Albert Schweitzer’s Legacy: A Musical Gala
June 6, 2009, 4:30 – 6 p.m.
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
5850 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637

On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Schweitzer’s historic visit to the University of Chicago, during which he received an Honorary Degree in a Rockefeller Chapel ceremony that was attended by over 5,000 people, Rockefeller Chapel offers a glorious gala concert celebrating his legacy of translating idealism into action and featuring music for carillon, organ, and Motet and Rockefeller Chapel choirs. Included will be the world premiere of Gene Scheer’s “Albert Schweitzer Portrait”, performed on the restored E.M. Skinner pipe organ; along with music of Bach, beloved of Schweitzer, on the organ and newly restored Laura Spelman Rockefeller carillon; and the second performance of the University's newly commissioned piece for organ and choir, “Wachet auf" by Sven-David Sandström.
Free and open to the public; donations accepted.


"Albert Schweitzer’s Legacy: From Individual Service to A World Free of Nuclear Arms"
June 7, 2009 2:00-3:30 PM
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
5850 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Free and open to the public.

Schweitzer's passionate anti-nuclear advocacy was a natural outgrowth of his own direct service as a physician in Africa, anchored in his guiding ethic of reverence for all life. At this panel discussion, today's leaders of the Nobel-laureate scientists' and physicians' movements for both nuclear abolition and the elimination of health disparities will convene to discuss how Schweitzer-spirited service continues to dramatically shape both realms:

 • Kennette Benedict - Executive Director and Publisher of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;
 • Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, MPH - Chair of the Clinical Center Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health, and Special Advisor on Health Policy to Peter Orszag, Director of the Office of Management and Budget;

 • Lachlan Forrow, MD - President of The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, which works to eliminate health inequalities in underserved communities in the U.S. and abroad by developing leaders in service;

 • Edward W. (Rocky) Kolb - Chair of the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics at the University of Chicago and founding Director of the Particle Astrophysics Center at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois;

 • Michael McCally, MD - Executive Director of Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) and Treasurer of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) when it won the Nobel Peace Price in 1985;

 • Funmi Olopade, MD - Walter L. Palmer Distinguished Service Professor in Medicine and Human Genetics and Director of the Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics at the University of Chicago

Rockefeller Chapel is handicap accessible. For more information, call 773-702-7059.

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