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Istiwanāt Live! Arabic Music Ensemble reinterprets music that was originally performed 100 years ago for a transnational industry of Arab, Arab American and international record labels, and which has recently been released into the public domain. With Albert Agha, Jared Holton, Anne Rasmussen, and Anne Elise Thomas
Interviews with SEM Presidents from the Annual Conference of the Society for Ethnomusicology, 2019
Anne Rasmussen is Professor of Music/Ethnomusicology and Middle Eastern Studies at the College of William & Mary. In this interview, she discusses her interest in music for social use and justice; graduate studies at UCLA; documentation of music of the Arab-American community; research on music, women, and Islam in Indonesia; leadership of the William & Mary Middle Eastern Music Ensemble; and teaching music to undergraduates as a subject that opens a window onto the world. Video produced and edited by Catherine Mullen (Indiana University). Interview conducted by Violet Baron (Indiana University) and video-recorded by Catherine Mullen at the Society for Ethnomusicology 64th Annual Meeting, Bloomington, Indiana, November 7-10, 2019. “Conversations in Ethnomusicology and World Music” is produced by the Society for Ethnomusicology, https://www.ethnomusicology.org/.
The Arab Arts Gala at the &International Arts Festival, April 8, 2022 WRL Theater
Fakkaruni -- the instrumental introduction and interludes from this masterpiece by Egyptian composer, Muhammad Abd al Wahhab. For this performance we invited Professor Leah Glenn's Modern Iv Barefoot dancers to imagine the was in which the early, modern "barefoot" dancers may have been inspired by the orient. This is in fact the world premier as even the performers were collaborating all together for the first time. Many thanks to videographer, Colin Carmody, the staff at the Williamsburg Regional Library Theater, the Amperand International Film Festival and Michael Ibrahim. And musicians, please disregard the E natural in the opening Qanun solo. Either that or enjoy the funky interval. https://youtu.be/EVHcL0pDsCs
We're Back on Stage!
We're Back on Stage!
Middle Eastern Music Tunes into Campus: The College of William and Mary’s Middle Eastern Music Ensemble returns to on-campus performances of Arabic music with classic Middle Eastern instruments. By Hudson Fortney
https://flathatnews.com/2021/12/06/middle-eastern-music-tunes-into-campus/
William & Mary Washington Center 20th Anniversary
William & Mary Washington Center 20th Anniversary
The William & Mary Washington Center is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Here is lively interview with the DC Center's first two semester professors, Chris Nemacheck and myself.
The William & Mary Middle Eastern Music Ensemble hosts Johnny Farraj for their first "post" pandemic concert live and masked
The William & Mary Middle Eastern Music Ensemble hosts Johnny Farraj for their first "post" pandemic concert live and masked
https://www.wm.edu/as/globalstudies/ames/news/farraj.concert.nov12.php
Exhibition of Early Arab American Culture
This Exhibition of Early Arab American Culture was curated by Akram Khater and his staff at the Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies at North Carolina State University. This virtual exhibit includes materials from and an interview about my research on Arab American Music and Community.
BBC Program on Female Reciters
BBC Reporter Sophia Smith-Galer produced an excellent program on Female Reciters of the Qur’an to which I contributed my research on female reciters in Indonesia.
SEM Sound Studies
The Sound Studies Section of the Society for Ethnomusicology curated a selection of media from colleagues under the theme "Archiving the Sounds of Contemporary Conflict: SoundingBoard03. Check out the Demonstration of hardline Islamist groups that I stepped into in the Central Java city of Solo in the Spring of 2017.
https://sites.google.com/view/semsoundstudies/soundingboard03/demonstration-in-solo
Seminar with the National Islamic University in Indonesia
In May 2020, I was invited to participate in an international seminar on Global Fasting Traditions, organized by Professor Dadi Darmadi and colleagues at the National Islamic University (Universitas Islam Negeri) Syarif Hidayatullah.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoGrmkNJgX21x6fvCOZXSreWQCXadzaHv
Full program: International Online Webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipWkuUY__ww&feature=youtu.be&list=PLoGrmkNJgX21x6fvCOZXSreWQCXadzaHv
Develop a Website for Your Teaching and Research with STLI Fellow, Anne K. Rasmussen
You can now stream the session on the W&M STLI website.
Watch Develop a Website for your Teaching & Research [downloadable presentation slides available on our website]
Special thank you to Anne for facilitating an informative and insightful session!
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to our team at stli@wm.edu.
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