https://www.ethnomusicology.org/page/Conf_2021_Pre-Conf
Celebrating Historically Black Colleges and Universities' (HBCUs) Musical Legacy:
An Exploration of Relationships Between HBCUs
and the Society for Ethnomusicology
SEM 2021 Virtual Pre-Conference Symposium
October 27, 2021
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Pre-Conference Symposium Registration: $30.00
See Online Registration
Co-Sponsored by the Gertrude Robinson Network
of the Society for Ethnomusicology
and the
Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library,
Atlanta, Georgia
Pre-Conference Co-Chairs
Loneka Wilkinson Battiste (Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee / Alumna, Dillard University)
Fredara Mareva Hadley (Ethnomusicology Faculty, The Juilliard School / Alumna, Florida A&M University and Clark Atlanta University)
Mistress of Ceremonies
Aja Burrell Wood (Managing Director of The Institute for Jazz and Gender Justice, Berklee College of Music / Alumna, Howard University)
8:30 - 8:55 AM. Welcome
Welcome: Representative from the Atlanta University Center
Occasion: Loneka Wilkinson Battiste
Opening Song: “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing”
Opening Remarks: Tomie Hahn, President, Society for Ethnomusicology
Roll Call: HBCUs and Greek Organizations: Fredara Mareva Hadley
9:00 - 9:15 AM. Introducing the Field of Ethnomusicology
Alisha Lola Jones (Indiana University and University of Cambridge)
9:20 - 10:20 AM. Researching and Programming Music Associated with HBCUs
Moderator: Abimbola Kai-Lewis (Faculty, New York Public Schools / Alumna, Spelman College; Co-Chair of the HBCU Outreach Committee, Gertrude Robinson Network)
Fredara M. Hadley (The Juilliard School / Alumna, Florida A&M University and Clark Atlanta University)
Tammy L. Kernodle (Miami University / Alumna, Virginia State University)
Marvin McNeill (Wesleyan University)
10:25 - 10:40 AM. Video Presentation of the of Gertrude Robinson Network Members & their Research
10:40 -11:10 AM. Continental Breakfast Mixer
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM. “Lift Ev’ry Voice:” HBCUs Music Curricula & Programs, Part 1
Moderator: Loneka Wilkinson Battiste
(University of Tennessee-Knoxville / Alumna, Dillard University)
Lisa Beckley-Roberts (Jackson State University / Alumna, Dillard University)
W. Weldon Hill (Virginia State University)
Saïs Kamalidiin (Howard University / Alumnus, Howard University and Texas Southern University)
12:30 - 1:30 PM. Fellowship Lunch featuring Atlanta University Center Ensembles
1:30 - 3:00 PM. Beyond the Academy: Careers in Ethnomusicology
Moderator: Fredara M. Hadley (The Juilliard School / Alumna, Florida A&M University and Clark Atlanta University)
Dina Bennett (American Jazz Museum)
Mark Puryear (Independent Scholar, Producer, Curator and Educator)
Dwandalyn Reece (Museum of African American History and Culture)
Langston Collin Wilkins (Director of the Center for Washington Cultural Traditions)
3:05 - 4:05 PM. “Lift Ev’ry Voice:” HBCUs Music Curricula & Programs, Part 2
A discussion with AUC music faculty and affiliated staff about their music programs, the place of Black music in the curriculum, and how a relationship with SEM potentially may prove mutually beneficial.
Moderator: Oliver Greene (Georgia State University)
Lisa Allen-McLaurin (Interdenominational Theological Center)
Michael Decuir (Clark Atlanta University)
Paula Grissom Broughton (Spelman College)
Robert Tanner (Morehouse College)
4:10 - 5:45 PM. HBCUs Music Performances: Open Discussion with Students
Moderator: Maya Cunningham (University of Massachusetts, Amherst / Alumna, Howard University)
Discussant: Brian Jordan, Jr. (Writer – Lyrics and Book, Riley the Musical and Actor, Tyler Perry’s Sistas)
Discussant: Cheryl Keyes (University of California – Los Angeles / Alumna, Xavier University of New Orleans)
5:45 - 6:00 PM. Closing Remarks