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...Facts: The Segal Fellowship funds “purposeful travel in non-Western countries.” Information for the fellowship includes clutch phrases like “broaden
...also emphasizes the excitement he felt at being able to study non-Western music. Much of the music being played was on a 12-tone scale, which differs from the typical Western, eight-tone, “do-re-mi” scale. Some notes are added, some omitted. But no matter where in the world musicians come from, Koh feels that they are taught primarily Western styles...
This year, the composer is Kalhor, who will be collaborating with the Ensemble to create a work entitled “Silent City.” Kelly says he looks forward both to the fact that the piece will incorporate non-Western modes, and that the group will appear before the class twice as often as the performing groups usually do during the semester. “This year, I think, will be particularly exciting,” says Kelly...
Shelemay, a former head of the Music Department, has a different characterization of the situation. “I think [the residency] surely takes us a distance towards establishing these sorts of courses [in non-Western music...
Megan, of the OFA, agrees. “I think there’s been a real progression towards non-Classical and non-Western forms on campus,” he says. “It’s not so much that anything was missing; it’s that we’ve been given an opportunity...