Noted landscape designer and author Julie Moir Messervy will give a lecture on “Landscape Design — the Toronto Music Garden” at Reamer Campus Center Auditorium on Wednesday, May 2 at 1 p.m. as part of the UCALL lecture series.
Messervy designed the 2.5 acre park on Toronto’s Harbourfront in conjunction with eminent cellist Yo-Yo Ma and the city of Toronto. The design is based on the six movements of Bach’s "First Suite for Unaccompanied Cello" and features six garden “movements”: Prelude, Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Menuett and Gigue.
Messervy's talk is the culmination of a five-week course titled "Great Gardens of the World" that she is teaching with landscape designer Ellen McClelland-Lesser and Union Professor of Art History Louisa Matthew.
The course focuses on 15th and 16th century European landscape architecture and design approaches that have influenced famous modern public and private gardens.
Messervy has worked on numerous public, corporate and private gardens and is the author of several books, including The Magic Land: Designing Your Own Enchanted Garden and The Inward Garden.
She is the mother of Charlotte Messervy ’08.
The Union College Academy for Lifelong Learning is a membership-based program for adult learners. All members of the Union community are welcome to attend UCALL lectures. Seating is limited; contact the UCALL office at ext. 6072 to reserve a spot.
For more information about UCALL offerings, visit www.union.edu/Academics/UCALL.