Event Includes Frank Zappa Talk, Concert
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 6, 2008) − The University of Kentucky John Jacob Niles Center
for American Music will host the 2008
annual meeting (pdf file) of the American
Musicological Society (AMS) South-Central Chapter March 14-15, on the
UK campus. The highlight of the two-day event will be a keynote address by Gail Zappa, wife of
the late music legend Frank Zappa, and a free
public concert of music by or that inspired Zappa performed by UK students and alumni. Zappa's
presentation begins at 7:30 p.m., followed by the concert at 8:30 p.m. Friday, March 14, in the
Singletary for the Arts Concert Hall. Both are free and open to the public.
Zappa will present the keynote address on Frank Zappa, the famous American composer, musician and film director. Her talk for the evening, "Some Composers Do Not Enjoy Water Sports," will include opinions on the late artist and her husband's intentions in his work.
"I married a composer," says Gail Zappa. "My day job, not unlike the Los Angeles Police Department, is to 'protect and serve' - protect the integrity of the work of the artist and serve the intent of the composer."
Her talk will be followed by "A Zappa Tribute: Inspirations and Music of American Composer Frank Zappa," a concert of Frank's work and other music that influenced him, performed by UK Chamber Winds and conducted by Michael Yonchak. The concert program will include performances of Frank's "Dog Breath Variations," "Envelopes" and "G-Spot Tornado," as well as Stravinsky's Octet and Edgard Varese's ''Ionisation.''
The AMS South-Central Chapter annual meeting includes six musicology sessions at the Niles Gallery, located in the Lucille Little Fine Arts Library on the UK campus. Session titles, presenters, times and dates for the sessions are as follows:
Zappa will present the keynote address on Frank Zappa, the famous American composer, musician and film director. Her talk for the evening, "Some Composers Do Not Enjoy Water Sports," will include opinions on the late artist and her husband's intentions in his work.
"I married a composer," says Gail Zappa. "My day job, not unlike the Los Angeles Police Department, is to 'protect and serve' - protect the integrity of the work of the artist and serve the intent of the composer."
Her talk will be followed by "A Zappa Tribute: Inspirations and Music of American Composer Frank Zappa," a concert of Frank's work and other music that influenced him, performed by UK Chamber Winds and conducted by Michael Yonchak. The concert program will include performances of Frank's "Dog Breath Variations," "Envelopes" and "G-Spot Tornado," as well as Stravinsky's Octet and Edgard Varese's ''Ionisation.''
The AMS South-Central Chapter annual meeting includes six musicology sessions at the Niles Gallery, located in the Lucille Little Fine Arts Library on the UK campus. Session titles, presenters, times and dates for the sessions are as follows:
- "Session 1: Borrowing and Identity," chaired by Ron Pen, of UK, with presenters Raleigh Dailey, of UK; Leslie C. Gay Jr., of University of Tennessee - Knoxville; and Stephanie Doktor, of University of Georgia, scheduled for 9 a.m., March 14;
- "Session 2: Theoretical Revivals," chaired by Terry Klefstad, of Belmont University, with presenters David Haas and Stephen Valdez, both of the University of Georgia, scheduled for 10:45 a.m., March 14;
- "Session 3: Pianos, Sopranos, and Bands, (Oh My!)," chaired by Lawrence Schenbeck, of Spelman College, with presenters Vivian S. Montgomery, of University of Cincinnati College - Conservatory of Music; Mona Kreitner, of Rhodes College; and Laura Moore Pruett, of Middle Tennessee State University, scheduled for 2 p.m., March 14;
- "Session 4: Stylistic Differences, Or Not," chaired by Jonathan Glixon, of UK, with presenters John Bass, of the University of Memphis, and Christine Boone, of University of Texas - Austin, scheduled for 3:45 p.m., March 14;
- "Session 5: Gender in Medieval Courtly Love Song," chaired by Kenneth Kreitner, of University of Memphis, with presenters Jonah M. Chambers, Justin C. Underwood and Rachel May Golden (pdf file), all of University of Tennessee - Knoxville, scheduled for 9 a.m., March 15; and
- "Session 6: Nuns and Motherless Children," chaired by Dorothea Link, of University of Georgia, with presenters Janet K. Page, of University of Memphis, and Felicia M. Miyakawa, of Middle Tennessee State University, scheduled for 11:15 a.m., March 15.
PDF file abstracts
for all sessions are available on the AMS South-Central Chapter Web site. Registration is
required to attend the annual meeting and ranges from $15 to $25. To register via PDF file,
visit the annual
meeting Web page online.
AMS was founded in 1934 to advance research in the various fields of music as a branch of learning and scholarship. The society counts 3,600 individuals and 1,200 institutional subscribers from more than 40 nations among its membership.
For more information on the annual meeting of the AMS South-Central Chapter or on Gail Zappa's keynote address and the Zappa tribute concert, contact Ron Pen, chapter president and director of the UK Niles Center, at (859) 257-8183.
AMS was founded in 1934 to advance research in the various fields of music as a branch of learning and scholarship. The society counts 3,600 individuals and 1,200 institutional subscribers from more than 40 nations among its membership.
For more information on the annual meeting of the AMS South-Central Chapter or on Gail Zappa's keynote address and the Zappa tribute concert, contact Ron Pen, chapter president and director of the UK Niles Center, at (859) 257-8183.