridge, Massachusetts in the 1930's to teach at
the Longy School of Music and later went on to
introduce vast audiences to the music of the pipe
organ for nearly two decades via his widely popular
Sunday morning CBS radio broadcast live from
Harvard University's Busch-Reisinger Museum.
Although this event is free, seating is limited
and preregistration is required. To register,
call 617-384-5224 or email
[email protected].
Co-sponsored by the Harvard University Art Museums.
Horticultural Highlight
Native to China and Japan, the Rhus chinesis
is a graceful and hardy specimen that produces
delicate creamy-white flowers on large panicles
during the late days of summer and early weeks of
autumn.
Number 97 on the "Mount Auburn Unusual Trees
Map," the Rhus chinesis, also known as the
Chinese sumac, grows near Halcyon
Lake at the Cemetery.
While the dioecious flowers may be either male or
female on any individual Rhus chinesis, the
plant itself is not self-fertile - therefore both male and
female plants must be cultivated and pollinated by
bees for seedlings to ripen by October.
The late-summer flowers, fall fruiting clusters and
bright autumn foliage of the Chinese sumac combine
to make this tree a worthwhile destination on any visit
to the Cemetery.
Learn more about Mount Auburn's
horticultural
collections.
Docent Training Days at Mount Auburn
Would you like to be an ambassador for Mount Auburn
Cemetery? Mount Auburn currently welcomes
200,000 visitors annually and we are currently looking
for volunteers to join us as we begin a new Docent
Program.
Docents will greet visitors at Mount
Auburn's Visitor Center (opening this fall) as well as
lead tours of the Cemetery. We are seeking
individuals with interests in history, horticulture, art,
architecture and birding. Most importantly, we are
looking for people who wish to share their love of
Mount Auburn Cemetery with our visiting public.
Please join us on Wednesday, September 5th at
10:00 AM or on Saturday, September 8th at
2:00 PM for one of our introductory sessions
where we will explain in great detail our new docent
program and answer questions from the audience.
Light refreshments will be served. Meet at Story
Chapel. These sessions are free, but
preregistration
is required.
Please register
online for these sessions and other programs at
Mount Auburn.
You can now join or renew your membership in
the Friends of Mount Auburn quickly, securely and
easily online!
The Friends of Mount Auburn
Cemetery was established in 1986 as a non-profit
educational trust to promote the appreciation and
preservation of Mount Auburn. Join the Friends of Mount
Auburn.
Learn about volunteer opportunities at Mount
Auburn.
Mount Auburn Cemetery is still a unique choice for
burial and commemoration. It offers a wide variety
of innovative interment and memorialization options
for all. Learn about Mount Auburn's many burial and memorialization options.
Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery
phone:
617-547-7105
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