Join Kirkland Fine Arts Center and Millikin University’s College of Fine Arts for a weekend of music, conversation, and lectures on the music of rural America. Scholars will discuss the nation’s diverse musical cultures and practices in small-town communities and address the challenges they face in the musical industry.
Free, Public Events:
Panel Discussion
Matthew Meacham (West Plain, MO Arts Council, Missouri State University-West Plains), chair
Jo Burgess (Indiana University)
Pete Ellertsen (Springfield College-Benedictine University, Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site)
Garry Harrison (Indiana University)
Linda Smith (Southern Illinois University- Carbondale)
Lynn "Chirps" Smith (Chicago, IL)
Paul Tyler (Old Town School of Folk Music, National-Louis University, Chicago State University)
April 3, 2009 -10:15 a.m.
Kaeuper Hall: Perkinson Music Center
Keynote Lecture
Paul F. Wells (Middle Tennessee State University)
April 3, 2009 -12:00 p.m.
Location TBA
Pedagogies of Traditional Musics: A Panel Discussion
Neal Smith (Millikin University), chair
Gary Gordon (The Gordons- Sparta, IL)
Greg Cahill (The Special Consensus -Chicago, IL)
April 4, 2009 -2:15 p.m.
Kaeuper Hall: Perkinson Music Center
Tentative Schedule of Events for Conference Attendees:
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Friday, 3 April 2009
9:00 AM REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS- Perkinson Music Center
10:00 AM WELCOME- Kaeuper Hall, Perkinson Music Center
Barry Pearson, Dean, College of Fine Arts
10:15 AM PANEL DISCUSSION: SITUATING DOWNSTATE ILLINOIS IN THE AMERICAN MUSICAL LANDSCAPE
- Kaeuper Hall, Perkinson Music Center
- Matthew Meacham (West Plain, MO Arts Council, Missouri State University-West Plains), chair
- Jo Burgess (Indiana University)
- Pete Ellertsen (Springfield College-Benedictine University, Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site)
- Garry Harrison (Indiana University)
- Linda Smith (Southern Illinois University- Carbondale)
- Lynn "Chirps" Smith (Chicago, IL)
- Paul Tyler (Old Town School of Folk Music, National-Louis University, Chicago State University)
11:30 AM LUNCH (Provided)- Perkinson Art Gallery, Kirkland Fine Arts Center
12:00 PM KEYNOTE LECTURE: Title TBA
Paul F. Wells (Middle Tennessee State University)
1:00 PM BREAK
1:15 PM RACE, ETHNICITY, AND IDENTITY IN SMALL-TOWN MUSICS- Kaeuper Hall, Perkinson Music Center
TBA, chair
La Valse de Platin: Crowley as a Cajun Music Center, 1920-1950
Kevin Fontenot (Tulane University)
Country Boy, B-Boy: Renegotiating Southern and Hip-Hop Identity in Rural Upstate South Carolina in the 1980s
David B. Pruett (Middle Tennessee State University)
Local Culture for Sale: Small Town Music Monopoly, Small Town Resistance
Carey Sargent (University of Virginia)
2:45 PM BREAK
3:00 PM CONSTRUCTING PLACE MUSICALLY- Kaeuper Hall, Perkinson Music Center
TBA, chair
The Tie that Binds: Translating Operatic Success from Central City to New York City
Laura Doser (University of California—Davis)
Communal and Nostalgic Soundscapes through Bell Instruments at American Universities
Kim Schafer (University of Texas at Austin)
The Sound of a Fiddle: Hearing the Music in Thomas Hart Benton's Depictions of American Folksongs
Annett Richter (University of Missouri-Columbia)
7:30 PM CONCERT: The Gordons and The Special Consensus
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets $12 (Complimentary Ticket included in Registration)
Saturday, 4 April 2009
8:30 AM REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
9:00 AM WELCOME- Kaeuper Hall, Perkinson Music Center
Stephen Widenhofer , Director, School of Music
9:15 AM MUSIC IN DOWNSTATE ILLINOIS- Room 110, Perkinson Music Center
Matthew Meacham (West Plains [MO] Arts Council), chair
The Multi-Cultural Aspect of Folk and Country Music in the Midwest
Paul Tyler (Old Town School of Folk Music, National-Louis University, Chicago State University)
iPods in Little Egypt: Technology and Southern Illinois Folk Music
Linda Smith (Southern Illinois University—Carbondale)
10:15 AM BREAK
10:30 AM “The Hayloft Gang: The Story of the National Barn Dance”: A Filmmaker’s Perspective- Room 110
Stephen Parry (Image Base, Chicago, IL)
11:30 AM LUNCH (Provided)- Box Lunch, Perkinson Music Center
POSTER SYMPOSIUM- Lobby, Perkinson Music Center
1:00 PM REVIVALS AND RETRENCHMENTS IN AMERICAN HYMNODY-Room 110, Perkinson Music Center
Stephen Widenhofer (Millikin Unviersity) , chair
Sweet Harmonies of Praise: Reviving Shape Note Singing in Rural Arkansas
S. Andrew Granade (University of Missouri, Kansas City)
The Decline of Southern Gospel Convention Singing
Stephen Shearon (Middle Tennessee State University)
2:00 PM BREAK
2:15 PM PEDAGOGIES OF TRADITIONAL MUSICS: A PANEL DISCUSSION- Kaeuper Hall, Perkinson Music Center
Neal Smith (Millikin University), chair
Gary Gordon (The Gordons- Sparta, IL)
Greg Cahill (The Special Consensus- Chicago, IL)
3:15 PM BREAK
3:30 PM MUSICKING IN SMALL-TOWN AND RURAL AMERICA- Room 110, Perkinson Music Center
TBA, chair
From Camaraderie to Competition: Cultural Dynamism and the Changing Role of Drum and Bugle Corps
Dennis Cole (Kent State University)
Happiness Self Made: The Sears Roebuck Catalog and Music in Rural America, 1894 to 1927
Mona Kreitner (Rhodes College)
4:30 PM CONCLUDING REMARKS
Travis D. Stimeling (Millikin University)
7:30 PM CONCERT: Asleep at the Wheel
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets $24 (Complimentary Ticket Included in Registration)
Transportation:
Complimentary arrangements may be made for conference attendees to be transported to and from the Springfield, Bloomington, and Decatur airports. Please contact B.J. Warren at 217.362.6499 to make arrangements.
Registration:
Register online or call the Kirkland Box Office at 217.424.6318. Registration fee of $70 includes one complimentary ticket to The Special Consensus & The Gordons as well as Asleep at the Wheel. Online registrants may choose their seats to both performances. Conference registration is fully refundable up to two weeks prior to the conference.
Additional Opportunities:
The Macon County Conservation District hosts free Music Jams the second Sunday of every month from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at the Rock Springs Nature Center. Local bluegrass musicians play throughout the afternoon. Musicians are welcome to join in or you can just come to listen. To find out more, visit www.maconcountyconservation.org.
