SEM Newsletter Published by the Society for Ethnomusicology Volume 40 Number 2 March 2006 Becoming Ethnomusi- Ethnomusicology at the Klaus P. Wachsmann cologists University of Hawai‘i Prize for Advanced By Philip V. Bohlman, SEM President By SEM 2006 Local Arrangements and Critical Essays in Committee Inspired by conversations with Tong Organology Soon Lee, “Becoming Ethnomusicolo- The University of Hawai‘i at Manoa By Margaret Kartomi, Chair, Klaus gists” is a new column in the SEM is proud to host the 2006 SEM Annual Wachsmann Prize Committee Newsletter, in which the President will Meeting in Honolulu, November 16-19. reflect on the historical issues and con- Its Ethnomusicology Program has a long- You are invited to nominate and temporary concerns in the field. standing reputation of excellence in the submit a copy of any book or article on The reflections arise from a mixture study of world music, especially the musical instruments or aspects of orga- of musical and cultural, aesthetic and musics of Asian and Pacific Islands nology published in 2003, 2004, or 2005 ethical, historical and ethnographic con- cultures. to the Klaus Wachsmann Prize Commit- cerns, and they themselves consciously Founded by Professor Emeritus Bar- tee by the deadline of April 1, 2006. mix ethnomusicological practices in the bara B. Smith in the 1950s, its early Nominations, including self nomina- broadest sense. development focused on establishing tions, may be made by submitting one “Becoming Ethnomusicologists” rec- the study of non-Western musics as a copy of the publication(s) to the Klaus ognizes the centrality of the SEM News- viable component of the university’s Wachsmann Prize Committee through letter for the discourses of ethnomusi- course offerings, integrating this with the SEM Business Office, Indiana Uni- cology, and then consciously reaches the other concentrations in the Music versity, Morrison Hall 005, 1165 East 3rd beyond disciplinary boundaries to open Department and with other departments Street, Bloomington, IN 47405-3700. The what we hope will be new channels for of the university, and incorporating the winning entry will be announced at the ethnomusicological engagement with rich group of Asia-Pacific performers SEM meeting in Hawai‘i in November musical, scholarly, and lay audiences. and practitioners already resident in the 2006. For prize guidelines, see (website) Beginning with “cosmopolitanism” community. http://www.ethnomusicology. in this issue (page 4-5), the column will Continued on page 3 turn to subjects such as nationalism, scholarly activism, and musical hybrid- ity in future issues. Inside 1 Becoming Ethnomusicologists 1 Ethnomusicology at the University of Hawai‘i 1 Klaus P. Wachsmann Prize 3 Announcements 6 Obituaries Robert Brown (1927-2005) 6 Andrew Toth (1948-2005) 8 10 People & Places 12 “Fun Stuff” at the SEM 50th Anniversary Banquet 50 Years of “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” 12 A Fly on the Wall 13 The Ethno Double-Dactyls 16 SEM 50th Calypso 18 22 Conferences Calendar Waikiki Beach (Photo by Alan Burdette) 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 3.5" disk with a paper copy. Department of Music Microsoft Word is preferable, but other Macintosh or IBM-compatible software 1804 North Decatur Road Atlanta, GA 30322, USA is acceptable. (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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The have contributed to lecture and en- program has been innovative and pio- journal will be an open platform for semble courses, formal concerts of music neering in the application of ethnomu- historical inquiry, music analysis, and and dance, and lecture demonstrations sicology to music education at all levels. cultural studies. Our mission is to that feature them both as performers It is also at