February 23, 2007
 Michael Cooper published the first-ever source-critical edition of Felix Mendelssohn
Bartholdy’s settings of Psalms 2, 43 and 22 with Bärenreiter-Verlag
(Kassel). First published posthumously and reprinted numerous times only
in fragmentary and corrupt forms, the works were written in 1843-44 as
part of a project of sweeping German cultural reform and establishment
of a reformed Protestant liturgy undertaken by the recently crowned King
Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia. For that reason and because of their
musical and expressive merits they stand as milestones in the history
of unaccompanied choral composition.
Elizabeth Green Musselman, associate professor of history and chair
of feminist studies, has had several guest essays appear on others’podcasts.
You can hear her talking about her junior-high gym teacher on the Toronto-based
storytelling podcast Quirky Nomads
and reflecting on the history of men and knitting on the Sydney-based
knitting podcast Sticks and String.
Aaron Prevots, assistant professor of French, recently published two
articles. “U2 and Learning/Teaching: You Too” appeared in
Brown University’s Teaching Exchange and “Language and Culture
through Music Online” appeared in Wabash College’s Academic
Commons. Prevots also led a professional development seminar for professors
of French and Spanish at Austin Community College on “Songs and
Language Learning.”
Southwestern University Music Department faculty
were well represented at the recent Texas Music Educators’ Association
convention in San Antonio. Eileen Meyer Russell, associate
professor of music, gave a presentation titled “From Legato to
Staccato: Teaching Low Brass Players to Articulate.” William
Dick, instructor of music, and
Laurie Scott, former Southwestern University faculty member and now assistant
professor of music and human learning at The University of Texas at Austin,
gave their presentation “Construction Zone: The Beginning Bow Arm.”
Kiyoshi Tamagawa’s orchestration of
the Handel-Halvorsen “Passacaglia” was
performed by the Berkner High School (Richardson) State Honor String
Orchestra. This piece will also be performed by the Gulfport (Miss.)
High School orchestra on a tour of Germany this coming April.
February 16, 2007
During the week of Feb. 5, Edward L. Kain, professor of sociology and University Scholar, served on the external review team for the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Berry College in Mount Berry, Ga.
February 9, 2007
Helene Meyers, professor of English, published an article titled "Jewish Gender Trouble: Women Writing Men of Valor" in the latest issue of Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature.
February 2, 2007
David Tabb Stewart, assistant professor of religion and philosophy, presented the paper "Stories as Shades: (Bat-)Yiftach as Specter for the Outrage at Gibeah" at the annual conference of the Association for Jewish Studies in San Diego on Dec. 17, 2006. In November, he also presented two papers at the annual conference of the Society of Biblical Literature. The first was titled "Deafness and Temple Service: Why the Priests Don't Need to Hear;" the second, "The Politick Text: 17th-Century Text-Reception of Leviticus in English."
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