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Reed-A-Palooza Reunions 2008

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Alumni College Program

TUESDAY, JUNE 3
4–8 p.m. Reunions Central open, Student Union
4 p.m. Dorms open for Alumni College participants and guests
6–7 p.m. Dinner
7–9 p.m. Alumni College opening reception and presentation on "Fiddle Tunes of the Lewis & Clark Era" by Philip Williams '58 and Vivian Tomlinson Williams '59 (pre-registered attendees only)  
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4
7–9 a.m. Breakfast
8 a.m.–7 p.m. Reunions Central open, Student Union
9–11:45 a.m. Alumni College welcome and lecture by Bruce Bennett '90 on 'Composing for 21st century audiences' with discussion following (pre-registered attendees only)
Noon–1 p.m. Lunch
1–4 p.m. Alumni College workshops and jam sessions (pre-registered attendees only):
  • Jug Band
  • Ukulele Workshop
  • Composition Components
  • Backup Guitar Basics
  • Fiddling Around
  • Mandolin
  • Improv
  • Dance music
  • Swing guitar
4–6 p.m. Open rehearsal for the Schiff/Karush concerto (pre-registered attendees only)
6–7 p.m. Dinner
7–9 p.m. Alumni College reception with contemporary electro-acoustic performance by Bruce Bennett '90 (pre-registered attendees only)
THURSDAY, JUNE 5
7–9 a.m. Breakfast
8 a.m.–7 p.m. Reunions Central open, Student Union
9–11:45 a.m. Alumni College lecture on "Music and the Production of Difference" by Mark Burford, assistant professor of music, with discussion following (pre-registered attendees only). Additional talk by David Romtvedt '72 (if time allows).
Noon–1 p.m. Lunch
1–4 p.m.

Alumni College workshops and jam sessions (pre-registered attendees only)

  • Jug Band
  • Ukulele Workshop
  • Composition Components
  • Backup Guitar Basics
  • Fiddling Around
  • Mandolin
  • Improv
  • Dance music
  • Swing guitar
4–6 p.m. Open rehearsal for the Schiff/Karush concerto (pre-registered attendees only)
6–7 p.m. Dinner

7–8:45 p.m.

Storytelling: Cricket Parmalee ’67 understands that alumni love to tell stories about their time at Reed. Come share your memories, especially those involving music at Reed, with reception following
9–11 p.m.

Alumni College participant concert (pre-registered attendees only)

FRIDAY, JUNE 6
7–9 a.m. Breakfast
8 a.m.–7 p.m. Reunions Central open, Student Union
9–11:45 a.m. Alumni College lecture by David Schiff, R.P. Wollenberg professor of music, on "Was Duke Ellington a composer?" with discussion following (pre-registered attendees only)
Noon–1 p.m. Break bread with some of the current and emeritus faculty at the Lunch with Profs
1:30–2:15 p.m.

Alumni College concluding workshops and jam sessions (pre-registered attendees only), TBD

2:30–4 p.m.

All-class wine tasting: Come sample wine from some of Oregon's finest alumni vintners, including, to date, David Autrey ’89 of Westrey Wine Company

SATURDAY, JUNE 7
4–5 p.m. Phil Williams '58 and Vivian Tomlinson Williams '59 present "The Beemer Manuscript: Dance Music Collected in the Gold Mining Camp of Warren's Diggins, Idaho in the 1860s"