UC Irvine adds man bullish on Brahms...

UC Irvine adds man

bullish on Brahms

Brahms scholar and musicologist David Brodbeck will serve as chair

of UC Irvine’s department of music, school officials announced last

week.

Brodbeck comes to UCI from the University of Pittsburgh, where he

served as a professor and a former department chair.

Brodbeck has training in music, primarily in composition. His

research on 19th century German music is widely published, with

articles on composers ranging from Beethoven to Mahler and genres

ranging from string quartet and symphony to sacred choral and dance

music. A former president of the American Brahms Society, Brodbeck is

writing a biography of Brahms.

Brodbeck is also examining works by post-war American and British

popular musicians, including the Beatles and the Beach Boys, as well

as the history of rock ‘n’ roll.

Brodbeck replaces professors Alan Terricciano and Cameron Harvey,

chair of dance and chair of drama, respectively, who served as

co-chairs of the music department while it underwent an

administrative reorganization.

City looks to name

committee members

The city of Costa Mesa invites residents to apply for positions on

any of six City Council committees.

The committees are the child care and youth services committee,

which meets monthly to make recommendations to council on youth

issues; the cultural arts committee, which promotes Costa Mesa as a

“city of the arts”; the Fairview Park friends/fundraising committee,

which holds events and promotes development of the park; the

historical preservation committee, which advises the council on

programs and activities; the human relations committee, which

suggests projects and discusses social issues; and the redevelopment

and residential rehabilitation committee, which promotes housing

redevelopment.

To apply, complete a committee interest form, available at the

city clerk’s office or online at https://www.ci.costa-mesa.ca.us, or

send a letter of interest to Costa Mesa City Council, P.O. Box 1200,

Costa Mesa, CA 92628-1200. The deadline to apply is Sept. 17. The

council will appoint people to the committees in October.

Library foundation

gets hefty check

The Audrey Steele Burnand Foundation has given the Newport Beach

Public Library Foundation an unrestricted check for $250,000. Burnand

is the daughter of Harry and Grace Steele, who donated $100,000 to

start the business collection.

The new funds will be used to purchase equipment and furniture and

develop the library’s book collection in selected areas. A portion of

the funds will also be used to buy new tables, chairs and equipment

to support the foundation and library events.

Armstrong awarded

for superior design

The Costa Mesa Planning Commission honored the Armstrong Garden

Center with its July 2004 design award. The center is at the

southwest corner of Newport Boulevard and Victoria Street.

The project was recognized because of its architectural features

and attractiveness due to the significant quantity of landscape

materials. It was also honored for being redeveloped quickly with

hardly any disruption.

The design awards program recognizes exceptional public and

private projects that exhibit excellence in community planning and

design.

Council looking to

fill soon-vacant seat

The Newport Beach City Council is seeking registered voters

interested in serving the rest of Councilman Gary Adams’ term, which

ends in November 2006.

Applicants must live in the fourth district. Applications will be

accepted in the city clerk’s office until noon on Sept. 9. To get an

application, call (949) 644-3005. The City Council will make the

appointment before midnight on Oct. 1, and it will be effective

immediately.