Podcasts about performing arts department

As the fall semester at Vincennes University gets into full swing -- the Performing Arts Department is working on its latest production. We'll look at what's coming to the Red Skelton stage.The Innovative Teaching Summit is returning to VU. We'll find out what's being planned to help educators in their mission of serving students.Governor Eric Holcomb recently made a stop in Knox County, making a historic announcement with the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. We'll have the details.A recent art exhibit titled Uprooted featured at the Shircliff Gallery brought nature in doors.And what exactly goes in to creating the autumn colors many love to see before the leaves begin to fall?? We'll find out on this episode of First City Focus!!First City Focus is supported in part by Duke Energy, First City Wealth, and Colonial Assisted Living.

Music has a way of connecting people, transcending language barriers, and healing the soul. The discipline and dedication required to master an instrument can translate into valuable life skills that go beyond the music classroom.  In this episode of Parenting Impossible, Annette Hines spoke with Annie Ray, the founder of the Crescendo Orchestra program, a music class tailored for students with significant disabilities, and Parent Orchestra, which invites parents to join their children in learning music, fostering a vibrant community, and encouraging parental involvement in their kids' musical journeys. Annie passionately advocates for music education as a core subject, emphasizing the need to meet students where they are and tailor instruction to their unique needs. Her approach showcases music's profound impact on students, transcending mere notes and rhythms. The Crescendo Orchestra program is a shining example of how music can transform the lives of young students, providing them with a sense of community, purpose, and hope for the future.   In this episode, you will hear: Why emphasizing a student-centered approach fosters a joyful space for musical exploration without fear of judgment. Ways the Parent Orchestra program has built a vibrant community of over 200 parents on a shared learning journey. How music education sharpens cognitive abilities and instills resilience, helping students navigate challenges and embrace imperfections. Ways fellow educators can launch inclusive music programs, advocating for equal access to the transformative power of music education. Resources from this Episode: Watch Annie's TEDx Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/annie_ray_the_sound_of_sucess Learn More About Annie's Program and GRAMMY win - Annie Ray: Music Educator Learn More about the Parent Orchestra -

Career * Confidence* Connections in Dance Guest: Maria Caruso Host: Anna Harsh *Warning * There is a brief mention of eating disorders in this episode. If you have an eating disorder please seek medical professional help. Visit: ⁠https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/get-help/⁠ In this episode: Maria speaks about her long dance career, her eating disorder, how she instills confidence in her dancers and ultimately makes connections around the globe through dance. Guest Maria Caruso: Maria Angelica Caruso is a Pittsburgh native dancer, choreographer, academic and entrepreneur, who is noted for her multi-faceted contributions to humanity and dance. Caruso's businesses integrate a professional dance company, dance conservatory, fitness program, and a dance movement therapy system, all under the auspices of the Bodiography brand. Focused on inclusivity in the arts ecosystem, she maintains the vision of Bodiography while investing in higher education directing creative and innovative initiatives within La Roche University's Performing Arts Department. M-Train Productions, is Caruso's step into commercial production in the creative sector. Maria's website: https://new.bodiography.com Anna's website: www.AnnaHarsh.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anna-harsh/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anna-harsh/support

Susan Altman, Professor and Assistant Chairperson in the Visual, Performing and Media Arts Department at Middlesex College, Erika Mahr an Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing at SUNY Westchester Community College, and Steve Rossi an Assistant Professor and Sculpture Program Head at St. Joseph's University discuss their shared experiences related to the many benefits and challenges of teaching studio art to non-majors. Susan Altman is a Professor and Assistant Chairperson in the Visual, Performing and Media Arts Department at Middlesex College where she teaches courses in drawing, painting and printmaking to both majors and non-majors. In addition to her studio teaching, she is the Director of The Center for the Enrichment of Learning and Teaching and where her research interest is in the pedagogy of teaching studio art, as well as improving teaching across the disciplines. As a practicing artist, her work is focused on drawing and printmaking. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, and she is the recipient of numerous grants and fellowships including a NYFA Artist Fellowship. She lives and works in New York City. Erika Mahr is an artist and educator based in the Hudson Valley of New York. She is an Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing at SUNY Westchester Community College and is currently serving as the Department Chair for the Art + Design and Performing Arts Department. Her studio practice explores drawing with an expanded sensibility and is invested in the act of mediation, reducing, and repeating to locate where the ephemeral and concrete intersect, become blurred, and create tension. She earned a BFA from the University of Florida and MFA from Hunter College and is a recipient of the New York Foundation for the Arts Artist Fellowship in Drawing. Born into a family of makers, Steve Rossi developed an intense appreciation and respect for artistic craft and physical labor through growing up around family members making quilts, knitting blankets, repairing houses, and arranging flowers. He received his BFA from Pratt Institute and his MFA from the State University of New York at New Paltz. His work has been exhibited at the Maguire Museum, the John Michael Kohler Art Center, the Jules Collins Smith Museum of Fine Arts, the Wassaic Project, and the public art festival Art in Odd Places among many others. He has participated in artist residencies with the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Vermont Studio Center, and was awarded the Sustainable Arts Foundation fellowship at Gallery Aferro. He is currently an Assistant Professor and Sculpture Program Head at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia.

During this episode of Why Change? co-hosts Madeleine and Jeff discuss their change of personal and professional seasons, including Madeleine's cross-sector work. Jeff shares his interview with Lisa Donovan which covers a broad array of topics from arts integration to community development, network building, and even professional learning. Madeleine and Jeff discuss the asset-based approaches of cross-sector work, the strength of practitioners at the intersections, and inherent knowledge of rural communities. In this episode you'll learn: The expansive role of the arts intersecting with numerous sectors of community life; How arts education and arts management practices lead the way in cross-sector dialogues; and The multitude of ways cultural practitioners can advance dialogues about social change through multi-sector advocacy. Check out some of the things mentioned during this podcast, including:  Voices from the field: Teachers' views on the relevance of arts integration Shell Education books on Arts Integration by Lisa Donovan Teacher as Curator: Formative Assessment and Arts-Based Strategies Leveraging Change—Increasing Access to Arts Education in Rural Areas The Berkshire County Blueprint for Arts Integration and Education Berkshire Regional Arts Integration Network (BRAINworks) Berkshire Cultural Asset Network (BCAN) Think Like A Region TED Talk ABOUT LISA DONOVAN: Lisa Donovan, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Fine and Performing Arts Department at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. A theater artist, educator, administrator and researcher. Before joining MCLA Lisa was  the Director of the Creative Arts in Learning Division at Lesley University. She has a broad range of experience in a variety of arts organizations including: Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, the Berkshire Opera Company, Barrington Stage Company, University of Massachusetts Department of Theater, as well as Boston University's Theater, Visual Arts, and Tanglewood Institutes. She was formerly the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Alliance for Arts Education, has served as co-principal investigator of a research project funded by the Ford Foundation that focused on teachers' perspectives on the relevance of arts integration. Lisa has taught internationally in Japan and Israel, and throughout the United States. She is co-editor of a new book series on arts integration published by Shell Education including Integrating the Arts Across the Content Areas (2012), Strategies to Integrate the Arts in Mathematics (2013) and Strategies to Integrate the Arts in English Language Arts (2013) This episode was produced by Jeff M. Poulin. The artwork is by Bridget Woodbury. The audio is edited by Katie Rainey. This podcasts' theme music is by Distant Cousins. For more information on this episode and Creative Generation please visit the episode's webpage and follow us on social media @Campaign4GenC  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whychange/support

Studying the arts can lead to deep, rigorous learning. Lisa Donovan, professor of arts management at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, explores how arts can help the cause of academic rigor. Dr. Lisa Donovan is a professor in the Fine and Performing Arts Department at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. Previously she served […]

The Kewanee School Foundation fundraiser, Escape to Margaritaville is getting closer. It's taking place on August 26th with a bus trip to Circa 21 to see Jimmy Buffett's Escape to Margaritaville, a Broadway production, coming to the stage at Circa. Registration is open now at a cost of $145.00 if you register by Friday, July 21st. The cost includes a bus ride to Circa 21, your ticket to the show,  and a concert before the show. Appetizers and Drink, a Silent Auction, Dinner, and your choice of Dessert are all included. Proceeds go to benefit the Kewanee Schools Foundation and supporting the Performing Arts Department in upgrading performing arts technology. Your donation will help bring numerous new opportunities for students in the arts to learn about newly available technology while also engaging in the performing arts and improving presentations of plays and concerts. Liz Breedlove from the Kewanee Schools Foundation talked about Escape to Margaritaville and how it will benefit Kewanee Performing Arts on Wake Up Tri-Counties on Wednesday, July 19th. 

For over fifty years, artist Senga Nengudi has been creating with sculpture and performance using everyday materials. Born in Chicago and raised in Los Angeles, she studied in Japan and eventually settled in New York City in the 70s, where she immersed herself in a rich community of artists, including Just Above Midtown. Although she's now retired, Nengudi also dedicated her life to arts education, serving as an educator at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs in the Visual Arts and Performing Arts Department. Starting on Friday, Dia Beacon in Beacon, New York, is opening a retrospective dedicated to Nengudi's wide ranging artistic practice. Nengudi and curator Matilde Guidelli-Guidi join us to preview the exhibition.

 Rev. Caffie Risher is a Christian pastor and grief counselor who is deeply aware  of the presence of toxic theology in scripture and in the teachings of the church. She infuses her ministry for the bereaved with clear, critical thinking and a non-dogmatic approach to spirituality in the process of grief and mourning.  Caffie has early recollections of walking dirt roads in the south with her grandmother  Jessie Mae where they would take care of relatives and community members when there was a death in the family or if someone was sick and needed help.  Both her mother, Earlene Williams Risher, and grandmother taught her Christ-care, compassion, and pastoral concern for others at an early age. For Caffie, it is life's experiences, her own mortality, death of loved ones, personal loss, grief, educational experiences, and certifications that have all shaped and equipped her for this journey to minister hope and healing to those who are hurting. In 2002 she  was appointed to the position of “Minority Scholar” teaching public speaking and introduction to business courses at Passaic County Community College.  Eighteen years later she holds the position of a tenured Assistant Professor and Academic Coordinator of Public Speaking in the Fine and Performing Arts Department.  She teaches Public Speaking, Business Communication, Business Writing, and Death and Dying courses.  She also serves as chair of the Distinguished Lecturer Series and faculty advisor to the Power in Christ Christian Club who won the Emerging Club Award for excellent campus involvement and exceptional leadership.Prior to this, she held a post at New York Theological Seminary where she taught for several years in the Certificate of Ministry program.   For more on this topic, read this article: Does the Hebrew Bible Sanctify Mass Murder… and Disregard the Resulting Trauma?

Having learned in the spaces that he's now teaching in, Manny Dayao '97 shares his unique perspective on the performing arts at ‘Iolani School. As the director of the marching band and current head of the Performing Arts Department, he stewards traditions of excellence established by the late Wayne DeMello, who was his teacher, colleague and friend. While sitting in a band room filled with trophies, he also explains why a letter written to his wind ensemble a decade ago is among his most valued possessions. Please subscribe to the ‘Iolani School Podcast. Mahalo!

Episode 5: Ben Lamb - 1Berkshire by Lisa Donovan Today's episode is hosted by Lisa Donovan, Ph.D., a professor in the Fine & Performing Arts Department at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. In this episode of Thinking Like a Region, Donovan interviews Ben Lamb, Director of Economic Development at 1Berkshire. Donovan and Lamb discuss the role of the arts in economic development, Lamb's history as a student at MCLA, and projects he has been a part of across Berkshire County. Lamb shares his insights on the importance of exposing our youth to the arts, the skills employers are looking for, and how the arts can develop these skills and capacities including community engagement and working collaboratively. Listen in to hear how Lamb works to serve the arts programs across the region. You can find the transcript for this episode here: https://tinyurl.com/benTLAR Thinking Like A Region is a production of the C4 Initiative, Berkshire County's Creative Compact for Collaborative and Collective Impact, based at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams, MA, and grant-funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. This podcast is produced by Lisa Donovan and Leslie Appleget. Additional technical support by Audrey Perdue. For more information about the show or the C4 Initiative, visit brainworks.mcla.edu/c4. THIS EPISODE'S VOICES: Ben Lamb is the Director of Economic Development at 1Berkshire. Lamb's work focuses on what he calls ‘wraparound economic development,' which creates connective tissue between traditional and non-traditional participants in the region's economic ecosystem — most notably through his development and launch of the Berkshire Blueprint 2.0, an economic-development imperative for the region's next decade. Lisa Donovan, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Fine and Performing Arts Department at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. Previously, she served as Lesley University's Director of the Creative Arts in the Learning Division. Dr. Donovan has published widely and presented across the country and internationally on arts integration, rural arts education, and arts integration assessment. She is co-director of BRAINworks and the Director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities. She is the 2021 Recipient of the Massachusetts Arts|Learning Irene Buck Service to Arts Education Award.

Brian Egland is an Artist originally from Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, now residing in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is a Fall 2009 BFA graduate and recipient of Outstanding Graduate of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's Performing Arts Department. Brian is an Actor, Playwright, Photographer, Director, Singer, and Educator among other things. As a playwright and creator his works have streamed on Broadway On Demand, garnered him honors of excellence from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region VI, has been Official Selections of the Atlanta Black Theatre Festival, the D.C. Black Theatre Festival, micro development with The National Black Theatre as part of their I Am Soul Playwright's Residency Program, placement in Southern Rep Theatre's 4D program, residency with SIPP Culture's Rural Performance/Production Lab, and over sixty three thousand views across YouTube and IGTV with Workdays with Nijay, a web series he serves as co-writer on.

Professor Brian Baillif of GCSC's Visual and Performing Arts Department discusses his work as a teacher, set designer, and the upcoming production Dracula: The Case of the Silver Scream. The show opens this weekend and is free to all GCSC and FSU students.

Live music gives weddings big energy and meets the moment by elevating everything. It has the power to impact your guests in a way they will enjoy and experience a variety of emotions with. When Stephen and Kevin got married they knew live music would be a huge part of their wedding day. For this reason they decided to include a cello trio, a 16 piece orchestra including vocalists, a saxophonist, and a wedding band that sang a large majority of Whitney Houston songs. They wrapped the night with a DJ, giving their guests and themselves the best of all words. Christy connects with Stephen and Kevin as they share what they learned from the experience and what you can do to experience something as dynamic on your wedding day. Click HERE to become a premium subscriber and unlock all of the amazingness:       Ad-free, full length episodes      The TBWPP Wedding Planning Resource Center with  Access to 6 mini courses of The Big Wedding Planning Master Class  Wedding Planning Templates and Tools About the Couple Stephen Lawrence currently serves as the manager and violinist of the Piedmont Strings Quartet and has performed for 100's of weddings since he was 16 years old. Stephen also serves as the Director of Orchestral Activities and Department Chair at North Atlanta High School's Fine and Performing Arts Department and on the Atlanta Public Schools Arts Resource Team as the District Orchestra Lead. Kevin Carroll currently serves in a Senior position for an international auditing and accounting firm and is the creator of Carroll Candle Co. and Carroll Real Estate Investments in St. Louis, MO. Kevin is a veteran of the United States Air Force where he earned his Bachelor's degree at Park University in Human Resources with an emphasis in Finance and an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management. Big Takeaways Through Covid, and having to reschedule, the number of guests changed from about 120 to 80. The guest list was definitely different than initially imagined, but it was okay, because everyone that did make it was there to party and have a great time. Live music was such an important part of the equation, especially for Stephen, that they didn't even want to really consider recorded music. They went for the wow factor. Live music from the moment you walked into the space. Musicians and DJs don't want a full list of every song they have to play in exact order. They were able to set particular songs for particular moments of the day, and then the musicians had free range to work within the set parameters/mood. When you are looking for your musicians and choices of certain songs, make sure you go on YouTube and find a version played by strings and see if you actually like it. Sometimes, the song just doesn't sound good with a string quartet or sung in the style of the musician you have. It helps to have an idea of what you are going to get. If you are hiring someone to be the expert on something, let them be. Use the music to set the tone of the wedding. Just because your friend is a great singer, or guitarist, or etc, doesn't mean they are trained or able to perform in the wedding space. If you want to hire a friend, and a professional group, you will need a rehearsal. Links We Referenced instagram.com/sandkforeverandaday piedmontstrings.com instagram.com/carrollcandleco Get In Touch:  The Big Wedding Planning Podcast is… Hosted and produced by Michelle Martinez  Music by Steph Altman of Mophonics  On Instagram @thebigweddingplanningpodcast and be sure to use #planthatwedding when posting, so you can get our attention! Easy to get in touch with. Email us at hello@thebigweddingplanningpodcast.com or Call and leave a message at 415-723-1625 and you might hear your voice on an episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Live music gives weddings big energy and meets the moment by elevating everything. It has the power to impact your guests in a way they will enjoy and experience a variety of emotions with. When Stephen and Kevin got married they knew live music would be a huge part of their wedding day. For this reason they decided to include a cello trio, a 16 piece orchestra including vocalists, a saxophonist, and a wedding band that sang a large majority of Whitney Houston songs. They wrapped the night with a DJ, giving their guests and themselves the best of all words. Christy connects with Stephen and Kevin as they share what they learned from the experience and what you can do to experience something as dynamic on your wedding day. About the Couple Stephen Lawrence currently serves as the manager and violinist of the Piedmont Strings Quartet and has performed for 100's of weddings since he was 16 years old. Stephen also serves as the Director of Orchestral Activities and Department Chair at North Atlanta High School's Fine and Performing Arts Department and on the Atlanta Public Schools Arts Resource Team as the District Orchestra Lead. Kevin Carroll currently serves in a Senior position for an international auditing and accounting firm and is the creator of Carroll Candle Co. and Carroll Real Estate Investments in St. Louis, MO. Kevin is a veteran of the United States Air Force where he earned his Bachelor's degree at Park University in Human Resources with an emphasis in Finance and an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management. Big Takeaways * Through Covid, and having to reschedule, the number of guests changed from about 120 to 80. * The guest list was definitely different than initially imagined, but it was okay, because everyone that did make it was there to party and have a great time. * Live music was such an important part of the equation, especially for Stephen, that they didn't even want to really consider recorded music. * They went for the wow factor. * Live music from the moment you walked into the space. * Musicians and DJs don't want a full list of every song they have to play in exact order. They were able to set particular songs for particular moments of the day, and then the musicians had free range to work within the set parameters/mood. * When you are looking for your musicians and choices of certain songs, make sure you go on YouTube and find a version played by strings and see if you actually like it. Sometimes, the song just doesn't sound good with a string quartet or sung in the style of the musician you have. It helps to have an idea of what you are going to get. * If you are hiring someone to be the expert on something, let them be. * Use the music to set the tone of the wedding. * Just because your friend is a great singer, or guitarist, or etc, doesn't mean they are trained or able to perform in the wedding space. If you want to hire a friend, and a professional group, you will need a rehearsal. * Best Practices: 1. Choose a performing group that is cohesive with your music style. 2. Be clear about your expectations and allow the musicians to speak on what is comfortable to them. 3. Consider your audience/guests. 4. Find music that speaks to you both. 5. Consider the number of songs you would like to include during the ceremony 6. Considering timeline: build in time for the musicians to set-up and sound check. 7. LOCATION: if your wedding is outdoors or has outdoor elements that you plan the live musicians to use, have a plan b location. Avoid direct sunlight or precipitation. Consider amplification and the way sound travels. Links We Referenced instagram.com/sandkforeverandaday (https://www.instagram.com/sandkforeverandaday/) piedmontstrings.com (https://www.piedmontstrings.com) instagram.com/carrollcandleco (https://www.instagram.com/carrollcandleco/) Quotes “We had a celebrity saxophonist there, and he put on a whole show.” - Stephen “The quartet and the orchestra were making sure they were playing music that people would enjoy. We're just about to have Bach.” - Kevin “Our wedding planner, Chris, he was like, ‘we have to always play around with the five senses for every part of the wedding.'” - Stephen “Make sure you have fun at your wedding. Have fun. Please. When the day comes, leave it to your planner or whoever you have in charge, and enjoy the day. 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Today I was joined by co-host Aoife Dunne and special guest Rob Morgan, director of the Beyond Boundaries program at Washington University, Professor in the Performing Arts Department, and professional designer (he designed THE museum exhibit for Avatar, the second highest grossing film of all time). We discuss the importance of reaching across academic disciplines, how Rob has cultivated a space for creativity for all disciplines in higher education, and the hardships of being a dog owner.

Tom's next guests today are two of his former colleagues in the world of choral music, an art form that has been particularly hard-hit by the pandemic. Early on in the Coronavirus crisis, it became clear to researchers that singing was one of the most dangerous activities one could engage in. Transmission of the virus among singers in choruses and in congregate settings in general were shown to be extremely high. How did choral organizations adjust during this last year, and what does the immediate future hold for them? Dr. Eric Conwayis the Chair of the Fine and Performing Arts Department at Morgan State University, and the conductor of the famed Morgan Choir. He has led the choir in concerts all over the world and performed at events with the Pope, President Barack Obama, and many other notable figures. Eric Conway joins us on Zoom… Anthony Blake Clarkis the Music Director of the Baltimore Choral Arts Society, an organization Tom Hall led for many years before Blake took over in 2017. Choral Arts will be giving its first live performance since the pandemic began, this Sunday evening (details below). Blake Clark joins us on Zoom as well… Follow the links to check out the Morgan Choir's most recent concerts, and for more information on events at the Murphy Fine Arts Center, as that schedule gets back to something like normal in the fall. Anthony Blake Clark will lead the Baltimore Choral Arts Society in an in-person concert this Sunday evening at the Catholic Community of St. Francis Xavier in Hunt Valley. The seating for that event is limited, and the concert is sold out. Click here for more information about other Choral Arts Society events. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie shares more about her role at Pulaski Academy in our Performing Arts Department, Harmony Boys and Girls choir, our productions, and the benefits of a PA education.

Tune in as we deep dive into some of the most important but controversial challenges in today's Higher Education environment. Mary Elizabeth “M. E.” Yancosek Gamble is the chair of the Performing Arts Department at Fairmont State University and an associate professor, School of Business. Immediately before she was chair of the Communications and Media Arts Department at Bethany College. She was named Bethany College's 2018 nominee to the Faculty Merit Foundation's annual Professor of the Year, named "Educator of the Year" in 2015, by the West Virginia Public Relations Society of American (WVPRSA) and the Department won the coveted "Chapter of the Year" for 2012. In 2014, Bethany College won "Chapter of the Year" by Society for Collegiate Journalists. She is the 2013 winner of the President's Award for Excellence in Performance, "Faculty Member of the Year" from the Bethany College Service Learning Center. She was one of fourteen finalists in the 2013 T. A. Abbott Award for Faculty Excellence and was nominated by Bethany College to the U.S. Professor of the Year sponsored by CASE, and the Carnegie Foundation. In 2017, she was the Scripts Howard Fellow for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Arizona. Before teaching at Bethany she was the state director of the Small Business Division of the West Virginia Development Office. Before being named state director, she was the Small Business Developer for Loudoun County, Virginia. A native of Washington, Pennsylvania, she has a BA from California University of Pennsylvania, an MA from Marshall University (WV), both in communication studies, and post-graduate work in organizational communication from Bowling Green State University (OH). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week Anna Terry talks to reporter Cailey Cetani about how Elon University's Performing Arts Department is taking the fall musical to the screen as they adapt production to the coronavirus pandemic.

Today kicks off Conn-Selmer Education Institute Connect. If you've been listening to the podcast for the past month you've heard all about it. I was delighted to chat with Randy Greenwell of Conn-Selmer recently about this career and Conn Selmer Education. Randy spent 24 years as Director of Bands and Chairman of the Performing Arts Department at Lawrence Central HS, Indianapolis, IN. Under his direction, the Lawrence Central Bands built a tradition of excellence and success. Randy is also an active Drum Corps International, Bands of America and Winter Guard International judge and has written and arranged for many bands across the United States. He maintains an active schedule as a trumpet performer with the Heartland Big Band and has presented numerous clinics at conventions on a wide range of educational topics.

On this episode, we spend time with two local figures who are enriching lives and improving our community, each in their own way. Jake Nicely, Co-Chair of the Mike Curb Music & Performing Arts Department at Daytona State College, who shares on how they've taken their hands-on learning model and adapted it to continue to serve their students remotely. Quanita May (City Commissioner, Daytona Beach) also covers a wide variety of topics with us from what's going on right now to common misperceptions of how ocal government works. Good Stuff!

Work. Shouldn't. Suck. LIVE: The Morning(ish) Show with special guests Diane Ragsdale & Andrew Taylor. [Live show recorded: May 1, 2020.] E. ANDREW TAYLOR, Associate Professor and Department Chair of the Performing Arts Department at American University thinks (a bit too much) about organizational structure, strategy, and management practice in the nonprofit arts. An Associate Professor of Arts Management at American University, he also consults for cultural, educational, and support organizations throughout North America. He recently completed a five-year sponsored research project for the William Penn Foundation on “Capitalizing Change in the Performing Arts.” Andrew is past president of the Association of Arts Administration Educators, board member for Fractured Atlas, and consulting editor for The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society, and for Artivate, a journal on arts entrepreneurship. Since July 2003, he has written a popular weblog on the business of arts and culture, "The Artful Manager," hosted by ArtsJournal.com (www.artfulmanager.com ). DIANE RAGSDALE is faculty co-lead of the Cultural Leadership Program at Banff Center for Arts & Creativity; and an assistant professor and program director for the Masters in Arts Management & Entrepreneurship MA at the New School in NYC, where she also designed and launched a graduate minor in Creative Community Development. She additionally teaches a workshop on aesthetic values in a changed cultural context for Yale University's Theater Management MA. Ragsdale is a frequent speaker, blogger, writer, and advisor on a range of arts and culture topics. She previously worked as a program officer for theater and dance at The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, ran a contemporary performing arts center and a music festival, held a variety of administrative posts, and began her arts career as a theater practitioner (she has an MFA in acting & directing). She is presently a doctoral candidate at Erasmus University in the Netherlands, where she lectured in the cultural economics program from 2011-2015. Her dissertation examines the evolving relationship between the nonprofit and commercial theater in the US over an 80-year period. She is on the board of Anne Bogart's SITI Company; on the editorial board for Artivate: A Journal of Entrepreneurship in the Arts; and on the Advisory Council for the online theater platform and journal, HowlRound. Among others, she wrote an essay ("To What End Permanence?") for the 2019 book, A Moment on the Clock of the World, published by Haymarket Press. She has dual-citizenship and divides her time between the US and the Netherlands.

On this week's episode of The Beacon, we discuss the first week of transitioning to online classes, with producer Melissa Rosales, Delia Cabe, senior affiliate faculty member at the Writing, Literature, and Publishing Department, Andrew Clarke, playwriting professor, and Craig Mathers, associate professor at the Performing Arts Department.

IT'S SPRING BREAK!For this special episode of the Homo Sapien Podcast Spemma turned to the Spemmantics to conduct a special interview and they delivered! Spemma sits down this week with the lovely Gosha Guppy to unpack the questions sent in by the fans. Tune in as Emma discusses her gap year and her terrifying introduction to the art of trapeze, Sparkle reveals that she's never actually seen the movie she was named after, and Gosha officially announces the drop date of his next album. The three dive into a more vulnerable topic and discuss mental health on campus and the issues surrounding the overcrowding of SHS and Uncle Joe's. Emma talks about her experiences as a Wash U student battling severe Anxiety and Depression and she and Sparkle compare their experiences in Sam Fox and the Performing Arts Department feeling like their assignments aren't viewed as being as valid as STEM majors. Gosha talks about his recent visit to Howard University and what it felt like to see so many students who looked like him, Sparkle talks about investing over 30 hours to make a six foot scorpion, and Emma reveals the worst thing she has ever said and apologizes to her 2nd grade teacher Mrs Del Gaizo.

March 7, 20199 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.Center for Fine and Performing Arts (building #20 on map)The Fine and Performing Arts Department’s biennial Networking Fair and Symposium will feature dynamic speakers and interactive workshops related to careers with an arts focus. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet educators and professionals from the fields of graphic design, photography, recording arts, broadcasting, theatre, music and fine arts. Attend this free event and expand your professional network and artistic skills.A delicious lunch will be available for purchase from Rosie’s Italian Grille Rolling Chef between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.! owens.edu/fpa/networking/

Jason Grunebaum is a lecturer in Hindi in the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago. Dr. Sarita Heer is an instructor of Art History in the Fine and Performing Arts Department at Loyola University Chicago.

Today Oliver is joined in the studio by Professor Damian Murphy. Damian is a Professor of Sound and Music Computing at the Department of Electronic Engineering, University of York, where he has been a member of academic staff since 2000, and is the University Research Champion for Creativity. He started his career in the Performing Arts Department at Harrogate College and has previously held positions at Leeds Metropolitan University and Bretton Hall College. His research focuses on virtual acoustics, spatial audio, physical modelling, and audio signal processing. This research formed the basis of the Surrounded by Sound project that was selected for inclusion in the Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition in July 2001, and he was also co-author of SoundFX - Making Music with Technology, the 2004 IEE touring Faraday Lecture. He has been principal investigator on a number of AHRC and EPSRC funded projects relating to room acoustics simulation and auralisation, and published over 130 journal articles, conference papers and books in the area. He is a member of the Audio Engineering Society, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and a visiting lecturer to the Department of Speech, Music and Hearing at KTH, Stockholm, where he specialises in spatial audio and acoustics. He has held visiting researcher status at a number of universities internationally. Prof. Murphy is also an active sound artist and in 2004 was appointed as one of the UK's first AHRC/ACE Arts and Science Research Fellows, investigating the compositional and aesthetic aspects of sound spatialisation, acoustic modelling techniques and the acoustics of heritage spaces. His work has been presented in galleries nationally and at festivals and venues internationally and included varied collaborations with writers, photographers and interactive digital artists. He is a founding member of Geodesic Arts through which most of his more recent work has been produced. In this episode, Damian discusses entering into academia and recreating the acoustics of environments. For more information follow: http://1618digital.com/immersive-audio-podcast-episode-8-damian-murphy/ Subscribe: 1618digital.com/#contact

Juan Castillo interviews Rex Cadwallader, Chairman of the Performing Arts Department at Greens Farms Academy in Westport, Connecticut

Left of Black host Mark Anthony Neal is joined by Jeffrey Q. McCune to discuss McCune's new book, “Sexual Discretion: Black Masculinity and the Politics of Passing”. McCune is an Associate Professor teaching Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and in the Performing Arts Department at Washington University in St. Louis.

Luke Waltzer and Mikhail Gershovich, Bernard L. Schwartz Communication Institute, Paula Berggren, English Department and Zoe Sheehan Saldana, Fine and Performing Arts Department talk about teaching with blogs at the Baruch College's 13th Annual Teaching and Technology Conference. The event takes place on March 26, 2010 at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-269.