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Location:
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Charlottesville
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Event Type(s):
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Arts / Theatre / Music
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Organization:
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UVA School of Continuing & Professional Studies
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Description:
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What is traditional music? What relevance does it have for us today in the 21st century? This UVa noncredit lecture and performance series explores these questions and more through the lens of folklore, ethnomusicology, and performance. Students gain access to the contemporary world of traditional music by attending private performances, multimedia presentations, and engaging in conversations with musicians, folklorists, and ethnomusicologists. The traditions under study include old-time, bluegrass, samba, jazz, blues, gospel, Sephardic, and Mande/Voltaic. By course end, students will have gained an insider’s knowledge and a greater appreciation for traditional music and some of its greatest artists and experts in the Commonwealth today. Held at Bel Rio Restaurant. Tuesdays, February 9-March 30, 7-8:30pm. $150. Registration recommended by January 29.
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Address:
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Bel Rio Restaurant
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407 Monticello Road
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Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
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Date:
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Tuesday, 2/9/2010
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Start Time:
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7:00 PM
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End Time:
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8:30 PM
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