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March 7, 2008

BELMONT NEWS


Belmont to Host Gulf-South Summit on Service Learning
GulfSouth.jpgMore than 400 faculty, students, and community partners from higher education institutions throughout the south and east will gather March 13-15 at Loews Vanderbilt Plaza for the sixth annual Gulf-South Summit on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement in Higher Education. Hosted by Belmont University, the Summit will feature workshops and addresses by national leaders in service-learning. In addition, participants can select from over 110 presentations offered over three days on a wide range of programs and issues related to service-learning. Participants are expected from 33 states, representing over 150 different educational and community institutions.

Marcia McDonald, Associate Provost at Belmont University and Chair of the Executive Committee for the Gulf-South Summit, said, “Service-learning is central to Belmont’s vision, and to the vision of many universities in the Nashville area, for a meaningful university education. Service-learning can be a life-transforming experience for students; it can also be a challenging experience for educators and community partners. The Summit is designed to bring together all the parties in a service-learning program and enable them to exchange best practices, innovative ideas and to learn about new initiatives on the national landscape.”

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Grammy-Winning Composer Joan Tower to Visit Belmont

JoanTower.jpgThe Belmont University School of Music will honor 2008 Grammy-winning composer Joan Tower on Mon., March 10. Hailed as “one of the most successful woman composers of all time” in The New Yorker, Tower’s visit will include a morning lecture as well as an evening performance of her works by Belmont Camerata Musicale in celebration of her 70th birthday.

At 10 a.m., Tower will present a lecture in Massey Concert Hall, titled "Choreographing Sound," in which she will discuss her life as a composer, her approach and process in creating music, and present samples of her music. In the evening, Tower will join the resident chamber ensemble for a performance of "Tres Lent" for cello and piano. Other works on the program include "Petroushkates for piano, strings and winds; "DNA" for percussion ensemble; "Wings" for solo saxophone; and a new piano trio, "For Daniel." The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Belmont Heights Baptist Church.

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Marc Broussard Provides 'Insider's View' of Music Business
Broussard2.LR.jpgRecording artist Marc Broussard shared his music business experiences with students at Wednesday's Insider’s View seminar in a packed Massey Performing Arts Center. A major point of discussion revolved around Broussard's innovative new deal with Atlantic Records and what it indicates about changes in label-artist relations.

Hosted by Director of Development and Major Gifts Harry Chapman, the event opened with a viewing of Broussard's video for hit single "Home," from his 2004 major label debut on Island Records, Carencro. Broussard, who was accompanied by manager Ross duPre of New York’s Brick Wall Management, noted that his new label deal on Atlantic, a 360 deal, reflects current trends in the music business as Atlantic is invested in every aspect of his career. In fact, the company paid Broussard in advance for three years of touring under the agreement that they will receive 27 percent of the income generated by touring and merchandise.

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