Business of Music Symposium 2024
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Business of Music Symposium 2024 Online
Please join us for the second annual Charles H. Templeton Sr. Business of Music Symposium.
The Symposium will take place both in-person, in the John Grisham Room of Mitchell Memorial Library, AND on-line. Please register below for on-line access.
9:15 Welcome - Charles H. Templeton Jr.
9:30-10:15 The Critical Response to Profitable Concerts: Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra, 1930-1950 (virtual), Dr. Ayden Adler, Assistant Professor of Arts Administration, University of Houston
10:15-10:30 BREAK
10:30-11:15 Ragging Mass Culture: Vaudeville, Tin Pan Alley, and the Rise of the American Entertainment Industry, (Virtual, pre-recorded) Samuel Backer, Post-doctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University
11:30-1 PM LUNCH
1-1:45 KEYNOTE (VIRTUAL): Understanding the Rise of Music as Big Business: Three Revolutions, David Suisman, Associate Professor of History, University of Delaware
1:45-2 BREAK
2-2:45 Beyond the Piano Bench: The Many Uses of Sheet Music in Instruction, Dr. Joseph M. Thompson, Assistant Professor of History, Mississippi State University, Dr. Alexandra Hui, Associate Professor of History, Mississippi State University, and Jennifer McGillan, Associate Professor/Coordinator of Manuscripts, Mississippi State University Libraries
2:45-3 BREAK
3-3:45 PM Ragtime and the Percussion Ensemble: Going Beyond Joplin and Green, Grace McCommon, PhD Candidate, University of Memphis
4 PM: Closing remarks, Jennifer McGillan
- Date:
- Wednesday, February 21, 2024
- Time:
- 9:00am - 4:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Other Location (see Event Description)
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
- Audience:
- Administrators Faculty General Public Graduate Students Instructors K-12 Teachers Librarians Researchers Staff Undergraduate Students
- Categories:
- Conference Front Page Event Special Event
