Applied Ethnomusicology Conference @ Brown University, March 8-9, 2003

[Joel Bresler <joel.br...>]

Dear Friends:

It's _free_ and the program looks fascinating. If anyone else with an 
interest in Jewish music will be attending please let me know and perhaps 
we can rendezvous.

Very best,

Joel

>Date:         Tue, 18 Feb 2003 11:13:04 -0500
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>From: Maureen Loughran <Maureen_Loughran (at) BROWN(dot)EDU>
>Subject: Applied Ethnomusicology Conference @ Brown University, March 8-9, 
>2003
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>Invested in Community: Ethnomusicology and Community Advocacy
>March 8-9, 2003, Brown University
>
>Sponsored by the Graduate Program in Ethnomusicology at Brown University,
>this will be the first conference in the United States to focus on the
>vital role of the academic in advocating community music.  Applied
>ethnomusicologists work as musical and cultural advocates, using skills and
>knowledge gained within academia to serve the public at large.  They help
>communities identify, document, preserve, develop, present and celebrate
>the musical traditions they hold dear.  Pioneering scholars will speak
>about creating useful projects with communities both nationally and
>internationally.
>
>The Conference Schedule and Topics:
>Saturday, March 8-List Art Center, Room 120, Brown University
>9:00-9:30am: Keynote Address: Anthony Seeger, UCLA
>The Melding of Applied and Academic Work: Thinking and Acting Responsibly
>as Ethnomusicologists
>
>9:30-11:00am: Turn Your Radio On: The Responsibility of Media to Musical
>Communities.
>Nick Spitzer, American Routes and University of New Orleans
>Henry Sapoznik, Yiddish Radio Project
>
>11:15-12:45pm: Two Generations of Applied Ethnomusicologists: International
>Theory and Practice
>Svanibor Pettan, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
>Kjell Skyllstad, University of Oslo, Norway
>
>2:30-4:00pm: Returning Sounds to Communities: A Look at a Community
>Initiated Project-Interview with Passamaquoddy Community Scholars
>Wayne Newell, Director of Bilingual Programs, Indian Township School, Maine
>Blanche Sockabasin, Passamaquoddy Tribe, Maine
>Jeff Todd Titon, Brown University
>
>4:15-5:45: Scholarship for the Community: Musical Advocacy in the United
>States and the Dominican Republic
>Martha Ellen Davis, University of Florida, Gainesville
>Paul Austerlitz, Brown University
>
>Saturday Evening Concert, Leung Gallery, Faunce House, Brown University
>8:00-10:00 Community Music Concert
>
>Sunday, March 9, 2003, Smith-Buonanno Hall, Room 106, Brown University
>9:00-10:30am: Returning Sounds to Communities: Archiving and Access
>Judith Gray, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
>Jon Kertzer, Smithsonian Global Sound
>
>10:45-12:15pm: Beyond Liner Notes: Recording, CD Production and Community
>Music
>Dan Sheehy, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
>Tom Van Buren, Center for Traditional Music and Dance, NYC
>
>12:30-1:00pm: Closing Address-Jeff Todd Titon, Brown University
>A Reflection on the Conference and Applied Ethnomusicology's Future in the
>Academy
>
>
>This Conference was made possible through contributions from: The Rhode
>Island Council for the Humanities, The National Endowment for the Arts-Folk
>and Traditional Arts, The Lectureship Committee of the Faculty Council-
>Brown University, The Center for Race and Ethnicity-Brown University, The
>Graduate School-Brown University and many others.
>
>
>For more information, please contact Erica Haskell and Maureen Loughran,
>Orwig Department of Music, Brown University, Box 1924, Providence, RI
>02912; (Email) Applied_Ethnomusicology (at) brown(dot)edu



Joel Bresler
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USA

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