Isabel Machado and I are starting a special podcast series on the New Books Network, “New Books in Celebration Studies” and welcome collaborations. If you are the author of a book that investigates celebrations, festivities, or any act of recognizing something or someone through ritual, we would love to talk to you about it inContinue reading “New “Celebration Studies” Podcast Series on New Books Network”
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Grad Life During COVID-19
Here’s a bit of insight about what I’ve been up to since the start of social distancing.
Exciting News: Adrienne Fried Block Fellowship
I’m honored to have been selected as a recipient of the Society for American Music’s Adrienne Fried Block Fellowship! Congrats should also be extended to the other winner, Kyle DeCoste! Check out his upcoming book about the Stooges Brass Band (https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/C/Can-t-Be-Faded) See the announcement regarding the Block fellowship here: https://www.american-music.org/page/BulletinCurrent#fellowships
Like Texas music? Check out my review of All Over the Map: True Heroes of Texas Music by Michael Corcoran.
What is “classical” music?
Piazzolla Basics
Read the short blog post here: https://atlanticclassicalorchestra.com/astor-piazzolla-tango/
Supernaturally Talented Paganini
Check out my blog post for the Atlantic Classical Orchestra here:
Jennifer Higdon & Musical Color
I had fun looking into Higdon’s background! Check out my writeup on her for the Atlantic Classical Orchestra: https://atlanticclassicalorchestra.com/jennifer-higdon-musical-color/
Basics of The “Riot” of Spring and more (yes, I know there wasn’t actually a riot, but the joke is too good to pass up)
A Bit About Beethoven
Check out my first post I wrote for the 2019-2020 Atlantic Classical Orchestra blog series (formatting and images done by ACO staff). The content is concise and straightforward so that it is accessible for mass readership. Check out the ACO post here
Guest Lecture by Dr. Mark Anthony Neal — Society for Musicology
Please join the Society for Musicology in welcoming Dr. Mark Anthony Neal to the Florida State University’s College of Music! On Thursday, September 26, from 4:00-5:00pm in the Longmire Recital Hall (LON 201), Dr. Neal will be presenting a talk entitled “‘I’ll Be a Bridge: Black Interiority, Black Invention and the American Songbook.” A reception […]Continue reading “Guest Lecture by Dr. Mark Anthony Neal — Society for Musicology”
Visiting Scholar – Mark Slobin — Society for Musicology
Please join us Thursday, April 4, 2019 as we welcome Mark Slobin as our Spring Visiting Scholar. Mark Slobin is the Winslow-Kaplan Professor of Music Emeritus at Wesleyan University and the authoror editor of books on Afghanistan and Central Asia, eastern European Jewish music, film music, and ethnomusicology theory, two of which have received the […]Continue reading “Visiting Scholar – Mark Slobin — Society for Musicology”
Emily Ruth Allen, Ph.D. 