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22Nd Regional Conference March 9–10, 2007 22nd Regional Conference March 9–10, 2007 Red Rocks Community College Lakewood, Colorado March 9, 2007 Dear Conference Participant: On behalf of Red Rocks Community College, I am pleased to welcome you to the Annual Conference for 2007 of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of The College Music Society. For only the second time in the Chapter’s history, a community college is host for the Annual Conference. This conference fulfills one of my goals as (now Past-) President: to have more involvement of the community colleges in the professional organization. Growing numbers of students seek out the preparation and support these colleges offer, whether fresh from high school or returning to college after being out of school, and whether for new-found interest in Music or for filling-in of gaps in previous study. Red Rocks is pleased to have you visit our beautiful campus. Please take time to walk around our grounds, to see our Pavilion and multi-purpose field, or at least across our “Bridge” (by the cafeteria) that overlooks Golden and Denver. We hope you enjoy your stay! Stephanie Berg Oram RRCC Music Chair, Dept. of Visual and Performing Arts RM-CMS Program Chair 2007 Lakewood Campus Arvada Campus 13300 West Sixth Avenue 5420 Miller Street Lakewood, CO 80228-1255 Arvada, CO 80002-3069 Phone: 303.914.6600 Phone: 303.914.6010 Fax: 303.914.6666 Fax: 303.420.9572 www.rrcc.edu CA2 CA CA 2533 2531 2529 2527 2804 2802 TO ANNEX BUILDINGS ÍÍ 3 4 Faculty Offices Fac. (2521-25) Heating Plumbing (2600-2649) CONSTRUCTION 2829 CA ANNEX BUILDINGS Carpentry 1 Fine UPPER LEVELS PAY PHONES A B 2501 CA CA West Wing ELEV 6 5 2818 2810 BREEZEWAY ENTRANCE Refrig. Electrical Air Cond. EMERGENCY 2556 PHONE 2561 (2651-53) Faculty Fac. (2559) (2551-57) 3809 2825 School-Age Refrigeration Child Care (2652) Air Cond. Faculty ENTRANCE 2655-63 2824 2563 3810 Cons. 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Arndt Gallery) 1:30–3:00 p.m. Session III: Perspectives in Pedagogy Session Chair: David Kish, Chapter Ensemble Representative (Metropolitan State College of Denver) Henry Cowell and the Development of the World Music Survey Course Peter John Schimpf (Metropolitan State College of Denver) More Than Beethoven’s Fifth: Works to Interest the Disinterested in Music Appreciation Classes Hidemi Matsushita (Arapahoe Community College) Musical Sleuthing and the Mystery Score: Teaching Music History Beyond the Classroom Walls Janet Pollack (Colorado State University) 2007 ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Friday, March 9 (continued) 3:00–3:15 p.m. Break (Susan K. Arndt Gallery) 3:15–4:15 p.m. Session IV: Personal Reflections by Contemporary Composers Session Chair: Cherise Leiter, Chapter Theory Representative (Metropolitan State College of Denver) The Solo Piano Works of Judith Lang Zaimont Elizabeth Moak (University of Southern Mississippi) A Woman’s Journey Through Grief and Hope: Lori Laitman’s Living in the Body—Six Poems by Joyce Sutphen, for soprano and saxophone Cynthia Vaughn and Peter Sommer (Colorado State University) 4:15–4:30 p.m. Break (Susan K. Arndt Gallery) 4:30–5:30 p.m. Session V: Workshop Session Chair: Session Chair: Jay Keister (University of Colorado at Boulder) ALAFIA! Interactive drum circle, African music and storytelling workshop Sondra Singer and Helen Trencher Once upon a time, in a former life, we guess that Sondra Singer and Helen Trencher lived in an African village. They were drummers and storytellers and very good friends. In this lifetime, Sondra and Helen became performing partners in 1999 while playing with the African drum troupe, Oyoyo. They both realized an affinity for culturally-based rhythms, stories, and songs and struck out on their own under the moniker of Alafia (which means “peace”). Much of their current programming centers around the themes of peace, building bridges, African and Middle Eastern culture, and actively engaging their audiences—which have ranged in age from 2 to 92! This dynamic duo have shared their talents at the Arapahoe Library District’s Storytelling Extravaganza, at the Rocky Mountain Storytellers Conference, The Winter Festival of Stories, and numerous other venues across the Front Range of Colorado. “If you are attending a festival, look for our names, as well as Alafia ..
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