January 04, 2009
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January 03, 2009
AE in the new year
First off, I'd like to thank the 1 or 2 readers of this blog for actually caring about what I have to say (Thanks Andrew!) Hopefully, someday that number will change. I could excuse my lack of updates with the fact that I was very busy with the end of semester and exams, or I could admit to you, my audience, that I was only required to do 5 entries for my BIT class, and 5 entries I did. Now that I am no longer constrained by the knowledge that someone in partial control of my grade is reading this, or the fact that a website had to be tagged in every entry, along with pictures and such, I can do whatever I want! Not that that changes a whole lot...You may have also noticed a change in name (from Arts Enterprise...to Beyond Talent Briefs...to I don't know...we'll see...) to Rhapsody in Blog! (cute yes?) Originally I was going to go with Rhapsodic Ramblings or something like that, but this is what my mom suggested when I asked (and tried to explain what a blog is...) and it stuck. Also, you can find rhapsody in my AIM screen name so it is particularly fitting (I won't disclose it here, but if you want to know, ask).
Since I last wrote about Prof. Jensen's discussion at the work gallery, Arts Enterprise had a Beyond Talent Workshop with Michael Lawrence, Director of Artistic Programs at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (also a Michigan SoMTD alum!). I regret to say that I was unable to attend this event since it conflicted with my studio class, but from what I heard it was very successful. I did however have the opportunity to have lunch with him and a few other members that day at Cottage Inn (the original) and got to talk to him a little about what it's like to have a non-performing career. Obviously, there are not enough performance jobs out there for the hundreds of thousands of musicians graduating with degrees from music schools every year, so sometimes it's necessary to pursue other paths of artistic expression (isn't that part of the mission of AE?). Anyway, he seems very happy with his current position and I wish I could say more about his discussion, as I'm sure it was very entertaining and informative.
The other exciting event Arts Enterprise sponsored prior to the winter holidays was a Charity Concert at the Firefly Club in Ann Arbor, co-sponsored with Net Impact, an MBA club at the Ross School of Business. AE has enjoyed previous collaborations with RNI and was very excited to help the Net Impact mission of improving the world through sharing something we all love, music. Unfortunately, I was also unable to attend this event (are we seeing a pattern? I swear I try my best!) but this time I have a valid excuse-the event was 21+, and I, a lowly sophomore, fail to qualify for that. Money raised at the concert will benefit the Music National Service Initiative, which coincidentally is an organization recently launched by Kiff Gallagher, who also recently visited AE at the University of Michigan. Look for more about Kiff (his visit was before I started this blog), his organization, and his blog in future entries, soon, I promise. With his vision, MNSI is already achieving substantial success and will certainly have even more in the future. Ok, I can't even remember what I was talking about! Oh, the charity concert that i wasn't allowed to go to! Anyway, artists featured included Chris Genteel, one of the co-founders of Arts Enterprise (with Kelly Dylla, both MBA '08) and Brian Hall, one of the current Directors of Programming (MBA '09), amongst others. From what I'm told, it was a very fun night for everybody involved and hopefully we will have another concert soon.
Coming up: as mentioned earlier, more about Kiff Gallagher and MNSI, news about the launching of Arts Enterprise national, a blog on a blog of a future AE speaker, Henry Fogel, and checking in on the DSO. Hopefully I will remember the 2 things about html I learned in BIT (how to put in a hyperlink and how to put in a picture) and this won't look quite so boring! As always, comments are welcome, although unlikely given the extremely limited readership!
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