Re: Asian Music

[Alex Lubet <lubet001...>]

Actually, no.  It was named for Donald Ferguson, who chaired the music 
department for about 50 years.  These days, the only way you can get a 
building named after you is if you donate huge amount of money.  It was 
nice when you to get a building named after you for actually doing 
something.  I have no reason to believe the Donald Ferguson was Jewish, though.


At 11:37 AM 1/30/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Hey Alex,
>Was your Hall at the U of M named after that famous Jew, Sean?   :-)
>
>Alex Lubet wrote:
>>I expected that people would understand that when I meant "geographically 
>>incorrect," I was referring to Asian Music printing articles that 
>>specifically concerned Ashkenazim.  That would appear to be an 
>>interpretation of a policy of publishing pieces about expatriate Asian 
>>communities, an interpretation that we should all find reassuring in the 
>>world to all too often denies us our history and heritage.
>>
>>Another possibility for publishing Josh's article might be Musical 
>>Quarterly .  They're pretty eclectic, possibly eclectic enough to 
>>consider a piece on modality in Jewish music.
>>
>>
>>
>>Alex Lubet, Ph. D.
>>Morse Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor of Music
>>Adjunct Professor of American and Jewish Studies
>>University of Minnesota
>>100 Ferguson Hall
>>Minneapolis, MN 55455
>>612 624-7840 (o)
>>612 699-1097 (h)
>>612 624-8001  ATTN:  Alex Lubet (FAX)
>
>
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Alex Lubet, Ph. D.
Morse Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor of Music
Adjunct Professor of American and Jewish Studies
University of Minnesota
100 Ferguson Hall
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612 624-7840 (o)
612 699-1097 (h)
612 624-8001  ATTN:  Alex Lubet (FAX)