Reading, Pa. -- The departments of Music and Modern Foreign Languages at Albright College will host an informal discussion on the works of, French composer Gabriel Faure on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, at 4 p.m. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place in Albright College’s Roop Hall.

Faure, an early 20th century composer, was known for his French impressionism and Symbolist poetry.  Jeffery Lentz, artist-in-residence at Albright, Elisabeth Turchi, soprano; Rebecca Butler, professor of music at Albright; and Arcana Albright, Ph.D., assistant professor of French at Albright, will discuss Faure’s music, including the poetry, the composition of the songs and the process of preparing songs for performance.

For more information about the event or disabled assistance, please contact Arcana Albright, Ph.D. at 610-921-7694.  Roop Hall is located on the Albright College campus at 13th & Bern Streets, Reading, Pa.

Founded in 1856, Albright College is a nationally ranked, private college with a rigorous liberal arts curriculum with an interdisciplinary focus. The College’s hallmarks are connecting fields of learning, collaborative teaching and learning, and a flexible curriculum that allows students to create an individualized education. Two-thirds of students graduate with dual/individualized majors in more than 200 different combinations. Albright enrolls about 1,625 undergraduates in traditional programs, another 500 adult students in accelerated degree programs, and 100 students in the master’s program in education. Albright College is located in Reading, Pennsylvania, about 60 miles west of Philadelphia.