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Christopher Luna by Alisha Jucevic for the Columbian

Christopher Luna by Alisha Jucevic for the Columbian
Christopher Luna by Alisha Jucevic for the Columbian

Friday, May 8, 2009

Five free film showings and lectures at U of O

Five free film showings and lectures by Steven Feld Trotter Visiting Professor, Univerisity of Oregon Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Music, University of New Mexico May 18 - 22. Free and open to the public; all events at University of Oregon. Monday, May 18, 7:00 pm 221 McKenzie Film showing and discussion:"Hallelujah!" from the trilogy "Jazz Cosmopolitanism in Accra (Ghana)" Legendary drummer Ghanaba and the Winneba Youth Choir perform theirunique talking drums interpretation of Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus; plusa conversation with Ghanaba about Africa, jazz, and European music. Tuesday, May 19, 7:00 pm 221 McKenzie Film showing and discussion:"Accra Trane Station" from the trilogy "Jazz Cosmopolitanism in Accra (Ghana)" Nii Noi Nortey (Ghanaian musician, afrifone instrument inventor, andsculptor) and the African legacy of John Coltrane. Wednesday, May 20, 7:00 pm 221 McKenzie Film showing and discussion:"Por Por" from the trilogy "Jazz Cosmopolitanism in Accra (Ghana)" How a union of transport workers invented a funeral music from antiqueklaxon car horns, with resonances of swing, bebop, and the New Orleans jazz funeral. Thursday, May 21, 1:00 pm Student Forum. Beall Concert Hall. Lecture: "Acoustic Ecology of Bells and Birds" The significance of bell and bird sounds in Papua New Guinea and six European countries. Friday, May 22, 3:15 pm Proctor 41, Knight Library Lecture: "Schizophonia and its Discontents: Revisiting Brian Eno & David Byrne's 'My Life in the Bush of Ghosts'." Issues of free speech and censorship in the creative work of pop stars David Byrne and Brian Eno. *************************************************************************** Mark Levy Instructor of Ethnomusicology School of Music and Dance 1225 University of Oregon Eugene OR 97403 U.S.A. email: mlevy@uoregon.edu office phone: 541-346-2852 fax: 541-346-0723

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