CALL Summer Programs 2013
Lessons, classes and concerts

 

CALL membership is not required for enrollment in summer classes.
Scroll down to find descriptions of the summer concerts.

 

Use link below to register for classes online
http://uknight.calvin.edu/CALLsummer13

1. What Bird is that? **This class is FULL**
May 20, 21, 22, 23 (Monday – Thursday)
8:00-10:00 a.m. Bunker Interpretive Center on Calvin Campus (East side of Beltline)
What Bird is that? A study of bird identification: shape, color, behavior, habitat, food preference, and migration and how each area aids in identification.  We will also discuss birding books and binoculars.  This class will include colorful power point presentations, lecture, discussions, and bird watching. 
A birding walk on Calvin's Ecosystem Preserve to build on learned skills will cap the week.
Class size: 12 people
Instructor: Bette Frieswyk, veteran birder

2. Golf **This class is FULL**
May 28, 29, 30, 31 (Monday – Thursday)
10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. at the Christian Reformed Recreation Center, Schafer and 36th St.
Sharpen your skills or learn the game; for the veteran or the novice.
**cost for Golf is $30 to cover green fees at CR Recreation Center
Class size: 15 people
Instructor: Jim Timmer Jr., physical education professor at Calvin College

Week of June 3 - 6

3. The Books of the Apocrypha **This class is FULL**
June 3, 4, 5, 6 (Monday – Thursday)
9:00-10:15 a.m. in Spoelhof Center 203
The historic Belgic Confession invites us to "read them and learn from them." In the first century A.D. Jewish scholars faced the daunting task of deciding what material constituted the authoritative Scriptures, and what was apocryphal, that is, questionable. After an introduction, this course will review the fourteen most commonly accepted books of the Apocrypha.
Session one: introduction and the apocryphal book of prophecy (apocalyptic)
Session two: the apocryphal books of history
Session three: the apocryphal books of wisdom
Session four: the apocryphal books of legend
Instructor: Rev. Wilbert (Bill) Van Dyk, retired Christian Reformed minister. After serving churches in Chicago, Florida, and Grand Rapids, Bill served as Academic Dean and Associate Professor of Preaching at Calvin Theological Seminary.

4. Computers
June 3, 4, 5, 6 (Monday – Thursday)
10:30-11:45 a.m. in Hekman Library 122
Please note: This class is specifically designed for beginners and is for Windows users only.
We will review computer basics then show the basics of using word processing, financial software (Excel and Quicken), e-mail, Facebook, and go over how to use the Internet securely. We will also focus on solving the questions and concerns brought up by class participants. If you are wondering if this class is right for you or not, please contact Nancy at nzylstra@calvin.edu or 460-9104.
Instructor: Nancy Zylstra retired from Calvin Information Technology (CIT) in December 2010. She spent 16 years working in Calvin Information Technology where she taught and supported faculty and staff in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and other computer software.

5. Line Dancing
June 3, 4, 5, 6 (Monday – Thursday)
1:30 -2:45 p.m. in Spoelhof Field House/Hoogeboom Center 252
Get your toes a-twinkling! This class is for beginners or those more experienced who want to perfect their moves. This is a fun, healthy, low-impact activity that can be done without a partner. You only need yourself.
Instructor: Sue DeBoode has been teaching line dance for three years in this area and has led the CALL line dance class since 2010.

6. Political Tensions in the Middle East-Religious Groups
June 3, 4, 5, 6 (Monday – Thursday)
3:00-4:15 p.m. in Spoelhof Center 203
From Cairo to Tehran and Hamas to Hezbollah: This course will offer an overview of religious groups in the Middle East and their role in the region's politics. Islam dominates, but what kind - Sunni, Shi'a, Sufi, Alawite? And are they Arab,Turk, Kurd, Persian, or Pashtun? Clerics, terrorists or politicians? Jews are players; Christian sects also. Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, and Iran are the main axis, but Turkey, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, Qatar, Afghanistan - out on the edge - count too. Religion, politics and ethnicity "mix" in the Middle East unlike anywhere else. We'll sort it out, and make some sense of the daily news.
Instructor: Rev. Doug Van Bronkhorst, now Executive Pastor for Cascade Fellowship CRC, has a long history of pastoral interest in the religion and politics of the Middle East; including nine years as Executive Director for Interserve, USA, a mission sending agency with personnel in the Arab World and Asia.

Week of June 10 -13

7. Drawing, sketching, painting wildflowers **This class is FULL**
June 10, 11, 12, 13 (Monday – Thursday)
9:00-10:15 a.m. in Spoelhof Center 105
This class will be four mornings of capturing bearded iris, carefree roses, sweet william, peonies, yarrow, coreopsis, and others in your choice of media. This class will open our hearts to worship the Creator in the full splendor of the garden. Choose your media: paint, pastel, pencil. Choose your size: miniature to gigantic, paper to canvas.
Natalie recommends purchasing supplies at Hobby Lobby. If you have specific questions about
supplies you may contact her at nataliebosscher@gmail.com or 245-0953.
Instructor: Natalie Bosscher is a retired art teacher who has a passion for teaching drawing as another venue to learning. She is convinced everyone can learn though instruction. She loves the pleasure of seeing people's faces light up when they realize their God-given potential. She has a Masters of Science in Art Education from Northern Illinois University. She has taught Art at Chicago Christian and at Covenant Christian high school in Demotte, IN.

8. Sojourners in the Land: America and Immigration, Then and Now.
June 10, 11, 12, 13 (Monday – Thursday)
10:30 – 11:45 a.m. in Hiemenga Hall 316
People have been on the move since the beginning of recorded history. That means immigration is an old, old story and one that touches each of us. This historical theme can promote a better understanding of who we are and where we came from. The Bible also speaks of immigrants and how they were to be treated. By looking at both the Bible and history we can come to a better appreciation for the process of immigration, its causes and its results. Inthis course we will examine the role immigration has played in molding the United States and the current issues that surround immigration. Finally, we will examine
immigration with reference to biblical advice about hosting the “strangers that are within your gates.”
Instructor: Robert (Bob) Schoone-Jongen taught high school social studies in Minnesota for 26 years and has been teaching in the Calvin history department since 2003. He enjoys teaching and researching about immigration. His writing has focused on Dutch immigration to the United States since 1850.

9. Growing up in Nazi Germany
June 10, 11, 12, 13 (Monday – Thursday)
1:30-2:45 p.m.**This class has been moved to the MEETER CENTER, off lobby where Hekman Library and Hiemenga Hall connect.
Gerhard Theophile was a small boy living in Germany when Adolf Hilter came to power in 1933, and at the disintegration of the Third Reich in 1945 he was fifteen years old.
In this course he will give a first-person account of what it was like to grow up during those fateful years and immediately after the war’s end, giving personal accounts—including such topics as Hitler’s visit to his home town, detailing everyday life in his family, talking about Nazi youth organizations and the personal, prayer-like pledge required for membership in such groups, describing school life back then, exploring the effects of propaganda on his personal development, dealing as a young boy with leaks about concentration camps, noting the local persecution of political dissidents, coming to terms with shortages, describing the life of the black market, telling of CARE packages sent his family after war’s end, and much more.  All presentations will be enhanced by pictures and other visual materials.
Instructor: Gerhard Theophile, now an American citizen, emigrated from Germany to the U.S. in 1955, served in the American army, and worked for 45 years in international business.  He is currently writing a book on his experiences as he grew up in Germany.

10. Using your IPAD
Two offerings: Beginner and Advanced
June 10, 11, 12, 13 (Monday – Thursday)
BEGINNER: 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. in Hiemenga Hall 316
ADVANCED: 4:30-5:15 p.m. in Hiemenga Hall 316
An iPad is a great tool for staying connected, keeping informed, and creating memories. This introductory course will cover the basics of the more common iPad features. Plan to bring your personal IPAD with you for this class.
Prerequisites for ALL class participants (beginner and advanced class):
•Email address set up
•Apple ID set up
•App Store set up
Note: You do not need to know how these work, they just need to be set up prior to the start of the class.

iPad basics: beginners
June 10-13 (M-Th) 3:00-4:15 PM in Hiemenga Hall 316
Day 1: Button basics. What all the iPad buttons do, and basic iPad navigation.
Day 2: What is an application, and how does it work?
Day 3: Getting on the internet (Calvin's Wi-Fi), and how email works
Day 4: Accessories to make using your iPad easier, any general questions that you may still have.

Advanced iPad
June 10-13 (M-Th) 4:30-5:15 PM in Hiemenga Hall 316
Day 1: Email and getting on Calvin's Wi-Fi network,
Day 2: Differences between different iPad models, and the internet
Day 3: Applications. How to find them, buy them and organize them.
Day 4: Facebook, suggested applications, camera useage and any questions that may not have been answered yet that week.
Instructor: David Klooster has given instruction to Calvin faculty on academic uses of iPads. He is an
adult learner (Calvin student) and a whiz on the iPad.

 

CALL Summer Programs CONCERT SERIES

 

Each concert is $5 per person or a special savings of all 4 concerts for $15 per person.

Concerts will be held from 12-1 PM in the Covenant Fine Arts Center Recital Hall on Calvin's campus the week of June 17-20

 

Monday, June 17: Jonathan Karnes - Trumpet

Tuesday, June 18: Nancy Van Noord - Saxophone

Wednesday, June 19: Amy Netz - Flute

Thursday, June 20: Joan Vandessel - Clarinet

June 17: Trumpet concert given by Jonathan Karnes
Accompanied by Kenneth Bos, paino

Jonathan will present a musical history of the trumpet. From the use of hollow ram's horns to bring down the walls of Jericho to the music of Aaron Copeland, the trumpet has developed from a signaling instrument to one capable of conveying delicate emotions in soft lyrical passages. Come explore the many iterations and forms the trumpet has taken over time, learn about the physics involved in eliciting a sound from the instrument, and hear a concert of music composed for different kinds of trumpets over the years.

Jonathan Karnes has been an active freelance trumpet player in the West Michigan area for over a decade. He has been a guest soloist with the Calvin Oratorio Society and the Grand Rapids Choir of Men and Boys, has appeared with the Holland Symphony, and performs regularly with the Antiphon Brass, Cathedral Brass, Calvin Community Symphony, and Civic and Circle Theater pit orchestras. Though he has maintained an active career in music, Jonathan also chose to pursue a career in science. He is a graduate of Calvin College and the Van Andel Institute Graduate School and is currently a professor of molecular diagnostics at Ferris State University. He lives in Grand Rapids with his wife Thea and children Nora and Liam.

Kenneth Bos teaches full-time in the Music department at Grand Rapids Community College. He is also the Director of Music and organist at Calvin Christian Reformed Church. He accompanies for several organizations, including the Calvin Alumni Choir and the Grand Rapids Choir of Men and Boys. He is a graduate of Calvin College, the University of Michigan and Michigan State.

June 18: Saxophone concert given by Nancy Van Noord
Accompanied by Kenneth Bos, piano

Every Time I Feel the Spirit - Sacred Music for Saxophone
Concert pieces will include:
The Lord's Prayer - Malotte
If With All Your Hearts - from the Elijah - Mendelssohn
Emmanuel - Columbier
The Holy City - Weatherly/Maybrick
Alleluia - Mozart
When Peace Like A River - arr. Olstad
Every Time I Feel The Spirit - arr. Olstad
Blessed Assurance - arr. Olstad

Nancy Van Noord graduated from Calvin in 1987 with a double major in music education and music performance. She received her Master of Music Education in 1993 from VanderCook College of Music in Chicago. For over 20 years she has had "the best job ever" teaching music, band and choir at Ada Christian School. She is married to Dave Van Noord and they have two sons, Daniel and Thomas, who are currently attending Calvin. When she is not teaching or playing Nancy enjoys knitting, walks and kayaking.

June 19: Flute concert given by Amy Netz
Vocal performance by Maria Bouwkamp, mezzo soprano
Accompanied by Kenneth Bos, piano

This concert will present French music for flute and piano.
Romance and Scherzo from Suite, Op. 34 - Charles Marie Widor (1898)
Sonate pour Flute et Piano - Francis Poulenc (1957)
Cantabile et Presto - Georges Enesco (1904)
Fantaisie - Philippe Gaubert (1912)

Amy Netz graduated from Calvin College with a double major in flute performance and instrumental music education. After graduation, Amy taught band at Grand Rapids Christian High School. She now stays at home with her three children: Allory, Molly and Jacob. Amy is involved with the youth and music programs at Calvin Christian Reformed Church and enjoys playing flute and piano in the Grand Rapids area.

Maria Bouwkamp is a vocal performance major (mezzo soprano) graduating from Dordt this spring.

June 20: Clarinet concert given by Joan Vandessel
Accompanied by Peter VanDessel, piano

This concert will feature four 20th-century composers who utilized folk materials in their work. Their compositional output was remarkable because they produced music that was both tonal and original during a century marked by artistic value increasingly placed on departures from tonal and formal traditions. Representative composers will include Copland, Gershwin, and Vaughan Williams, all commonly associated with their use of vernacular materials such as American Jazz idioms and British folk melodies.
Music will include:
Five Bagatelles, Op. 23; Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)
Three Preludes; George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Six Studies in English Folk-Song; Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Clarinet Concerto; Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Dr. Joan VanDessel is an active orchestral player, chamber musician, recitalist, and teacher. Her experiences include performing with the Grand Rapids Symphony, the West Michigan Symphony, the Florida West Coast Symphony, the Tallahassee Symphony, and the Sarasota Opera Company. As Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at Cornerstone University, Dr. VanDessel conducts the symphonic winds and teaches academic courses in musicology and music theory.

 

 

 

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These lessons and classes are planned and supported by the CALL Summer Programs Committee.  Although geared to the interests of older learners, you do NOT need to be a CALL member to participate in the summer programs. Friends, family, and neighbors are welcome! If you have questions, e-mail call@calvin.edu.