Black Music - Correspondence, Memorandums, Minutes, and Miscellaneous
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Item "Announcement of the Exhibition "September to December in Black Music"(1974-12-02)"In conjunction with this Exhibition, there will be a series of informal evening concerts on Thursday, December 5 and Friday, December 6 in the Carriage Barn at 10:15 p.m."Item Bennington College Weekend Shows Off New Sounds of Jazz(Bennington Banner, 1964-04) Tate, LisaItem Bill Dixon Questions Bernie Iser about Commons Renovations (Memo)(Bennington College, 1978-05-30) Dixon, BillItem Black Music Concert: A Student Trio (Audio)(1980-12-04) Shepler, John - Percussion; Zoernig, Kevin; Rosen, NoahItem Black Music Division and Space Use(Bennington College, 1977-03-04) Murphy, JosephItem A Black Music Division Concert (Poster and Audio)(Bennington College, 1983-06-06) Miller, Robert M.; Shepler, John Clay; Dowdell, Linda JaneItem A Black Music Division Concert (Poster)(Bennington College, 1983-11-19) Provey, Vance, trumpet; Dowdell, Linda, pianoNote on the location: Bill Dixon, a faculty member from 1968-1995, advocated that the Carriage Barn should be renamed the Paul Robeson House. The name was never officially changed but it appears in some documents from this time period.Item The Black Music Division in Concert (Poster)(Bennington College, 1984-05-31)Note on the location: Bill Dixon, a faculty member from 1968-1995, advocated that the Carriage Barn should be renamed the Paul Robeson House. The name was never officially changed but it appears in some documents from this time period.Item Black Music Division Lack of Space(1976-09) Brooks, Art; Horenstein, Stephen; Ash, Jay; Dixon, Bill; Hoyer, Jeff; Milford, Graves"Due to the inadequacy of the space situation as it currently exists at the college for the practical implementation of teaching and the work of students in the Division (and we need not mention that occasional performances arise out of such situations), all classes in the Black Music Division will be indefinitely cancelled."Item Black Music Division Lack of Space(1976-10-06) Ash, Jay; Graves, Milford; Hoyer, Jeff; Brooks, Arthur"We have been aware, on a personal and divisional level, of the closet cultural racist ideologies displayed by various individuals within the other divisions at this college for some time now, and, the continued existence of this chauvinism is indeed one of the major reasons for the "separate but equal" status within the discipline of music at this institution. Furthermore, it was our understanding (based upon conversations with the deans earlier this year), that until such time as Bennington College sees fit to change it's policy regarding the existence of a Black Music Division, this type of slanderous, reactionary, political activity would no longer be tolerated."Item Black Music Division Meeting Minutes(1973-10-02)Item Black Music Division Presents a Lecture by Larry Neal(1975-10-16)"Mr. Neal is currently teaching at Williams College in the English Department. He is the Co-Editor of the publication Black Fire. His lecture will be on the relationships between Black Literature and Black Music."Item Black Music Division Record Library(1982) Dixon, BillThis is a list of records (LPs) in the Black Music Library collections. The records were on reserve in Crossett Library. Students submitted a list of requested records (up to 5) and reserved a time in the listening room (Jennings 214). The records were delivered to the room for the allotted listening time in 90 minutes blocks. The Listening Room was open 1:00 pm-3:00 pm and 7:00 pm-10:00 pm Mon-Fri, 1:00-4:00 pm Sat & Sun. A "Listening Room Monitor" was available during these hours.Item Black Music Division Summary Regarding Space and Other Issues (Memo)(Bennington College, 1978-04-07) Murphy, JosephItem The Black Music Division Will Present Two Evenings of Music(1975-06-05)"Friday evening'sConcert will feature Jimmy Lyons and the Advanced Black Music Ensemble at 8 :15 p.m. in the Carriage Barn. Saturday, there will be a concert of works by Bill Dixon and Jeff Hoyer, and various soloists starting at 8:00 p.m. in the Carriage Barn."Item Black Music Division Workshop Jimmy Lyons on Improvisation(1974-11) Dixon, BillItem Black Music Division- Final Concert(1974-12-17)