Around 1940, Pyotr Ilyich Chaikovsky, a 19th-century Russian composer of ostensibly non-proletarian social origins and lifestyle, became the musical and ethical symbol of the Soviet state in its Stalinist prime. Nisnevich will discuss her book in progress “How Chaikovsky Became Soviet,” which aims to make sense of this incongruity, and will read from the chapter entitled “Naturalizing Chaikovsky.
Dr. Inna Naroditskaya, Northwestern University, will present a lecture titled "The Queen of Spades: Gambling on Recognition."
Humanities Center Short-term Fellow Susan McClary will give a lecture titled “Evidence of Things Not Seen: History, Subjectivities, Music: Critical Musicological Reflections.” The lecture will incorporate responses by Nancy Condee (Global Studies), Kathryn Flannery (English), and Andrew Weintraub (Music).
Humanities Center Short-term Fellow Susan McClary will give a lecture titled “Salome in the Court of Queen Christina.” On September 20, McClary will give a second talk, “Evidence of Things Not Seen: History, Subjectivities, Music: Critical Musicological Reflections.” This second lecture will incorporate responses by Nancy Condee (Global Studies), Kathryn Flannery (English), Andrew Weintraub (Music).
The notion of cultural purity is demonstrably a myth, as any careful historical analysis of cultural expression anywhere in the world can reveal multiple origins, blends, syncretisms, hybridities that are the inevitable result of human contact. Yet in Korea, as in many countries around the globe, some forms of cultural expression have come to be recognized as “pure” or “authentic” indigenous forms, often celebrated in official discourse as invaluable assets, to be nurtured and preserved against the perceived onslaught of foreign mixture and “pollution.” Korean official discourse on the ar
Professor Bell Yung will give a lecture recital on "Qin Music and the Confucian Cardinal Human Relationship of Friendship: Selections from the 15th-century Repertoire"
The repertoire of the instrument qin (pronounced “chin”), or guqin (ancient qin), embodies China’s three major religious-philosophical systems of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism.
While Disney has long dominated animation, its supremacy has been challenged of late by Pixar, its greatest competitor (and now subsidiary). Among the many things that puts Pixar ahead is a very holistic approach to creating the world of the cartoon, both visually and sonically. Combining unusually nuanced attention to the soundtrack with a particular longing for bygone eras of popular culture, the Pixar films show that animated films can be made with as much care and precision as live-action films.
Gordon Thompson, Professor of Music at Skidmore College
In May 1967, the Beatles unveiled their landmark album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band on the same day that British newspapers carried the BBC announcement that the band would represent the United Kingdom in the world’s first global television broadcast. Simultaneously, internal correspondence at the BBC reveals that censors had reached a decision to ban the recording, “A Day in the Life” believing that the song promoted drug use.
Steven Stucky, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's 2011–12 Composer of the Year, will discuss his works during a free lecture at Pitt's Department of Music. Stucky is the recipient of numerous commissions from orchestras, performing groups, individuals, and foundations both at home and abroad. The New York Times called the Second Concerto for Orchestra, commissioned and premiered in 2004 by the Los Angeles Philharmonic,
Peranakan Music and Multiculturalism in Singapore