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SEM Newsletter Published by the Society for Ethnomusicology Volume 40 Number 4 September 2006 Becoming Ethnomusi- Barbara Smith_ Hon- 2006 Charles Seeger cologists ored by UH Manoa Lecturer: Adrienne L. By Philip V. Bohlman, SEM President Music Department Kaeppler, Smithso- In this column (p.4-5), I turn from Saturday, April 29, 2006. Friends, nian Institution colleagues and supporters of the arts my concern with the issues forming the _ By Ricardo D. Trimillos, University of gathered at the UH Manoa Music De- _ context of ethnomusicology to its meth- Hawai‘i at Manoa ods. At first glance, that turn might partment as the Amphitheatre and Eth- seem like a shift from external to inter- nomusicology Wing of the complex is nal issues. We do, in fact, become dedicated in the name of Emeritus Pro- ethnomusicologists by studying it as a fessor Barbara B. Smith. discipline. Interdisciplinarity, however, Smith’s tenure as a faculty member is not so much a concept of internal and researcher has spanned virtually workings as it is of the bigger picture. It the entire life of the department—from poses questions about how we join her arrival in Hawai‘i in 1949, through together and how we recognize our her official “retirement” in 1982, and to differences before transcending them. the present day in which she remains an Interdisciplinarity, moreover, is a con- active contributor to the university and cept that ethnomusicologists hold as department as a mentor and through very precious. Many, if not most, of us fieldwork and advocacy research. feel it distinguishes our field from oth- “This is a wonderful opportunity to ers, which, so we believe, are narrower recognize the life’s work of an outstand- ing teacher, researcher and performer,” in scope and more limited in their claim _ on knowledge. Isn’t it self-evident that said Manoa Chancellor Denise Konan. ethnomusicology stretches across the “Her service to the university stands out boundaries between music and anthro- as an example of the excellent faculty to pology departments, that it draws vora- whom we turn for leadership and inspi- ciously from the arts, the humanities, ration.” UH recognized her as a “living Adrienne Kaeppler at the Honolulu and the social sciences? Ours is a treasure” of the Colleges of Arts and opening of the exhibition, "Life in the capacious discipline, which welcomes Sciences in 2000. Pacific of the 1700s: The Cook-Forster others. Why, however, is that so? And In her first years here, Smith taught Collection of the Georg August if it is so, why does our interdisciplinar- piano performance and music theory. University of Göttingen." February 22, Among her early students were Herbert 2006 (Photo courtesy of Stephen Little, ity often remain unremarked by other Honolulu Art Academy) disciplines? The answers to such ques- Ohta (Ohta-san) and Eddie Kamae, both tions may elude us, I suggest, because recognized artists in Hawaiian music Adrienne Lois Kaeppler has been a we’ve crossed from a traditional to a today. She was an active piano recital- leading figure in the research, study, new interdisciplinarity. ist, often performed in the community, and advocacy of the Pacific Island Re- and was featured as a concerto soloist gion for at least four decades. Ethno- with the Honolulu Symphony Orches- musicologist is but one of her scholarly Inside tra. identities; others include museum cura- 1 Becoming Ethnomusicologists Through her involvement with the tor, anthropologist, and dance ethnolo- 1 Barbara Smith Honored community and her students, she be- gist. She enjoys international standing 1 2006 Charles Seeger Lecturer: came aware of the rich heritage of and leadership throughout: President Adrienne Kaeppler Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific musics and of the International Council for Tradi- 6 Announcements set about to understand them. She tional Music-UNESCO, senior curator 8 SEM Prizes learned Iwakuni-style bon dance drum- for the Oceania collection at the Smith- 9 Call for Submissions ming, koto, gagaku, and Hawaiian chant, sonian Institution, and President of the 10 Obituary: David McAllester attracting attention as the first female World Dance Alliance-Americas. 19 Obituary: Nadia Nahumck and first Caucasian performer. Begin- Preparation for these lifelong inter- 20 SEM 2006 Preliminary Program ning with Hawaiian chant and Japanese disciplinary and inter-cultural engage- 44 Bob Brown’s Gift to Univ. of Illinois Continued on page 3 Continued on page 3 44 People & Places in Ethnomusicology 45 Mentoring Program for Women 46 Fès Festival of World Sacred Music 2 SEM Newsletter The Society for Ethnomusicology and SEM Newsletter Guidelines the SEM Newsletter Guidelines for Contributors Editor, SEM Newsletter Tong Soon Lee Emory University •Send articles to the editor by e-mail or on a disk with a paper copy. Microsoft Department of Music Word is preferable, but other Macintosh or IBM-compatible software is accept- 1804 North Decatur Road Atlanta, GA 30322, USA able. (Tel) 404.712.9481 (Fax) 404.727.0074 • Identify the software you use. (Email) [email protected] • Please send faxes or paper copies without a disk only as a last resort. 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