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.