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Sam Dorf
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professor of musicology working in musicology, dance history, and VERY early music. Cheerleader for the Humanities at the University of Dayton. he/him ✡️ צֶדֶק צֶדֶק תִּרְדֹּף
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DOGE has terminated all four of the NEH grants for the American Musicological Society. Our executive director writes:

“As the chief operating officer for the American Musicological Society, a 91-year-old knowledge society committed to the study of music, history, and culture, I am resolved.” 1/2
Hey UD folks, this is tomorrow night, and these humanities faculty are truly amazing! I’ve watched this project develop over the past few months, from the initial brainstorming sessions to the final technical dress rehearsal and I am so excited for this to come to life tomorrow!
But seriously: we are fighting their negativity and xenophobia with a positive ideas-driven campaign. Every time I see a negative ad, I make a small donation to a local non-profit: the Oakwood Inclusion Coalition

www.oakwoodic.org
Oakwood Inclusion Coalition | Oakwood, Ohio
The OIC's mission is to study, promote, and celebrate an inclusive, equitable, diverse, and welcoming environment and community for everyone who lives, works, visits, or passes through Oakwood, Ohio, ...
www.oakwoodic.org
I like how they used my Purim and Halloween costumes in their attack ad. I was a medieval cat playing a rebec last Halloween for my sacred early music history course students.
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CfP: Feminist Theory and Music 18
Theme: "Movement, Musicking, and Migrations"
Conference Dates: June 4-6, 2026
Location: Roger Glass Center for the Arts, University of Dayton, (Dayton, OH)
proposals due November 24, 11:59 pm Pacific (GMT-8) forms.gle/F2T4uhXGZkEE...
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Thank you, Samantha Langley for the idea of hosting a University of Dayton Book Authors' Celebration! It was great to learn about the exciting and diverse research my colleagues have done and to talk everyone's ear off about our lovely choreomusicology book!
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FYI folks, the Big Holidays coming up are:

Rosh Hashanah is Mon 22 Sep-24 Sep
Yom Kippur is Wed 1 Oct - 2 Oct

And also? You don't have to KNOW who's Jewish to not schedule meetings these days. Just do it.

(AND DON'T BE ALL "WE HAVE TO MOVE IT BECAUSE [PERSON] IS JEWISH" THAT'S TACKY & GROSS)
PUT 👏🏻 JEWISH 👏🏻 HOLIDAYS 👏🏻 IN 👏🏻 YOUR 👏🏻 CALENDARS

The head of my org is Jewish. I have the Jewish holidays calendar on my work calendar so I don't schedule meetings during important holidays! I don't want him to have to do that calculus!
NASA scheduled a major workshop for early career researchers during the most important week of the Jewish calendar, during two of the most important days of that week and expects me to accept that this was “difficult scheduling conflicts”

That’s what casual antisemitism sounds like
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In the Jobs Center: MARKETING ASSISTANT | Pacific Symphony
MARKETING ASSISTANT | Pacific Symphony
Irvine, California, Position Overview: The Marketing Assistant provides essential support to the Symphony’s Marketing & Communications team, ensuring the smooth execution of marketing campaigns, publications, and partnership initiatives. This role is responsible for maintaining the department’s marketing campaign calendar, coordinating deadlines and deliverables for the Symphony’s program book, assisting with brand partnership presentation materials, and supporting marketing projects as assigned. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. Key Responsibilities: Manage and maintain the marketing campaign calendar using the department’s project management tool, ensuring deadlines and priorities are clearly tracked and communicated. Coordinate trafficking, timelines, and deliverables for the Symphony’s program book, working with internal teams and external partners to ensure on-time completion. Assist in the preparation of brand partnership presentations, including slide deck development, research, and creative input. Support execution of marketing projects, including but not limited to advertising, promotions, email campaigns, and events. Provide administrative and logistical support to the Marketing & Communications team as needed. Serve as a point of contact for internal stakeholders to ensure smooth information flow and adherence to deadlines. Monitor project progress and proactively flag potential delays or issues. Proofread all campaign materials to ensure accuracy and attention to detail. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Arts Administration, or related field. 1–2 years of professional experience in marketing, project coordination, or a related field (internship or entry-level experience considered). Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) required; experience with project management tools (Asana, Monday.com, Trello, or similar) preferred. Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) a plus. Interest in classical music, performing arts, or nonprofit arts administration preferred. Key Attributes Detail-oriented, with a proactive and solution-focused approach. Collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills. Ability to work independently and manage time effectively. Enthusiasm for the Symphony’s mission and programming.
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… and actually mean it.
Still at it. Practice makes better!
I really love Jonas Kaufmann's performance of "Im Treibhaus." Sure they were written for a woman's voice, but Kaufmann brings a different kind of vulnerability to this setting.

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Wesendonck Lieder 3 Im Treibhaus - Jonas Kaufmann
YouTube video by Listen To Jonas Kaufmann
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Try chocolate covered prunes right from the fridge!
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The writer of this NY Times article that focuses on a *single painting* interviewed numerous people but not one art historian or art critic. Just shows that many still don't recognize the specialized knowledge & tools used to interpret historical works of art www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/a...
Homeland Security’s Embrace of Art Reopens an Old Debate
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Yesterday I taught my BIG music class (300 students) and I performed two pieces that absolutely need to be programmed together more often: John Cage’s 4’33” and Marin Marais’s Les Voix Humaines.
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Why are museums full of artifacts and stories from the past? Why don’t museums include things from the future? These are questions everyone has, not just me, Donald J Trump. I have been to a museum even once and, more important, understand how linear time works www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Donald Trump’s Perfect Museum
Why are museums filled with artifacts from the past? Why don’t they include things from the future?
www.theatlantic.com
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‘For Ian Penman, Satie is more than a joker. He is the supreme practitioner of a species of art forever undervalued by solemn-minded dullards, and which is anything but trivial.’

@jonathancoe.bsky.social on Erik Satie: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Jonathan Coe · Don’t we all want to be happy? Satie against Solemnity
Erik Satie is the progenitor of torch songs and lounge music, systems music and minimalism, even (with his later...
www.lrb.co.uk
Fantastic event hosted by the @kettering.org to celebrate the launch of @ohiohumanities.bsky.social latest issue of Lumen with Bing Davis and a conversation with Jennie Young about applied rhetoric and dating apps

The Kettering Foundation gets it: democracy needs the arts and the humanities.
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wake up babe, new key signatures just dropped.

[Adding an AI policy to my syllabus this semester, and wanted an illustration so I went to ChatGPT. Now I'm really considering just making the policy, "If you'd like me to give you grades based on stuff like this, knock yourself out"]