Cyprian Davis Lecture – Deanna Witkowski

Deanna Witkowski, pianist, composer, vocalist, and author, will be the featured presenter at the Cyprian Davis Lecture at Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology. Her talk, “Jazz is Love: The Life and Music of Mary Lou Williams,” will be held on Thursday, February 9, in St. Bede Theater.

Known for her adventurous, engaging music that heals the soul, Witkowski moves with ease between Brazilian, jazz, classical, and sacred music. Her first book, Mary Lou Williams: Music For The Soul, is the winner of the 2022 ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award and the 2022 Jazz Journalists Association Award for Biography of the Year.

The late Fr. Cyprian Davis, OSB, for whom the lecture is named, was a professor of Church history at Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology.

The lecture is free and open to the public. Parking is available at St. Bede Hall and in the Guest House and student parking lots. For more information, call Mary Jeanne Schumacher at 812-357-6501 during business hours.

Admission fee: Free

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