He and his wife, who is now recognized as the foremost vocal interpreter of classical Turkish songs, have several recordings to their credit, and have made numerous concert appearances in and outside of Turkey. Mr. and Mrs. Sagbas will participate in a Learning From Performers lecture-demonstration, moderated and translated by Walter Feldman, on Thursday, April 16, at 4 pm in Paine Hall. Admission for both events is free and open to the general public. He will discuss his music and career in a Learning From Performers conversation moderated by WGBH radio producer and disc jockey Steve Schwartz on Thursday, April 23, at 3 pm in the Quincy House Junior Common Room, Plympton and Mt. Auburn Streets.
Admission is free and open to the general public.
Alan Menken's many credits include the Disney films Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, and The Little Mermaid, all of which earned the composer Academy Awards for Best Score and Best Song as well as ten Grammy Awards for the films' soundtrack recordings. He received a Tony Award nomination for Best Score for the stage adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, and he is the recipient of two Outer Critics Circle Awards, a New York Drama Critics Award, and Drama Desk and London Evening Standard Awards for his Off-Broadway hit Little Shop of Horrors . Learning From Performers concludes its 1997-98 season on a literary note with an informal conversation featuring this year's Harvard Arts Medal recipient John Updike '54, moderated by actor John Lithgow '67. For more information on other Learning From Performers events, call the Office for the Arts at 495-8676.