The Contemporary Performing Ensemble

01 October 1968 Within the last decade, a new phenomenon has come to prominence in American universities and colleges: the chamber ensemble, usually of professional quality, dedicated to the performance of contemporary music. Although the number of such ensembles is...

A Dose of Reality Therapy: University Musicianship in a Commercial World

01 October 1973 The purpose of this address is to bring something of the values of the commercial music world to your attention and to communicate some thoughts on the usefulness of commercial music in achieving your goals. I suggest to you that the school of music...

Academic Citizenship and Schools of Music in Twenty-First-Century “Engaged” Universities Dedicated to the Public Good

01 October 2009 Beginning especially during the last two decades of the twentieth century, a new vision and movement for liberal learning in higher education—that of the “engaged” institution dedicated to “engaged” learning and to the public good—emerged in the United...