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5/19/2004:

This past weekend we had another Ethnomusicology Students Concert, with nine acts and an audience that spilled into the aisles.  The acts included a Brazilian capoeira group, Mexican son huasteca and son jarocho, Chinese traditional music directed by Yu Qi, the always entertaining Akoma ensemble, Gamelan Gambuh Padma Sari led by Visiting Artist I Wayan Sinti, a Persian Ensemble led by Visiting Artist Dr. Hossein Omoumi, punk rock by the Shoue Nei Nei's, and the UW Steelband with guest Chris Stover on trombone.  Respect to the organizers (expecially Gabe Strand and Amanda Soto), the performers, and most importantly the audience, who not only came out in great numbers but also supported us at our bake sale.  Pictures can be found at the Ethnomusicology Concert Galleries.  [submitted by Lou Winant]

11/14/2003:

A few weeks ago, Ethnoids Monica Rojas and Jabali Stewart got married.  Some of us here in UW Ethnomusicology knew about it, but the ceremony was kept very small.  But last weekend Monica and Jabali had a party, hosted at the Dudleys', for all their friends.  Here are a few pictures. Paz y amor para los dos.  Respeto.  [submitted by Lou Winant]

10/31/2003:

Time to take a moment to note the accomplishments of last academic year, 2002-2003:
Special props must go to Andrea Emberly.  In addition to completing her M.A. and winning a Fritz award, she's also held down the Archive with Laurel Sercombe and is still keeping the ESA Media Lab an ongoing project.  Then she became a "Blacking invitee" and studied in Australia over the summer.  Then this October she stormed the national SEM conference in Miami with her paper "Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?" And that paper has apparently made it to the hands of Sesame Street's "Bob" (McGrath, the singing one), who shared it with the Seseme Street bigwigs! Go Andrea!

Also, congrat's to Pornprapit "Ros" Phoasavadi for her recently published book with Patricia Shehan Campbell, From Bangkok and Beyond: Thai Children's Songs, Games and Customs.  A pic of the cover is below, you can click that for a closer look, or you can head over to the World Music Press web site (tho' Ros' book isn't online yet).  It's got recipes in it, too.




And lastly, big ups to the seven Ethnoids who were married over the summer:  Gabe Skoog (to Jessica), Gabe Strand (to Megen), Devon Leger (to Dejah), Jill Johnson (to Tommy), Michael Horowitz (to Connie), and--last but not least--Monica Rojas to Jabali Stewart!  People been busy!

[submitted by Lou Winant, with assistance from Laurel Sercombe and Ros Phoasavadi]

10/24/2003:

Another year, and at last an update!  Here's to the latest additions to the family:
More goodness to come... [submitted by Lou Winant]

10/5/2002:   

UW Ethno is starting a new year, and a lot has been and is going on...

Come back soon to check out all the latest news and fun!  [submitted by Lou Winant]

5/18/2002:

The ESA had what many--both participants and audience--said was one of the best Ethnomusicology Student Concerts ever.  The evening began with the warm ambience provided by Stuart Dempster's didjeridu ensemble, The Didjeridorkestra.  Akoma, led by Yaw Amponsah, son of former Visiting Artist Koo Nimo, performed palmwine songs and Asante court drumming.  Rob Carroll's Los Gaiteros Supersónicos rocked the house with the rhythms of Venezuelan gaita.  Pam Costes and her students played kulintang from the Southern Philippines.  Mahonyera, featuring UW Ethno's Claire Jones, got everyone clapping and dancing to the sounds of the mbira dza vadzimu of the Shona people of Zimbabwe.  Finally, Monica Rojas and her "Diablitos" ended the concert on a festive note with Afro-Peruvian music.  Thanks for a great night go out to the audience, all the performers, organizer Gabe Strand, emcee Gabe Skoog, stage manager Rachel Devitt, and our hero Laurel Sercombe.  Come back soon for a gallery of photos from this energetic, stupendous night.  [submitted by Lou Winant]


4/30/2002:

Rob Carroll recently presented his paper "The mimesis of the ethnomusicological field experience," based on his work on Venezuelan gaita, at the annual meeting of the British Forum for Ethnomusicology at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.  [submitted by Lou Winant]
Two UW Ethno graduate students have won FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) awards.  Gabe Skoog is studying Arabic and will be visiting Morocco in the near future.  Gabe Strand is studying Indonesian and also plans to pursue fieldwork.  Congratulations to both.  [submitted by Lou Winant]
4/4/2002:
Two UW Ethno alumni recently won teaching positions.  Eileen Hayes (UW Ethno PhD 1999) accepted a position as Assistant Professor, Ethnomusicology, at the University of North Texas, where the program head is Dr. Steven Friedson (UW Ethno PhD 1991).  Gavin Douglas (UW Ethno PhD 2001) accepted a position as Assistant Professor, Ethnomusicology, at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro.  Congratulations to both!  [submitted by Ter Ellingson]
4/1/2002:
In February of 2002 the Ethnomusicology Students Association was awarded a Student Technology Fee Grant from the ASUW.  The grant will allow the ESA to build an Ethnomusicology Fieldwork Digital Media Lab for use by ethnomusicology students.  The lab will have both audio and visual equipment available for check out as well as advanced digital editing equipment for post-field production.  This grant, composed by several ethnomusicology graduate students, will benefit the students greatly and will allow for field work materials to be documented and preserved.  The lab is expected to be in operation by the end of Spring Quarter 2002.  [submitted by Andrea Emberly]


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