Not a Quiet Place

Special Collections in Performing Arts at UMD

We examine holdings in Special Collections in Performing Arts at the University of Maryland, and examine related issues in contemporary performing arts life through a scripted podcast. Each episode includes interviews, analysis, and, archival materials. The first season focuses on the community of wind band composers and performers in the 20th and 21st centuries. www.lib.umd.edu/scpa-podcast

4 Episodes

Making Music in "Hard Times," Not a Quiet Place, Ep. 4
8/12/2021
36:54
The Coronavirus pandemic interrupted music making of all kinds during 2020. Here we explore the affect of the pandemic on collegiate wind band ensembles through an interview with Mike Votta, Jr., Director of Bands at the University of Maryland
A Composition Consortium for Racial Justice, Not a Quiet Place, Ep. 3
8/12/2021
41:16
The Minnesota Consortium for Black American Composers began in the summer of 2020 as a response to the killing of George Floyd. In this episode we talk to the participants of the consortium, including seven of the participating composers and the two organizers, about how the project developed and what it meant.
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Lift Every Voice, Not a Quiet Place, Ep. 2
8/12/2021
48:13
We explore the history and culture around bands at Historically Black Colleges and Universities with Steven Cunningham of Grambling State University and Fredara Hadley of The Julliard School.
From Sousa to Holsinger, Not a Quiet Place, Ep. 1
8/12/2021
35:13
Wind Band music has changed dramatically since its height of popularity during the late 19th century. In this episode we explore this evolution. Guests include composer David Holsinger and musicologists Patrick Warfield and Bryan Proksch.

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Not a Quiet Place

Special Collections in Performing Arts at UMD

4 Episodes

Making Music in "Hard Times," Not a Quiet Place, Ep. 4

A Composition Consortium for Racial Justice, Not a Quiet Place, Ep. 3

Lift Every Voice, Not a Quiet Place, Ep. 2

From Sousa to Holsinger, Not a Quiet Place, Ep. 1