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By Laurie J. SampselDid you know that Colorado has not one, but two state songs? âWhere the Columbines Growâ became the first in 1915, while âRocky Mountain Highâ was named the second in 2007. Both have been criticizedâprimarily due to their lyricsâ- The American Music Research Center (AMRC) at the University of Colorado Boulderâs College of Music is hosting a lecture, âYoga as White Public Space,â by ethnomusicologist Dr. Rumya Putcha (University of Georgia) on
By Charles Wofford Between 1900 and 1929, when Sid Grauman ran silent films with live orchestral accompaniment in his Hollywood âmovie palaces,â he probably never imagined that the thousands of orchestral
The AMRC is breaking ground with its innovative Soundscapes of the People project, a comprehensive research effort in collaboration with local community stakeholders to document, preserve and engage with diverse musical and cultural influences in and around Pueblo, Colorado.
Colorado State University Pueblo has launched the new AztlĂĄn Center which will be housed in the university Library, a center dedicated to the study of Chicanx, Latinx and Indigenous Peoples and Environments of the Southwest.
On Wednesday, March 17 at 6 pm online, Hip-Hop artists Sacramento Knoxx, The Reminders, Linqua Franqa, and Rennie Harris, along with moderator Michael Jeffries (Wellesley University) will present, âSounding Politics,â A Roundtable.
Salsa music lost its founder last weekâflutist, composer, band leader, and producer Johnny Pacheco passed away at 85 years old. Read the article by Kristie Soares, Assistant Professor of Women & Gender Studies at ĐÔĘӽ納ý.
A themed Issue on SOUND, ACTIVISM, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE for Americas: A Hemispheric Music Journal invites article submissions
Pianists Louise and LĂŠna Kollmeier performed and discussed Jean Bergerâs âCaribbean Cruise,â on Belgian radio @RadioBelgique this week. The section starts at minute 54 and ends at 1 hour 33 seconds. The AMRC is home to the Jean Berger Collection.
Professor of Women & Gender Studies, Kristie Soares, will inaugurate the American Music Research Centerâs new Counterpoints Lecture with her talk, "Dancing With Death: Celia Cruzâs AzĂşcar and Queer of Color Survival" on Monday, November 2 at 5:30 pm MST.