THE IMPACT OF ETHNOMUSICOLOGY: ANNUAL ONE-DAY CONFERENCE

CALL FOR PAPERS
BRITISH FORUM FOR ETHNOMUSICOLOGY in association with THE INSTITUTE OF MUSICAL RESEARCH

4TH DECEMBER 2010

The winter one-day conference of the British Forum for Ethnomusicology will be held at The Institute of Musical Research, part of the School of Advanced Study at the University of London.  The theme for the day will be 'The Impact of Ethnomusicology'.

'Impact' is both a buzz-word and a bête noire in British higher education at present. Scholars in publicly-funded institutions are increasingly being asked to assess the influence of their research outside of the academy, and this applies just as much to ethnomusicologists employed in such institutions as to others.

Nevertheless, perhaps more than any other part of the music studies field, the public-facing nature of ethnomusicology, and its emphasis on participation and social experience, on understanding musical 'being-in-the-world' as Jeff Todd Titon puts it, has ensured that ethnomusicologists have usually been very mindful of their relationship to those around them, and of the consequences their work might have. Rather than simply responding to political imperatives, therefore, we instead want to use this conference to reflect on the consequences of our work, for good and for ill, in the wider world; and, building on a long disciplinary tradition of self scrutiny and re-invention, to consider what this tells us about ethnomusicology, and how it might help us position and develop the discipline in the rapidly changing times in which we find ourselves.

The following broadly-conceived questions that we might address are offered merely as starting points:

.     In what ways, and over what kinds of timescales, have ethnomusicologists

impacted on the people with whom they work, and the environments in which that work takes place? How might the impact of such work be evaluated or valorised beyond 'conventional' ethnomusicological outputs?

.     Is ethnomusicological impact usually positive-or at least benign-or are

there clear instances of negative consequences?  How might one construe the negative impact of ethnomusicology, and should such work necessarily be avoided?

.     How does the notion of impact overlap with disciplinary considerations

of applied ethnomusicology?

.     When does ethnomusicology become so applied - that is, in its

engagements with social issues or its advocacy on behalf of particular culture bearers - that it calls into question the boundaries of conventional scholarship and supposed scholarly distance?

.     To what extent should scholarly organisations such as BFE proactively

engage with organisations such as WOMAD or South Asian Arts, and what is the relationship between such engagements and other forms of research?

.     To what extent does the impact of ethnomusicology define the discipline,

or to what extent should it be allowed to do so?

.     Notwithstanding that current discourses around impact tend to focus on

social and cultural consequences outside of the academy, how has the development of ethnomusicology impacted upon the academy as a whole, or any of its constituent parts, particularly in areas far removed from cognate disciplines such as music or anthropology?

Potential contributors are invited to submit abstracts of up to 300 words to the administrator of the IMR, Valerie James, preferably via email (Valerie.James@sas.ac.uk), or by post to:

Valerie James

Administrator

Institute of Musical Research

School of Advanced Study

University of London

Senate House

Malet Street

London WC1E 7HU

Queries relating to the theme of day or the BFE may be addressed to the conference convenor, Dr Stephen Cottrell (s.cottrell@gold.ac.uk)

The deadline for submissions is 1st September 2010, and contributors will be advised by mid September.

Further information on the conference will be uploaded on the BFE website as it becomes available:

http://bfe.org.uk/one-dayconference.html

Upcoming digital collection!

Introducing our newest digital collection: L'art Decoratif de Leon Bakst.

"Léon Bakst (1866-1924) was a Russian portraitist and designer who spent much of his career in Paris. This book reflects his extraordinary collaborative work with Sergei Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes as well as the dancers Ida Rubinstein and Vaslav Nijinsky. The costumes and set designs in the book demonstrate his modern yet exotic aesthetic as well as a consistently brilliant and detailed use of color. " (Description by Patricia Sasser of University of South Carolina University Libraries' Digital Collections.)

This digital collection includes the entire publication, which consists of an extensive introduction, ballet synopses, and beautifully illustrated plates. Included here is the famous dancer Vaslav Najinsky in Afternoon of a Faun (Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune). Interestingly, an internet search returned what appears to be Najinsky in the actual costume based off the plate we've included here.

For a truly multimedia experience, USC patrons can listen to the Prelude to Afternoon of a Faun (Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune)on Naxos Music Library here.

We'll update you once again when this collection is published online, so stay tuned!

Aiken Youth Orchestras Fall Auditions

Aiken Youth Orchestras Fall Auditions
Saturday August 28th, 2010 and Tuesday August 31st, 2010

The Aiken Youth Orchestras will hold auditions for the fall semester, August 28th from 2 to 4 p.m. and August 31st from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Aiken Center for the Arts. Auditions are open to all students grades 3 and up with at least one year experience on their instruments. There is no audition fee, but scheduling a time is recommended.
Aiken Center for the Arts
Aiken, South Carolina
For information (803) 641-9094
E-mail to: Cathy Rumble

"Musical Thinking, Thinking Musically"

"Musical Thinking, Thinking Musically."

The session will focus on exploring the ways in which music was involved with the other arts:  songs in dramatic production, as a vehicle for presenting poetry, and as the subject matter for paintings.  Understanding how music and musical performance interacted with the other arts is crucial for our perception of the place of all the arts in society.  46th International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan. May 12-15, 2011

Please submit your abstract by 15 September 2010 to:

Patricia Hollahan

Western Michigan Univ.

Medieval Institute Publications

1903 W. Michigan Ave.

Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5432

Phone: 269-387-8754

Fax: 269-387-8750

E-mail: patricia.hollahan at wmich.edu

The submission form can be downloaded from the following URL:  http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/Assets/pdf/congress/PIF2011.pdf

New digital collection!

We recently added the Claude Casey digital collection. As of right now, the collection consists of Claude's scrapbooks, just as he made them (but with a little TLC from the University Libraries' Conservation Lab!). The scrapbooks chronicle his life from being a little-known musician in South Carolina, through his performances along the East coast, to many behind-the-scenes photographs from Hollywood movies. Over the next few months, expect to see some very interesting ephemera added to this collection. Researchers of musicians and performances along the East coast and over the radio in the 1930s-1940s will particularly enjoy the newest additions. Our good friends over at the University Libraries' Digital Collections Department are working diligently to add the last few items to the collection, but you can check out their hard work now!

Visit this link to see the Claude Casey digital collection.

Who was Claude Casey?

Before country music achieved mainstream appeal, when the genre was defined as “hillbilly music,” Claude Casey went from a poor boy born in Enoree, South Carolina, on September 13, 1912, to a renowned country musician and film star.  Not only does the Claude Casey collection focus on the celebrated life of a native South Carolinian, but also serves as a time capsule tracing the developments of a musical genre favored by many Americans.

Casey’s musical talents as a singer, guitarist, and songwriter developed while growing up in the Carolinas and Danville, Virginia.  His recording career commenced on July 16, 1937, with the signing of the Claude Casey Trio to the American Record Corporation.  In 1938, Claude Casey and the Pine State Playboys began recording for Bluebird Records while also performing on radio shows at WFTC in Kinston, North Carolina.  By 1941, Casey was performing with the Briarhoppers and Cecil Campbell & the Tennessee Ramblers for WBT in Charlotte. Casey relocated to Augusta, Georgia, in 1951 to work at WGAC, performing with the Sagedusters.  He recorded primarily for record labels RCA Victor and MGM, for whom he did his final recording in 1952 with Chet Atkins.  In 1961, he founded AM radio station WJES (Johnston, Edgefield, and Saluda) and FM station WKSX, both located in Johnston.  In recognition of his contributions to the state, Casey was awarded the South Carolina Folk Heritage Award in 1996.

Billed as the Carolina Hobo, Casey also appeared on numerous television shows and in over 10 motion pictures, including Swing Your Partner (1943), Square Dance Jubilee (1949), Kentucky Jubilee (1951), and Forty Acre Feud (1965 [Uncle Foxey Calhoun]).  He was a member of the Screen Actors Guild and ASCAP.

After a lengthy and very successful career, Claude Casey passed away at the Edgefield County Hospital on June 24, 1999, survived by his wife, Ruth Derrick, whom he married in 1942, and their two children, Leon and Michael.  The Claude Casey collection was donated to the Music Library in 2006 by Ruth Casey and contains many items that afford a significant portrayal of the hardships and accomplishments of a leading figure in early country music.  Highlights include scores and lyrics, movie scripts autographed by the cast (including Minnie Pearl and Ron Ormond), videos, posters, and signed photographs of famous country musicians.  Among the 78s, transcription discs, reel-to-reels, LPs, and audio cassettes are hundreds of demo, commerical, home, and studio recordings.  Letters and official performance contracts reveal intriguing perspectives of the business driving the country music and movie scenes.

Call for papers: double issue!

Please find attached a call for papers for a new online music research journal.

The Journal of Music Research Online (JMRO) is a freely accessible, peer-reviewed journal for the publication of scholarly research in music. It has a distinguished international editorial board, broad scope and only publishes research which is of the highest international standard. Its web site is at www.jmro.org.au.

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Editors are inviting articles for the Fall and Winter 2010 double issue of Music Reference Services Quarterly, the peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis. The articles should fall within the scope of music librarianship in any of the following categories:

· administration and management

· bibliographic instruction

· collection development

· digital audio delivery

· electronic resources

· facilities

· music librarianship education

· preservation of music materials

· reference services

· cataloging

· bibliographies involving printed music and audio-visual materials

The submissions are due August 16, 2010. Conference presentations and poster sessions that would be appropriate to expand as  a journal article within the scope of Music Reference Services Quarterly are welcome.  No previously published, simultaneously submitted material will be considered. For additional information and a description of the review process, Music Reference Services Quarterly contributor guidelines may be found at: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=t792306936~tab=submit~mode=paper_submission_instructions

All papers should be emailed to Ana Dubnjakovic (ana@vt.edu) and Michelle Hahn (mhahn@mail.smu.edu).

"A Little Summer Music" Hammered Dulcimer Concert

"A Little Summer Music" Hammered Dulcimer Concert
Tuesday July 13th, 2010

St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in Columbia continues its "A Little Summer Music" summer concert series July 13th with the Humphries/Isley Duo. The concert is free and begins at 12 noon. Stephen Humphries is well-known for his hammered dulcimer performances as well as on drums and percussion. In 2007 he won the National Hammered Dulcimer Championship at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas. He will pair up with Columbia guitarist and singer/songwriter Jesse Isley, who has performed with artists such as Will Hoge and the Avett Brothers. Box lunches can be reserved and prepaid ($10) by July 9th; call 252-1994.

St. Timothy's Episcopal Church
Columbia, South Carolina

For information (803) 765-1519
Contact: (803 765-1519

Iannis Xenakis International Conference London 2011

Iannis Xenakis International Conference London 2011

Goldsmiths, University of London, Department of Music.

Organised by the Centre for Contemporary Music Cultures

Hosted by the Soutbank Centre, 1-3 April 2011

For further details and Call for Proposals please visit: www.gold.ac.uk/ccmc/xenakisconference

Interdisciplinary Approaches to 'Voice' in Music, Theatre and Film (Song, Stage and Screen V)

3 to 5 September 2010
Winchester, United Kingdom
Website: http://www.songstagescreen.co.uk
Contact name: Millie Taylor and Ben Macpherson
The interdisciplinary ‘Song, Stage and Screen’ conference this year focuses on ‘voice’ in its many forms: from singing, extended voice, narration opera, or speech to the voice of composers, authors, filmmakers... in opera,theatre and film.
Organized by: University of Winchester
Deadline for abstracts/proposals:31 January 2010&n

Check the event website for latest details.

2011 Lyrica Dialogues at Harvard

CALL FOR PAPERS:

The Lyrica Society invites abstracts for its 2011 Dialogues at Harvard, themed "France the Lewd--France the Prude / France Erotique--France Pudique" scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 1-2. Six panels, organized by historical periods (Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern) will juxtapose moral, ethical, and aesthetic dimensions of religion and spirituality with sensual, sexual, and gendered eroticism in the confluence of French music and literature.

The conference's languages will be English and French. Papers are to last no longer than 20 minutes, followed by a 10-minute question-and-answer period.

Abstracts not exceeding 250 words in length may be drafted in either language and should be submitted by September 1, 2010 to lyricasociety at aol.com.

We look forward to welcoming you to these devastatingly decadent disputations.

Cordially,

Paul-Andre Bempechat, President
Lyrica Society for Word-Music Relations
pabempec at fas.harvard.edu

Guess the collection- ANSWERS!

Here's another "Guess the Special Collection!" image:

Blogger Donna made an excellent guess when she asked if this was part of the Henry Cowell Collection. However, it belongs in a different collection.
Felix Bauer was not only a great composer but an artist as well. He came to live in South Carolina and taught both art and music at Erskine College in Due West, SC.

“In Beauty We Walk: Changing Women and the New Musical Landscape.”

The International Alliance for Women in Music (IAWM) and Northern Arizona University School of Music, in cooperation with the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra are pleased to announce the IAWM Congress 2011 to be held September 15-18 in Flagstaff, AZ. The theme of our congress is “In Beauty We Walk: Changing Women and the New Musical Landscape.” The four-day congress will be held on the campus of Northern Arizona University and will feature established and upcoming women composers as well as students, musicologists, music theorists and ethnomusicologists, educators, performers and conductors who will contribute their knowledge and expertise in concerts, workshops, papers and panel discussions.

The title of this conference illuminates the rich history of the region and is meant to represent cultures and histories throughout many nations. The story of Navajo creation figure Changing Woman contains images and metaphors with which many women today can identify. The overarching principle of walking in beauty is easily experienced in one of the most strikingly spectacular landscapes of the United States, including one of the seven natural wonders of the world, The Grand Canyon.

Information about how, when and where to submit papers and compositions will be available by August 1, 2010.

Information about Northern Arizona University School of Music and Flagstaff, AZ can be found at the following sites:

http://www.nau.edu/music       

http://www.flagstaff.az.gov/

Information about the surrounding area can be found at the following sites:

http://www.arizonabeautiful.com/northern/      

http://www.northern-arizona.com/

Travel information is available here:

http://www.flagstaffarizona.org/flag_directions.html

Some cultural information can be found at the following sites:

http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/Changing_Woman-Navajo.html

http://www.indigenouspeople.net/navajo.htm

http://www.jrank.org/cultures/pages/5948/Navajo-creation-myth.html

July summer music camps from the School of Music

July 5–8 School of Music: USC String Project Summer Camp. The USC String Project will offer its annual summer camp for students in grades 3–12 who are studying string music. Students will have daily group music instruction culminating with an afternoon concert July 8. The camp is open to all students who have completed one year of instruction. For information, call 803-777-9568 or send an e-mail to uscsp@mozart.sc.edu.


July 12–16 School of Music: Carolina Opera Experience, a day camp for children in grades 5–9, 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. The camp will include daily workshops with professional-level opera singers, directors, and designers, exploring the basics of creating characters with and through music, singing, and learning about set lighting and costume design. Ideal for young musicians, singers, and actors. For more information,
contact Ellen Schlaefer at 803-777-0058 or eschlaefer@mozart.sc.edu or go to the Opera at USC Web site at www.music.sc.edu/ea/Opera/index.html.

From the USC TIMES.

"Birds Plus Bees Equal Love" Concert

"Birds Plus Bees Equal Love" Concert
Tuesday June 22nd, 2010


Professional early music ensemble, the Columbia Baroque Soloists, celebrates Midsummer’s Eve with a musical fantasy of birds and bees, June 22nd at Columbia's Shandon United Methodist Church. The "Birds Plus Bees Equal Love" Concert combines music of G. F. Handel, Jean-Fury Rebel, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Thomas Aren, John Dowland and others with frolicking comedy and mythological drama. There will be a Concert Conversations session at 7pm, and the performance begins at 7:30. A reception with Honey Cake follows the concert. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, and $5 for Students. For information, call 803-256-8383 x 113.


Columbia Baroque Soloists
Columbia, South Carolina

For information (803) 286-8383
E-mail to: Karen Daves

Strange musical prints

We've just discovered the fantastic blog over at BibliOdyssey. They've got great images from all sorts of books. One of the most interesting things I found there is this post involving strange prints from this publication:

Athanasius Kircher SJ - 'Musurgia Universalis', 1650.
Online at the University of Strasbourg: Volume One, Volume Two.
"Kircher's best-remembered work is also his second largest. Musurgia Universalis is an exhaustive compendium of musical knowledge at the transition point between sacred renaissance polyphony and secular Baroque music.

You can find more musical items on their site by looking for the tag cloud at the very bottom of their blog, or by clicking here.

Oxana Yablonskaya, SE Piano Festival performer

Roberto Plano, SE Piano Festival performer

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Post by former Music Library employee, Kyle McCarrell

Ivan Moshchuk, SE Piano Festival performer

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Post from Kyle McCarrell, former Music Library employee.

Guess the collection- ANSWERS!

Here's another image in our series, "Guess the Special Collection!"

This is an album cover from a Marshall Tucker Band LP. This band is from the state of South Carolina, so this item is a part of our South Carolina Collection.

Dark in the Song

Extreme Music for Bassoon Comes to White Mule :
Dark in the Song Performs at 21 Sounds Series

Date:	Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Time:	7:30pm - 9:00pm
Location:	The White Mule
Street:	1540 Main St.
City/Town:	Columbia, SC

What: 21 Sounds concert series
Who: Dark in the Song contemporary bassoon collective
When: Wednesday, June 16 (7:30-9 p.m.)
Where: The White Mule (1540 Main St., 661-8199)
Why: To present contemporary classical music in a nontraditional venue
How much: $5


A bassoon played through guitar effects pedals? A piece for bassoon and ghetto blaster? Contemporary classical music in a rock club?

The answer to all of the above — absolutely.

Fresh off the successful launch of the 21 Sounds series in April — at which a packed crowd came out to hear locally composed music at a nontraditional venue, The White Mule — the series presents its second installment on Wednesday, June 16.

On the bill: five world-class bassoonists who together make up Dark in the Song. Among them are Michael Harley of Alarm Will Sound, a leading new music ensemble based in New York City; and Rachael Elliott of the indie classical group Clogs.

On the program: exciting works from Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang (Press Release, 1991), Dutch "avant-pop" composer Jacob Ter Veldius and an unofficial world premiere from Baltimore-based microtonal composer David Smooke. Also on the program are works by local composers Tayloe Harding (dean of the USC School of Music) and George Fetner (whose Black Lion features guitar effects pedals and was performed to great acclaim at the first 21 Sounds concert in April).

*FREE* Southeastern Piano festival events

June 14
■ Masterclass with Jacqueline Bei Hua Tang of China, 10 a.m., School of Music Recital Hall. Free and open
to the public
■ Piano Portrait, “Ruins and Eagles’ Feathers,” with John Kenneth Adams, 4:30 p.m., School of Music Recital Hall. Free and open to the public. In his new Piano Portrait, created especially for the Southeastern Piano Festival, Adams, a USC emeritus professor of piano and piano literature, contrasts the world of Frédéric Chopin with that of his exact contemporary, Robert Schumann.

June 15
■ Apprenticeship Program, 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., in conjunction with the Conductors Institute of South Carolina, featuring Rachmaninoff’s Concerto No. 2, with Matthew Griswold and Ivan Moshchuk, Koger Center. Free and open to the public.

June 16
■ Apprenticeship Program, 10 a.m. and 1:30p.m., in conjunction with the Conductors Institute of South Carolina, featuring Rachmaninoff’s Concerto No. 2, with Matthew Griswold and Ivan Moshchuk, Koger Center. Free and open to the public.
■ Outreach Concert, 4 p.m., Still Hopes Episcopal Home, featuring festival participants. Free.

June 17
■ Marion Stanley Tucker Guest Lecture, featuring Jacqueline Bei Hua Tang, a professor of piano at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music in China, 4:30 p.m., School of Music Recital Hall. Free and open to the public.

June 18
■ Arthur Fraser International Concerto Competition, 10 a.m.–9 p.m., School of Music Recital Hall. Free and open to the public.


June 19
■ Secrets of the Trade: Masterclass with Tian Ying, 10 a.m.– noon, School of Music Recital Hall. Free and open to the public.
■ Secrets of the Trade: Masterclass with Oxana Yablonskaya, 3–5 p.m., School of Music Recital Hall. Free and open to the public.
■ Arthur Fraser International Concerto Competition Winners’ Concert, Closing Ceremony, and Reception, 7 p.m., School of Music Recital Hall. Free and open to the public.

More FREE concerts in #ColumbiaSC

The American Guild of Organists: Greater Columbia Chapter is presenting The Pipe Organ Encounter. It's a series of free concerts by organists.

Sunday, June 13, 2010 - 7:00pm
Public Organ Recital – Dr. Patrick Hawkins, organist
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary Chapel,
4201 Main Street, Columbia

Tuesday, June 15 - 7:00pm
Public Organ Recital – Mr. Andrew Scanlon
St. Peter’s Catholic Church, 1529 Assembly Street, Columbia
Wednesday, June 16 - 7:00pm - Public Organ Recital - Three Alumni of POEs - Patrick Pope, Kevin Neel, Paul Thomas
James F. Byrnes Auditorium,
Winthrop University, Rock Hill

Thursday, June 17 - 7:00pm
Public Concert by Trinity Cathedral Choir,
Dr. Jared Johnson, and Mr. Christopher Jacobson, organists
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary Chapel,
4201 Main Street, Columbia

Friday, June 18 - 10:00am
Public Organ Recital - Students’ Recital
Closing Prayers - POE Chorus, Noonday Prayers
Dr. Michael Grant, organist
St. Martin’s-in-the-Fields, 5220 Clemson Ave. (Forest Acres) Columbia

For more information, visit http://www.columbiaago.org/

Guess the collection- ANSWERS!

Today's "Guess the Special Collection!" image might be difficult for some of you to identify. The image is actually part of one of our digital collections.

This is part of the Edwin Hughes Digital Collection. For more information on Edwin Hughes and the collection in general, visit the Music Library's Hughes Collection.

*FREE* Sizzlin' Summer Concert Series

Saturdays, June 12 through August 8, 8 PM - 10 PM.

Finlay Park, downtown Columbia, SC.

Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the free concert series features local and regional performers:

• Elliott & the Untouchables (blues): June 12
• Heart N Soul (variety): June 19
• Second Nature (beach): June 26
• Tony Torre Orchestra (big band/variety): July 3
• Mystik Vibrations (reggae): July 10
• Old School (classic rock): July 17
• Tailor Made (r&b): July 24
• The Latin Project (Latin/Caribbean): July 31
• Byron Counts & Sounds of the City (jazz): August 7

Karaoke Idol will be held at 7 PM before each concert. Weekly winners will receive cash prizes. No pets allowed. For more info, visit www.columbiasc.net/parksandrec/210.

Red Strains: Music and Communism outside the Communist Bloc after 1945

13-15 January 2011, The British Academy, London

The deadline for proposals for this conference is Friday 18 June. Proposals may be sent to Robert.Adlington at nottingham.ac.uk .


Full details of conference themes, keynote speakers and proposal formats:

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/music/research/conferences/communism.aspx

June summer camps offered by the School of Music

June 13–19 School of Music: Southeastern Piano Festival (SEPF). The festival provides training for aspiring young pianists and offers a showcase of piano performances with celebrated and new artists. Twenty young pianists will receive daily private lessons with University faculty, participate in master classes with a guest artist, and gain experience performing in a professional concert setting. Each day concludes with an evening performance by a guest artist, faculty members, or festival students.
All events are open to the public and many are free. For tickets to evening concerts, call 803-576-5763. For more information, go to http://sepf.music.sc.edu.


June 20–25 School of Music: Band Camp. For students in grades 7–12. The camp includes instruction for drum major, marching percussion, symphony band, and symphonic percussion. For more information, call the Band Office at 803-777-4278, or send an e-mail to USCBand@mozart.sc.edu.


June 20–25 School of Music: Carolina Summer Music Conservatory. For students in grades 9–12. School of Music faculty will lead students in an intensive, one-week session that focuses on individual performance and chamber music. Activities include master classes with Carolina faculty and other professional musicians, as well as chamber music coaching and private lessons. Students will rehearse and perform solo works with professional accompanists and will attend music events featuring conservatory faculty members.
Evening concerts featuring faculty are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Clifford
Leaman at 803-576-5893 or cleaman@mozart.sc.edu.



From the USC TIMES.

2011 KEVIN FREEMAN TRAVEL GRANT: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Applications are now being accepted for the Kevin Freeman travel grant.

The grant, established in 1994 to honor the memory of Kevin Freeman and awarded for the first time in 1997, supports attendance of music librarians new to the field to the Music Library Association's annual meeting. Recipients receive gratis conference registration and a cash award of up to $750 for travel costs (transportation and accommodations at the convention hotel at half of the double occupancy rate*). At least one grant will be awarded to a first-time attendee, if applicable.

Applicants must be members of the Music Library Association and in one of the following groups:

● in the first three years of their professional career, 

● a graduate student in library school (by the time of the conference,

9-12 February 2011) aspiring to become a music librarian, OR  

● a recent graduate (within one year of degree) of a graduate program in librarianship seeking a professional position as a music librarian

Previous applicants who still qualify are welcome to reapply.

Applicants must submit the following in .pdf by October 1, 2010:

● A letter of application which includes:

● The reasons for attending the MLA Annual Conference and why you are a good candidate for this grant  

● A justification of financial need 

● A budget for travel costs to attend the MLA Annual Conference  

● Information about any other grants, matching funds, institutional support you may also receive to cover costs to attend the MLA Annual Conference  

● The number of times you have attended the national MLA meeting 

● A current vita  

● Two letters of support directly mailed by recommenders (.pdf or email)

Please email application and supporting materials (.pdf) to the Chair of the Freeman Travel Grant Committee:

Michael Colby mdcolby@ucdavis.edu

Please mark the subject line: Freeman Travel Grant Application.

Grant recipients will be notified by November 1, 2010 and announced at the MLA 2011 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

For questions about the award, please contact the Chair of the Freeman Travel Grant Committee at the above email address.

*Room rates are estimated to be $179 for double occupancy, with state and local taxes at 15.2%

Guess the collection- ANSWERS!

Did you guess correctly?

Today's "Guess the Special Collection" is a super tricky one! This image actually is a part of two different collections:

This is technically a part of our Digital Sheet Music Project, which is a special collection of sheet music from the 1800s through 1923. It is also part of our South Carolina Collection, which encompasses anything relating to the music of our great state!

25th-annual Conductors Institute to take stage at the Koger Center
For 25 years, the Conductors Institute of South Carolina has been on the “must do” list for young aspiring and experienced conductors alike.
The Conductors Institute will be open daily to the public for observation, beginning June 7 from 9 a.m. to noon (fellows conduct) and from 1:30 to 4 p.m. (associates conduct) at the Koger Center. No sessions will be held June 13.
The Institute for Fellows and Associates will be held from June 6 to 19. Directed by Donald Portnoy, conductor and music director of the USC Symphony Orchestra, the program is for conductors with moderate to advanced conducting skills. Fellows and associates study with Portnoy and guest conductors and composers.
Both fellows and associates are guaranteed podium time every day. Fellows work with the institute ensemble during morning sessions. Associates work with a chamber orchestra in afternoon sessions. On Friday afternoons, both groups work with a full orchestra. The Discovery Program will be held from June 9 to 19.
Directed by Manuel Alvarez, former dean of the School of Music, the program is for conductors with limited conducting experience. Each week, participants will work with a string quartet in afternoon conducting sessions. Participants are also required to observe morning sessions and the late afternoon lecture series.
Other guest conductors and composers are Libby Larsen, composer (string orchestra session, June 7–10); Peter Jaffe, conductor (string orchestra session, June 7–10); Dick Goodwin, composer (chamber orchestra session, June 11–15); Guillermo Scarabino of Argentina, conductor (chamber orchestra session, June 11–15); Samuel Jones, composer/ conductor (orchestra session, June 16–19); and Paul Vermel, conductor (orchestra session, June 16–19).
The Conductors Institute draws participants from the United States and numerous foreign countries. Students
receive tutorials from conductors and composers who have experience in the commercial, academic, and professional worlds of music.
The guest conductors and composers are aware of what it takes to succeed in a tough, competitive field, and they are willing to share their knowledge and expertise. The Conductors Institute has been successful for so many years because it offers daily podium time to every individual in the program. The institute also focuses on the details of conducting and opportunities for conductors to enhance their skills and achieve a greater command of their orchestral forces.
Veteran conductors offer constructive criticism and encouragement. There are no mirrors and no recorded music. Each day, as their peers observe, conductors have the opportunity to conduct professional musicians who know the scores intimately. At the end of each day, conductors receive a video of their performance to study and to assist them in preparing for another day at the podium.

For more information, go to www.conductorsinstitute.com or e-mail Charlene Rackley at charl@mailbox.sc.edu.
From the USC TIMES.

Music and our minds- from the news

Two interesting takes this week on music and our minds:
Exploring Music's Hold on the Mind

The (punishing) Sound of Music

Free music! (If you're a Reznor fan...)

Today, June 1st, Trent Reznor is treating his fans to some free music.
How to Destroy Angels marks the first music to be released by Reznor, the frontman of iconic industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, since that band gave its final tour in 2009.

How To Destroy Angels' track listing:
"The Space In Between"
"Parasite"
"Fur-Lined"
"BBB"
"The Believers"
"A Drowning"
Go here for more information.

ART MUSICS OF ISRAEL: Identities, Ideologies, Influences

International Conference
ART MUSICS OF ISRAEL: Identities, Ideologies, Influences Monday 28 March – Thursday 31 March 2011 University of London, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1 An International Conference with contributions from musicologists, ethnomusicologists, composers and performers.
Presented by the Jewish Music Institute Forum for Israeli Music at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London in association with the Institute of Musical Research, School of Advanced Study, University of London Conference Director Dr Malcolm Miller (UK)GUEST SPEAKERS TO INCLUDE:
Professor Jehoash Hirshberg (Israel), Professor Amnon Shiloah (Israel), Professor Richard Taruskin (USA), Professor Arnold Whittall (UK) and members of the Academic Board (see below).CALL FOR PAPERS Submissions are invited from scholars, composers, performers and practitioners, for papers and presentations for the above conference.

Israel has become the home of a range of art musics that are not widely familiar, and represents a fascinating crucible for the study of creativity in a young nation state. The combinations of European traditions and Middle Eastern soundscapes in all types of art music traditions in Israel reflect the diversity of socio-cultural influences on its heterogeneous population. Drawing on a wide range of geographical and historical sources, concert repertories in Israel have evolved from the melting-pot ideologies of the early to mid 20th century composers to the more multi-faceted international identities of younger generations in the 21st century.
This conference intends to explore the ways in which Israeli music and musical life throw light on aesthetic issues of wide relevance. These include the balance of regional and international musical elements, the interfaces between art and popular styles and the integration of a variety of musical sources, such as liturgical, folk, pop and local idioms. Discussion about repertories that challenge conventional notions of genre and style will also be welcome. PAPERS, OF 30 MINUTES 　　
There will be an award for the best paper by a postgraduate student. THE FOLLOWING THEMES
* NATIONALISM AND IDENTITY, including comparative work related to other national musics and contemporary concepts of national identity in music
* ART MUSIC TRADITIONS AND PERFORMANCE STYLES, including Arabic, European and Jewish repertories
* IDEOLOGY AND PRACTICE in the conscious use of sources such as biblical cantillation; Ashkenazi and Sephardi liturgical and folk music, Arabic musics and performing traditions
* CROSS FERTILIZATION between art/concert musics and Israeli/Middle Eastern folk and pop musics
* PERFORMANCE AND POLITICS including Palestinian-Israeli joint projects
* THE ROLE OF MUSIC INSTITUTIONS such as music schools, broadcasters, concert agencies and publishers on the impact of Israeli music inside and outside Israel
* COMPOSERS IN FOCUS: live or recorded musical presentations by or about significant composers or performers that include scholarly commentary, such as ‘A tribute to Josef Tal (1910-2008)’ 　

THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE CONFERENCE IS ENGLISH. It is envisaged that selected papers will be published in a volume of proceedings.　PLEASE SEND AN ABSTRACT OF 250 to 300 WORDS together with your biography of up to 150 words, and with your contact details, by Monday 5 July 2010, at 12 noon GMT to the Conference Director, Dr Malcolm Miller.

THE PROGRAMME COMMITTEE will make its decisions by Monday 27 September 2010 , and contributors will be informed soon thereafter.　

　FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, please contact the Conference Administrator at music@sas.ac.uk. (Information about the programme, registration, travel and accommodation will be announced by the end of September 2010). CONFERENCE ACADEMIC ADVISORY BOARD Dr Malcolm Miller, Chairman (Open University in London; Director, the JMI Forum for Israel Music) Dr Rachel Beckles Willson (Royal Holloway, University of London) Professor Philip V Bohlman (University of Chicago) Julian Dawes (Composer, London) Professor Taiseer Elias (Head of Arabic Music, Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance) Professor Alexander Goehr (Emeritus, Cambridge University) Professor Jehoash Hirshberg (Emeritus, Hebrew University, Jerusalem) Professor John Irving (Director, Institute of Musical Research, London) Professor Robert Saxton (Oxford University) Professor Edwin Seroussi (Hebrew University, Jerusalem) Dr Ronit Seter, JMRC (Hebrew University, Jerusalem); Council Member, AMS (Capital Chapter).
Professor Malcolm Troup (Emeritus, City University, London) Professor Arnold Whittall (Emeritus, King’s College London) Dr Michael Wolpe (Head of Composition Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance) Dr Abigail Wood (Joe Loss Lecturer in Jewish Music, SOAS University of London)

Want to join a chorus this summer?

School of Music: Summer I and Summer II Chorus.
The choruses are open to USC students, faculty, and staff and to members of the greater Columbia community. The registration fee is $10 for non-students.

Rehearsals for Summer I Chorus begin June 1. Rehearsals will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday in the School of Music, Room 006. Joseph Modica, assisted by doctoral student Ben Ebner, is the conductor. The chorus will perform Beethoven’s Mass in C. Summer Chorus I will present concerts at 4 p.m. June 27 and 7:30 p.m. June 29 in the School of Music Recital Hall. The concerts are free and open to the public.

Summer II Chorus, conducted by Larry Wyatt and assisted by doctoral student Damion Womack, will begin rehearsals of Honegger’s King David July 6. Rehearsals will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday in the School of Music, Room 006. Summer Chorus II will present concerts at 4 p.m. Aug. 1 and 7:30
p.m. Aug. 3 in the School of Music Recital Hall.

For more information, call 7-5369 or send an e-mail to sbeardsley@mozart.sc.edu.

Hard Luck Blues: Roots Music Photographs from the Great Depression

The American Folklife Center presents a lecture in the 2010 Benjamin Botkin Folklife Lecture Series

Hard Luck Blues: Roots Music Photographs from the Great Depression book launch with Rich Remsberg, Documentarian & Author Presented in cooperation with the Center for the Book, Library of Congress

June 2, 2010 - 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm
6th floor, West Dining Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress

Showcasing American music and music making during the Great Depression, Hard Luck Blues presents more than two hundred photographs created by the New Deal's Farm Security Administration photography program. With an appreciation for the amateur and the local, FSA photographers depicted a range of musicians sharing the regular music of everyday life, from informal songs in migrant work camps, farmers' homes, barn dances, and on street corners to organized performances at church revivals, dance halls, and community festivals. Captured across the nation from the northeast to the southwest, the images document the last generation of musicians who learned to play without the influence of recorded sound, as well as some of the pioneers of Chicago's rhythm and blues scene and the first years of amplified instruments. The best visual representation of American roots music performance during the Depression era, Hard Luck Blues features photographs by Jack Delano, Dorothea Lange, Russell Lee, Arthur Rothstein, Ben Shahn, Marion Post Wolcott, and others.

Rich Remsberg is an Emmy Award-winning archival image researcher who works primarily on PBS documentaries, including programs for American Masters, American Experience, and NOVA. His credits include Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison, Woody Guthrie: Ain’t Got No Home, and the Grammy-nominated CD box set People Take Warning! As a photographer, his work has appeared in the New York Times, Newsweek.com, the Christian Science Monitor, and No Depression, and he is the author and photographer of Riders For God: The Story of a Christian Motorcycle Gang.

For more information, please visit http://www.loc.gov/folklife/events/botkin-lectures.html#june2 or call 202-707-5510.

*FREE* Memorial Day concert

May 31
Koger Center for the Arts: The Palmetto Concert Band will present A Memorial Day Tribute at 7:30 p.m. featuring Lincoln Portrait, by Aaron Copland; The Sound of Music, by Richard Rodgers; Armed Forces Salute, arranged by Bob Lowden; and The Stars and Stripes Forever, by John Philip Sousa. James K. Copenhaver and William J. Moody will conduct. Free and open to the public.

Zambaleta's Summer Internship Program

I would like to announce Zambaleta's Summer Internship Program.
Zambaleta is a non profit community world music and dance school located in San Francisco. We are offering internships in our Dance Program, Music Program, Marketing, Online Marketing, Operations, and Development. Please forward this email and help spread the word to students who would be interested. For more information about the school visit www.zambaleta.org

These positions are part of Zambaleta's Summer internship program which starts June 21st and lasts for 12 weeks. All zambaleta internships require a minimum commitment of 20 hours per week.
Following are the job descriptions.



Music Program Intern with Interest in World Music & Dance

We're seeking an enthusiastic music program intern to join our team and help build Zambaleta's unique music offerings.

Responsibilities:
1. Processing Instructor Applications
2. Developing a database for all instructors 3. Scheduling Classes 4. Coordinating course information with instructors 5. Administering enrollment for classes 6. Answering questions regarding classes by phone and email 7. Developing course descriptions 8. Updating course information on zambaleta's website 9. Marketing different courses through various online and offline venues


Qualifications:
1. Bachelor in music, preferably with an emphasis on world music/ ethnomusicology.
2. General understanding of basic musical concepts and instruments.
5. Ability to represent Zambaleta effectively. Motivation and commitment to work effectively as part of a dynamic team.
6. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to infuse your work with humor.
7. Desire to learn.

Compensation and perks:
This is a non-paid internship. However, Zambaleta interns are eligible for free music and dance classes at the school.

How to apply:
Send a resume, cover letter, and three writing samples to intern@zambaleta.org
by June 20th 2010.
Be sure to state the title of the internship in your email subject.



Dance Program Intern with Interest in World Music & Dance

Responsibilities:

Interns work administratively as the Zamableta dance program
receptionist, dance studio manager and administrative assistant to
Zambaleta’s dance staff. Responsibilities include interacting with
the public and studio instructors, customer relations, registration of
students for classes, responding to requests for information and
general support Zambaleta membership. Interns play a prominent role in
the ongoing business of the organization, receiving a unique view of
the totality of Zambaleta as a music & dance school and community
resource.

Qualifications: Adults age 18+ who are pursuing careers in dance in
college, post college or are hoping to make a career transition to the
field of dance. Must have good knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
spreadsheet; experience in customer relations is advantageous. Be
ready to work hard, have an open mind, and be flexible within a
constantly changing environment

Compensation and perks: This is a non-paid internship. However,
Zambaleta interns are eligible for free music and dance classes at the
school.

How to apply: Send a resume, cover letter, to intern@zambaleta.org by
June 20th, 2010. Be sure to state the title of the internship in your
email subject.






Development Intern with Interest in World Music & Dance

We're seeking an enthusiastic development intern to join our team and
help us with Zambaleta's fundraising activities.

Responsibilities:
1.Fundraising: Assist the Executive Director and Development Staff
with assigned projects including drafting and compiling grant
applications, researching available sources of non-profit funding, and
securing various project and organization related grants.
2.Assist with various fundraising projects including events by
completing needed assignments and reporting to the Executive Director
and Development Staff.
3.Organization and Analysis: Assist the Executive Director and
Development Staff in compiling data or results of current fundraising
projects.
4.Funder management and relations, generating donation receipts and
funder communications, implementing individual donor campaigns, and
planning special events.

Qualifications:
1. Self-motivated, detail-oriented, with the ability to think and work
independently and creatively. Strong organizational, writing, verbal,
and presentation skills are required.
2. Must work well and communicate effectively in a team-oriented
environment and multitask efficiently.
3. Grant-writing or fundraising experience is desired, but not
required. Potential for work-study or academic credit.

Compensation and perks:
This is a non-paid internship. However, Zambaleta interns are eligible
for free music and dance classes at the school.

How to apply:
Send a resume, cover letter, and three writing samples to intern@zambaleta.org
by June 20th 2010.
Be sure to state the title of the internship in your email subject.




Marketing Intern with Interest in World Music & Dance

We're seeking an enthusiastic marketing intern to join our team and
help spread the word about Zambaleta and the Bay Area's World Music
and Dance community.
Our marketing intern will help us strengthen our reach through new and
traditional marketing channels, while working closely with the music
and dance program staff.


Responsibilities:
1. Collaborate with executive director and our copy/design team to
build a viral marketing strategy.
2. Assist in design of marketing materials, including postcards,
fliers, brochures, and new media design
3. Organize grass roots marketing outreach (expanding audiences,
developing new partnerships with like-minded organizations)
4. Brand management (ensuring that visual & verbal messages are
consistent across all materials)
5. Customer relations & feedback (surveys, analysis)
6. Marketing/Prospect Research
7. Research organizations, businesses, groups, and individuals that
could fit into Zambaleta's community
8. Assist in organization of press packets by discipline
9. Assist in organization of all new press materials, including
scanning and documentation
10. Research potential local sponsors and partners of Zambaleta


Qualifications:
1. Education and/or interest in world music and dance.
2. University-level training in Business, Marketing, Organizational
Development, or related field. If the applicant lacks university
training, he or she must have demonstrated accomplishments related to
these subjects.
3. Minimum of one year working in an office environment, preferably
within a small, entrepreneurial setting
4. Strong working knowledge of marketing, community building, and/or
event planning.
5. Ability to represent Zambaleta effectively. Motivation and
commitment to work effectively as part of a dynamic team.
6. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to infuse your work with
humor.
7. Desire to learn.


Compensation and perks:
This is a non-paid internship. However, Zambaleta interns are eligible
for free music and dance classes at the school.

How to apply:
Send a resume, cover letter, and three writing samples to intern@zambaleta.org
by June 20th, 2010
Be sure to state the title of the internship in your email subject.



Online Marketing Intern with Interest in World Music & Dance

We're seeking an enthusiastic music writer/ethnomusicologist to join
our team and help spread the word about Zambaleta and the Bay Area's
World Music and Dance community. Zambaleta is a San Francisco based
world music and dance school. We offer music and dance classes,
hullabaloos, hootenannies, and other musical encounters that lift the
human spirit and create community. Whether you're a rock star, you
can't keep a tune, or both, you'll find in zambaleta a welcoming
environment to become a better musician, meet new friends, and play
together. Most of our classes are taught in a group setting - that way
you get to meet fellow musicians with similar interests, learn with
them, play with them, and pay less money. If you are looking for a
more personalized learning experience, our faculty is available to
teach private lessons. More importantly, we aspire to create a
hospitable place for our musical community.

This position is part of Zambaleta's Spring internship program, which
begins second week in January and lasts for 12 weeks. All zambaleta
internships require a minimum commitment of 20 hours per week.

Responsibilities:
1. Collaborate with program director to build an online and viral
marketing strategy.
2. Author 5-6 weekly blogs (flexible)
3. Create simple videos of testimonials, instructor intros, etc.
4. Tweet regularly about happenings around world music and Zambaleta
5. Update our online presence on different social websites and update
with latest music programs and news.


Qualifications:
1. Education and/or interest in world music and dance.
2. Familiarity with social networking outlets (specifically Facebook,
Twitter, MySpace, YouTube, etc) and how to utilize them to promote and
build excitement.
3. Experience using viral marketing tools to build following and
adoption.
4. Experience with online search engines and optimization
5. Experience writing blogs.
6. Desire to learn.


Compensation and perks:
This is a non-paid internship. However, Zambaleta interns are eligible
for free music and dance classes at the school.

How to apply:
Send a resume, cover letter, and three writing samples to intern@zambaleta.org
by June 20th 2010.
Be sure to state the title of the internship in your email subject.


Operations Intern with Interest in World Music and Dance

We're seeking an enthusiastic arts administration student to join our
team and help support Zambaleta and the Bay Area's World Music and
Dance community. Zambaleta is a San Francisco based world music and
dance school. We offer music and dance classes, hullabaloos,
hootenannies, and other musical encounters that lift the human spirit
and create community. Whether you're a rock star, you can't keep a
tune, or both, you'll find in zambaleta a welcoming environment to
become a better musician, meet new friends, and play together. Most of
our classes are taught in a group setting - that way you get to meet
fellow musicians with similar interests, learn with them, play with
them, and pay less money. If you are looking for a more personalized
learning experience, our faculty is available to teach private
lessons. More importantly, we aspire to create a hospitable place for
our musical community.


Responsibilities:
1. Maintain and build upon zambaleta’s databases: enter new records
and update instructors, students, and members information
2. Work with zambaleta’s music programs to schedule all classes and
rentals
3. Respond to incoming email inquiries seeking general information
about Zambaleta, or referring inquiries to appropriate zambaleta
personnel.
4. Receive and organize instructor time sheets and prepare instructor
payment spreadsheet.

5. Maintain filing system of payment requests and records,
communications, and general administrative communication materials.



Qualifications:


1. Education and/or interest in world music and dance.

2. Familiarity with FileMaker Pro, Microsoft Excel, and Quick Books
3. Excellent communication skills, and ability to multi-task.
4. Desire to learn.

Compensation and perks:
This is a non-paid internship. However, Zambaleta interns are eligible
for free music and dance classes at the school.

How to apply:
Send a resume and cover letter to intern@zambaleta.org by June 20th
2010.

Be sure to state the title of the internship in your email subject.

Eastern Music Festival

Summer job opportunity! Gain leadership experience working with students ages 14-22.

Now entering its 49th year, the Eastern Music Festival & School (Greensboro, North Carolina) is
recognized internationally for its prodigious contributions to the field of classical music and its
commitment to nurturing talented youth. The five-week Festival presents more than 100 public
events (concerts, workshops, master classes, open rehearsals, lectures) each season, featuring
world-class artists and students from its academy for pre-professional young musicians ages 14-22.
The 2010 season (June 26 – July 31) will include visiting artists Gil Shaham, Lynn Harrell, Barry
Douglas, William Wolfram, and many others.


Male Counselor Positions Available
Duties and Responsibilities
A Counselor at the Eastern Music Festival will gain experience by assisting EMF staff in ensuring the physical and mental well-being of students and contributing to a positive learning environment by implementing established policies, addressing student concerns, resolving conflicts, and supervising student activities. Counselors will participate in intensive training in security procedures, safety procedures, health procedures, handling incidents that violate policy, working with students, and leadership. Counselors gain experience by assisting the Dean of Students in all areas, including coordinating social events, maintaining an orderly environment, providing help and guidance to students, responding to emergencies, working in the counseling office, monitoring and reporting negative student behavior, holding student meetings, providing transportation for students, and more. Counselors will live in the dormitories with the students and have private rooms. Although Counselors work in shifts, they are “on-call” for emergency situations 24/7. Counselors have the opportunity to be a part of a rich, musical atmosphere where they may attend a wide variety of concerts, master classes, rehearsals, etc. Counselors may also make arrangements to study privately with EMF faculty
(at the Counselor’s expense). Each Counselor will have duties 6 days throughout the week with varying work hours (set by the immediate supervisor) during the day, evenings, and weekends.
Requirements
Counselors must be at least 22 years of age and have a valid driver’s license. Applicants should have strong
communication skills, leadership skills, and work well with other people. Applicants should be outgoing and
comfortable working with students ages 14-22. The dates for position are June 21 through August 2, 2010.
Compensation
$950 + room and board

To apply, visit www.EasternMusicFestival.org
or call 336.333.7450 x28

Feminist Theory and Music

Conference Announcement

Feminist Theory and Music 11 (Eleven): Looking Backward and Forward (20th Anniversary)

September 22-25, 2011
School of Music
Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona

Scholars interested in feminist theory in music are invited to attend FTM11.
The purpose of this conference is to consider the past, current, and potential contributions of women to music and to advance the philosophical, theoretical, and practical basis of feminist theory in music. The conference will provide a forum for this growing body of scholarship and for discussions among those engaging in feminist research.

A call for papers and other presentations is forthcoming. The conference program will feature keynote speeches, paper presentations, lecture recitals, and concerts. Themes include pioneers, women exploring digital arts, eco-musics, as well as music and healing.

Conference coordinators: Jill Sullivan and Sabine Feisst, School of Music, Arizona State University.
Contact: Jill.Sullivan@asu.edu and Sabine.Feisst@asu.edu.

Making music

In case you've missed some of our recent tweets, here are some fun things we've found online:

Michael Vorfeld: Light Bulb Music from Norman Liebich on Vimeo.

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From TechCrunch: UJAM turns whistling, humming, etc. into music.

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And here's a guy playing a guitar made up of five different smart phones:

Livewire Festival and Symposium

The University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC) Department of Music announces its first annual LIVEWIRE Festival and Symposium (Oct. 28-30, 2010). The theme for 2010 focuses on developments and trends in contemporary music in the first decade of the 21st century. We are soliciting proposals for paper presentations, lecture recitals, and demonstrations related to music making in the first decade of the millenium, including but not limited to uses of technology, performance practice, specific works or composers, trends in any and all musical genres, issues of documentation and dissemination, or issues related to under-represented groups.

Interested participants should send an abstract of 250 words or less, audio documentation and a proposed program (for lecture recitals), a short bio, and a list of technical requirements to:
Dr. Linda Dusman
FA 510 UMBC
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250

Digital submissions are encouraged, and should be sent to dusman at umbc.edu with a subject of ?livewire?. Postmark deadline: June 25, 2010

Guess the collection- ANSWERS!

This image is deeply embedded in one of our most frequently used special collections. Did you guess correctly?
This item comes from our Southern African American Collection. It is a part of the 78 RPM audio archive. If you haven't listened to some of our audio clips, you're missing out! These are great historic recordings!

Guess the collection- ANSWERS!

This image is a tough one to guess! It actually is a very historic image, and comes from our Robert W. Books Collection, which includes a series of materials on Walter Gieseking. In this image, (dated January 25, 1949) people are protesting Walter Gieseking's proposed concert in New York City at Carnegie Hall because he is German. The concert was canceled, and Gieseking was taken into custody by immigration officials.

Guess the collection- ANSWERS!

We didn't get a correct guess on this "Guess the Collection." This image comes from one of our newest collections at the Music Library- the William D. Hay Collection. In the image, Mr. Hay is receiving the Peabody Award.

Stay tuned for more answers before we begin the next round of "Guess the Collection"!

Guess the collection- ANSWERS!

Congratulations to Greg for correctly guessing that this image comes from the Claude Casey Collection! Unfortunately, Mr. Casey kept this photograph, but did not keep any information about this performer! We believe that Mr. Casey performed with this musician while (or before) he was a part of Claude Casey and the Pine State Playboys.

Former employee makes the news!

Former Music Library student employee, Ben Fowler, made the news advertising his piano camp in Washington.
GMNW Thursday- Piano Camp Preview Part 1
GMNW Thursday- Piano Camp Preview Part 2
Congratulations to Ben on his exciting endeavor!

Headphones

Do you ever wonder why the Music Library uses the big headphones instead of earbuds for listening in our audio carrels? Here's why.

Music News

Rhapsody now allows downloading and listening on iPhones.

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HBO TV show Treme about New Orleans' musicians has music guides for each week's episode.

Time and Space in Words & Music

Call for Papers: “Time and Space in Words and Music”
The 1st Conference of the Word and Music Association Forum Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany, November 4-6, 2010

The Word and Music Association Forum (WMAF), founded in 2009 under the auspices of the International Association for Word and Music Studies (WMA), offers 'emerging scholars' additional opportunities to present papers – including but not limited to work in progress – and establish a scholarly network of those who share an interest in word and music studies. The central event of the Forum will be a biennial conference, held in alternating years with the WMA international conferences.

The first conference of the WMAF will be held at the Technische Universität Dortmund from November 4 to 6, 2010.
The conference will consist of two parts: one will explore the theme “Time and Space in Words and Music,” raising questions about the relationship of time and space in intermediality, exploring their role in such phenomena as beginnings and endings, in repetition, in cyclical versus linear time, or in narrativization/musicalization of time and space. The other part will include a number of open colloquia devoted to a discussion of works in progress. We are very pleased that Prof. Peter Rabinowitz of Hamilton College will hold the keynote address at this inaugural conference.

In order to allow adequate time for discussion papers must not exceed 20 minutes. Please submit abstracts of ca. 300 words plus a brief biographical statement (ca. 50 words) to wmaforum@googlemail.com by May 10, 2010.
You should also indicate whether your paper is intended for the conference topic or for the open forum of works in progress.

Organizing Committee:
Emily Petermann (Konstanz)
Mario Dunkel (Dortmund)
Beate Schirrmacher (Stockholm)

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We're just curious...

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Alumni Double Feature

Come see two of USC's alumni in recital!

Katie Thigpen and Russ Zokaites will be giving recitals in South Carolina next week. It has been almost two years since they have performed at USC. Currently they are both studying at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Katie is currently in the first year of her DMA and Russ is finishing the second year of his masters degree. These recitals are a chance for them to perform their degree required recitals one more time.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010
6:00pm - 9:00pm
USC School of Music Recital Hall


Russ Zokaites, Bass Trombone
Aimee Fincher, Piano

Etoile Des Profounders (1999) Naulais
A Quick Trip with Lots of Baggage* (2010) McComas
Dona Nobis Pacem (1977) Fetter
Concerto for Bass Trombone (2006) Bourgeois


Katie Thigpen, Trombone
Winifred Goodwin, Piano

Doolallynastcis by Brian Lynn
Sang til Lotta by Jan Sandstrom
Piece in Eb minor by J. Guy Ropartz
Sonata by Donald White

For more information, visit here.

Madonna on Glee

Did you see the Madonna episode of Glee?


Did you know that the Music Library has some Madonna items available?

Madonna : an intimate biography
ML 420 .M1387 T37 2001


Madonna
Compact disc 8745

Shout, sister, shout! : ten girl singers who shaped a century
ML400 .O74 2001

Evita
DVD 159

Music News

An Evening of Chamber Music
Date: April 21, 2010
Time: 7:30 PM
Building: School of Music (813 Assembly St., next to the Koger Center for the Arts)
Room: Recital Hall, rm. 206
Event Admission: Free
Contact: 803-777-2480

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Paul McCartney takes his catalog from EMI to a new label. Read more here...

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`Cloud' music plans no longer just pie in the sky. Read more here...

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Great article on TV show theme songs.

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How loud do you listen to your iPod? This article suggests turning down the volume!

Composer of the Day

Own an iPod Touch or iPhone? Like music? You may be interested in this app- Composer of the Day.

Guess the collection

Today's "Guess the Special Collection!" image might be difficult for some of you to identify. The image is actually part of one of our digital collections, so that might narrow it down for you.

Good luck and post your guesses in the comments!

Guess the collection

Here's another "Guess the Special Collection!" image:

This watercolor is part of a collection belonging to a composer and artist. Post your guess in the comments!

Guess the collection

Here's another image in our series, "Guess the Special Collection!"

As always, your guesses go in the comments!

Guess the collection

Today's "Guess the Special Collection" is a super tricky one! This image actually is a part of two different collections:

Good luck!

Guess the collection

It's time for another "Guess the Special Collection!"
Here's today's image:

This image is deeply embedded in one of our most frequently used special collections. As always, leave your guesses in the comments!

Guess the collection

It's time for yet another "Guess the Special Collection!"
Here's today's image:

Leave your guesses in the comments! Good luck!

Today in Music History

Did you know that on today's date in 1967, the cover image for "St. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" was photographed?