Common Ground on the Hill

The memorial service for Ira G. Zepp, Jr. took place at 2 PM on August 29th, 2009 in Baker Memorial Chapel on the campus of McDaniel College.   There are twenty mp-3 audio files posted here so that you may listen to the service in the order in which it took place (highly suggested) or listen to individual portions of the service.

To view the printed program of the service, click on the pdf symbol just below “Walt Michael,” four lines below.

We encourage you to share this service with others whose lives were touched by Ira, and who were not able to attend the service.  Please distribute the link to this page widely.

In Community,

Walt Michael, Executive Director, Common Ground on the Hill

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How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place Johannes Brahms, Adapted from Johann M. Haydn

McDaniel College Choir with Alumni and Community, Margie Boudreaux, Director

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McDaniel College Choir with Alumni and Community, Dr. Boudreaux, Director

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Qur’an Sura 2:177 read by Mohamed Esa

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REMARKS by Jody Zepp

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There is a Balm in Gilead African American Spiritual

Sangmele:  Lea Gilmore - Vocal, Walt Michael - guitar, Henry Reiff - string bass.

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REMARKS by Professor William Tribby

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Sangmele - Lea Gilmore - vocal, Walt Michael - guitar, Henry Reiff - string bass.

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The Reverend Rosemary Maxey

Robin Tillery, Native American Woodland Flute

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The Lord Bless Thee and Keep Thee McDaniel College Choir with Alumni and Community

Dr. Boudreaux, Director

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Vision Common Ground on the Hill was founded on the premise that there is a common human thread unifying all people expressed in our various artistic traditions. Our mission is to make this thread a path towards human understanding, tolerance, fulfillment, and enjoyment.

The embodiment of this path will be a music and arts community where master musicians, artists, craftspeople, and creative thinkers will provide a quality learning experience for an audience which we will endeavor to increase in size, diversity, and influence. It is essential to the success of this mission that the artists, teachers, and students, reflect local, national, and international communities.

Goals To provide the opportunity to teach and to study various musical instruments and art forms representing various ethnic and cultural traditions. To sponsor a series of musical and artistic events from cultural and ethnic groups who are marginalized in our society or who are in conflict with each other and listen to their voices, e.g., Indigenous People, African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, Asian-Americans, Euro-Americans etc. To encourage and facilitate dialogue, by way of the arts among different cultural traditions, in order to discover that this artistic common ground unites us, and that, as a result, the world might become a more human place.

Composed by Ira Zepp, founding board member of Common Ground on the Hill and Professor Emeritus of McDaniel College. Adopted by the Common Ground Board of Directors.