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- The American Civil War: Treasures from the Vault9:00 am
- Conference on the Jewish Influence on American Popular Music9:00 am
- PRC 2013 Student Exhibition10:00 am
- Exhibition: Simultaneity11:00 am
- A Night of Reform Song Leading Workshop5:30 pm
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Conference on the Jewish Influence on American Popular Music
The Department of Musicology and Ethnomusicology and the Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies are happy to present a one-day event to examine and celebrate the central role that Jewish writers and composers had in shaping American popular music throughout its history. Featured speakers will be Ben Sidran, jazz and rock pianist, singer, and author of There was a Fire: Jews, Music and the American Dream, and Seth Rogovoy, journalist, editor, blogger, cultural critic, and author of Bob Dylan: Prophet, Mystic, Poet. Sponsored by the Boston University Jewish Cultural Endowment.
When | 9:00 am to 5:30 pm on Thursday, April 25, 2013 |
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Building | Mugar Memorial Library |
Room | Richards-Roosevelt Room |
Contact Name | Daniel Singer |
Contact Email | singerde@bu.edu |
Contact Organization | Musicology and Ethnomusicology |
Fees | Free |
Speakers | Ben Sidran, Seth Rogovoy |