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Program

Program

As with last year's conference in Reno, MPMLA will record presentations for presenters that are comfortable with that. 

The program schedule is below.

Thursday, May 16

6:00 pm
Chapter Dinner
(Indochine Vietnamese Bistro)

 

Friday, May 17 (School of Music)

8:00 am
Registration / Breakfast (McKay Library, 1st Floor)

8:45 am
Welcome (Dumke, 4th Floor)
Dr. Miguel Chuaqui
(Director School of Music)
University of Utah)

9:00 am
The Art of the Score: Nobility, Music, Illumination + Espionage During the European Renaissance
(Christopher Mehrens)
(Arizona State University)

 

9:30 am
Researching American Folk Hymns
(Wade Kotter)
(Weber State University)

10:00 am
Zine-Making as a Tool for Outreach and Critical Library Instruction
(Ryan Seward)
(University of Colorado, Boulder)

10:30 am
Break  (McKay Music Library)

10:45 am
Publishing, Access, and Academic Freedom: Implications of Recent Developments in Scholarly Communication for Researchers in the Humanities and Fine Arts
(Rick Anderson)
(University of Utah)

11:15 am
Thinking Outside the Box with Digital Humanities Tools in Music
(Laurie Sampsel)
(University of Colorado, Boulder)

Friday, May 17 (continued)

11:45 am
The Abravanel Studio Digital Collection: Expansion Pack Edition
(Lisa Chaufty, Garrett Medlock)
(University of Utah)

12:15 pm
Lunch on Your Own

2:00 pm
A Brief Introduction to the Music of Diane Thome
(Kristi Austin)
(Idaho State University)

2:30 pm

Taking Up the Baton: Reflections on Guest Conducting as the Instructor of Record for a Music History Course
(Rachel Wishkoski)
(Utah State University)

3:00 pm

Making Connections: Analog Events in the Music Library

(Myrna Layton)
(Brigham Young University)

3:30 pm
Break (McKay Music Library)

3:45 pm
Creativity in the Music Classroom
(Kathy Essmiller)
(Oklahoma State University)

4:15 pm
Prep for The Dance!

4:30 pm

The Dance 
(Thompson, 2nd Floor)

Music here.

6:30 pm
Chapter Dinner
Porcupine Pub & Grille (University location)

Saturday, May 18 (Gould Auditorium, Marriott Library)

 

8:30 am
Registration / Breakfast

9:00 am

Cataloging and Metadata for Diversity and Inclusion: Paths Toward Change

(Clara Burns)
(University of Colorado, Boulder)

9:30 am
Analog to Digital: The Past, Present, and Future of Accessibility for M.M. and D.M.A. Theses and Dissertations at CU Boulder
(Linda Bagley)
(University of Colorado, Boulder)

 

10:00 am

Proposal for a Chapter-Led Journal of Student Scholarship
(Ellwood "Woody" Colahan)
(Denver University)

 

10:30 am
Break

10:45 am
From Storage Room to Stage: Connecting with Cherokee Composer Jack Kilpatrick
(Matt Stock)
(University of Oklahoma)

11:15 am

Bear Skins and Armour: Costumes in a Postcard Collection of Wagner Singers
(Anita Breckbill)
(University of Nebraska--Lincoln)

11:45 am
Music Librarians and Copyright: How Much do We Really Know?
(Amy Hunsaker)
(University of Nevada, Reno)

12:15 pm
Prep for Lunch and Business Meeting

12:30 pm
Chapter Lunch and Business Meeting

Last Updated: 3/22/23