On September 23, join Harry Ransom Center curator of film Steve Wilson and me as we discuss the career of early cinema musician Hazel Burnett. Burnett, whose papers are part of the Center’s collections, was the organist for the Majestic …
The American Opera Project’s Composers & the Voice program will premiere Act 1, Scene 1 of Protectress, an opera in progress by Jessica Rudman and me, on 26 September 2021. SETTING: the present CHARACTERS: MEDUSA, G3-G5 STHENO, C4-C6 EURYALE, C4 …
The next workshop I’m teaching for Writespace Houston is Writing Short: Poetry in the Palm of Your Hand. Poetry doesn’t need to be long to be profound or funny or beautiful. Discover the joys of writing short poems in this …
The Safekeeper by Esther Archer Lakhani. 3/5 This is an ok SFF novel in which a young woman becomes a Chosen One, animals can talk, and aliens take vacations by inhabiting human bodies and experience Earth life. There are a …
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A reminder to friends and colleagues that I love doing guest lectures and such. Recently, I’ve talked about theatrical soundscapes, the Gothic and early modern plays, all sorts of things related to silent film, disability, doing research, and creativity. Check …
For the 5 or 10 of you out there who don’t know how much I love Humanities Commons, Bonnie Russell of HC interviewed me about how I use HCommons, my various sites and groups on it, and why I think …
I’m delighted to share that Hidden Narratives: Women and Music in Popular Entertainment, edited by Paula Bishop and me, is under contract with the University Press of Mississippi. In this volume, authors focus on under-recognized women and their work in …
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Composer Lisa Neher‘s and my song “Strawberry Man” is featured on Stephen Rodgers excellent podcast reSounding Verse! Stephen talks about my poem that became the text for Lisa’s song that incorporates clapping and stomping by the singer. It was written …
ClassicalGabfest’s marvelous trio of hosts, Tiffany Lu, Kensho Watanabe, and William White, invited me onto the podcast to talk about the myths about Nadia Boulanger, and why we shouldn’t hold her up as a good example for musicians today. This …
My review of Rae Linda Brown’s The Heart of a Woman: The Life and Music of Florence B. Price is out now in Insights: Notes from the Coordinating Council of Women in History and is available at Humanities Commons CORE …
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