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School of Music: News & Publications (2017-2023)

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2022 Iggad Conference Program, Charles Joyner Institute For Gullah And African Diaspora Studies

IGGAD Conference Programs

Program of the 2022 IGGAD Conference: Who Owns This? Communities, Heritage, and Preservation.

Uni Wind Ensemble And Uni Concert Band, February 24, 2022 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

2021-2022 Junior Recital - Francesca Puro, Francesca Puro, Sheng Yuan Kuan

Junior and Senior Recitals

No abstract provided.

Guest Artist Recital Series: Ivana Francisci, Piano; February 24, 2022, Ivana Francisci

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts

February 24, 2022

Thursday Evening

8:00 p.m.

Dr. Ben Roidl-Ward, Bassoon, February 23, 2022 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

Symphonic Band, February 23, 2022, T.J. Mack, John Gonzalez

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts

February 23, 2022

Wednesday Evening

8:00 p.m.

Ensembles Concert: Jazz I And Ii, February 22, 2022, Tom Marko

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts

February 22, 2022

Tuesday Evening

8:00 p.m.

Recital: Convocation, February 21, 2022, Illinois State University School Of Music

School of Music Programs

February 21, 2022
Tuesday Morning
11:00 a.m.

Hearing Faith: Music As Theology In The Spanish Empire, Carolina Sacristán Ramírez

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

A book review is presented for Andrew Cashner, Hearing Faith: Music as Theology in the Spanish Empire. Studies in the History of Christian Traditions 194. (Leiden: Brill, 2020).

Everyday Creativity: Singing Goddesses In The Himalayan Foothills, Nadia Chana

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

A book review is presented for Kirin Narayan, Everyday Creativity: Singing Goddesses in the Himalayan Foothills (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2016).

The Dance Of Ādi Śakti: The Goddess In The Songs Of Bharati And Nazrul, Achintya Prahlad

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

C Subramania Bharati (1882-1921) and Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976) were significant poet-songwriters of the Indian freedom struggle. Their works explore a wide range of themes – political, philosophical, romantic and devotional. Both poets were educated in rāga music, which is prominent in many of their songs. Bharati wrote in Tamil, while Nazrul wrote in Bangla. It is highly unlikely that they read or were influenced by each other’s works. However, one finds several similarities in their poetry, especially the importance given to the goddess Ādi Śakti in her various forms, Kālī in particular. The goddess plays a major role in …

Bodies Of Silence, Floods Of Nectar: Ritual Music In Contemporary Brahmanical Tantric Temples Of Kerala, Paolo Pacciolla

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

The Tantric concept of sound (nāda) as universal life-force has seen worldwide diffusion over the last few decades but such a fame does not reflect academic interest in the impact of Tantra on music. Indeed, while a number of essays have been written to demonstrate the contribution of Tantrism to the evolution of Indian religions and culture, its contribution to music has been left largely unexplored.

The word Tantra refers to a pan-Asian religious phenomenon spread over numerous centuries and including a wide number of sects having different and even opposite philosophical and theological approaches which may be …

2021-2022 Guillermo Figueroa Violin Recital, Guillermo Figueroa

Faculty Recitals

No abstract provided.

Choral Showcase, February 20, 2022, Illinois State University School Of Music

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts

February 20, 2022

Sunday Afternoon

3:00 p.m.

Ashley Frazier, Soprano, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

Music Department Concert Programs

No abstract provided.

2021-2022 Junior Recital - Yu Xie (Violin), Yu Xie, Sheng Yuan Kuan

Junior and Senior Recitals

No abstract provided.

2021-2022 Performance Forum - February 18, 2022, Gabriel Galley, Nataniel Farrar, Yue Yang, Eliza Willett, Hyemin Lee, Frederic Renaud

Performance Forum

No abstract provided.

2021-2022 Junior Recital - Sebastian Orellana (Violin), Sebastian Orellana, Sheng Yuan Kuan

Junior and Senior Recitals

No abstract provided.

Guest Artist: Andy Harnsberger, Marimba; February 16, 2022, Andy Harnsberger

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall

February 16, 2022

Wednesday Evening

7:30 p.m.