Welcome to the TTU Vernacular Music Center 05 Winter 2023-24.pdf

Slideshow introducing the Texas Tech University Vernacular Music Center to Community Advisory Board members, Fall 2023

1. TTU VERNACULAR
MUSIC CENTER
Fall 2023 Board of Advisors meeting
Welcome!

2. Table of
organization
Chris Smith
Roger Landes
Angela Mariani
Kyla Olson
Bill Gelber
Administrative coordinator:
Heather Beltz

3. Chris Smith
Director & point of contact
Areas:
Strategic planning
Grant-writing and fundraising
Collaborations coordinator

4. Chris Smith
Strategic planning
Extending institutional
mission:
“research, teaching, and
advocacy”
Group learning through
vernacular collaborations
Pedagogical and
institutional innovation
Outreach to worldwide
partners

5. Chris Smith
Grant-writing and fundraising
Scholarship Catalyst Grants
CDSS and other outside
partner grants
NEH
NEA
CH
Targets and re-applications
Challenges: resources &
personnel
Five-year arc
Space for ideas &
collaborative suggestions

6. Chris Smith
Collaborations
History
Criteria
Examples (ahead)
Space for ideas &
collaborative suggestions

7. Chris Smith
Ensemble:
TTU Celtic Ensemble a/k/a
“The Elegant Savages
Orchestra”

8. Roger Landes

9. Roger Landes
Production
VMC recording project
Arts Practice Research Conference
The Electric Guitar in American Culture
Lubbock Guitarslingers

10. Roger Landes
Community Liaison
Lubbock Guitarslingers/Cactus Theater
Lubbock Community Arts Foundation
Buffalo Grass Fest
LEPAA/Buddy Holly Songwriter’s Retreat

11. Roger Landes
Budget

12. Roger Landes
Ensemble
TTU Balkan Ensemble

13. Angela Mariani
Research coordinator
Publications
Public-facing research
Interdisciplinary
collaborations

14. Angela Mariani
National/international new
contacts
Outreach to similar
organizations and centers
Coordinating collaborations,
exchanges

15. Angela Mariani
Journal portal
Invite contributions
Coordinate peer review
Maintain online site

16. Angela Mariani
Ensemble
TTU Historical Performance Ensemble

17. Our new Exec members!

18. Kyla Olson
Events Coordination
Community Liaison
Production & Collaboration

19. Bill Gelber

20. Testimonials
from Friends
of the VMC!

21. scholarships
VMC Scholarship (endowed): history of its
fundraising
VMC Ensemble scholarship: specific to
ensembles
VMC Incentive grant: to studio partners
Student-centered:

22. Student-
centered
teaching &
learning
Vernacular Music & Dance

23. Student-
centered
teaching &
learning
Study Abroad
“The Ireland Seminar”
“The Bassanda Project” (UK)
w/ TTU
Study
Abroad
w/ Texas
State
University

24. Student-
centered
teaching &
learning
Songwriters’ Showcase (new in 2024)

25. 2024 guest
artists
criteria & funding
Tim Eriksen
Robert Wiemkin
Panayotis League
Polly Tapia Ferber

26. Student-centered
teaching & learning
3 VMC Certificates
Vernacular Music
Community Arts
Historical Performance Practice

27. Student-centered
teaching & learning
Special Projects (New for 2024)
•African American Spoken Arts
•East African Vernacular Arts workshop

28. Innovative public
facing collaborations
 VMC / TTUHSC “Opening
Space” monthly public
conversation series
 (New) VMC / HC / TLPDC
“Values & Vernaculars”
monthly programming series

29. Voices from the Vernacular Music Center
Public-facing
programming

30. How did we
get here?

31. Watershed moments
2004-
Solstice Concert
(fundraiser for
VMC scholarships)

32. Watershed moments
(2012-13)

33. Watershed
moments
Student travel &
the “VMC
Outreach
Scholars”
program

35. Watershed moments
Nosferatu (2015-18)

36. Watershed moments
The Electric Guitar in American
Culture conference (biennial)
“Guitar Town” panel

37. Watershed moments
Collaborations with Theatre & Dance
Much Ado about Nothing
Twelfth Night

38. Watershed moments
Lubbock Guitar Slingers
Featured guest Dave Wronski

39. Watershed moments
TTU Arts Practice Research conference (biennial)
Dancers & musicians with NPR host & keynote speaker Bob Mondello

40. Watershed moments
(2019-20)
Collaboration with the Wallace Theater

41. Watershed moments
Plunder! Battling for Democracy in the New World (2017-2024)

42. Formal
status!
(2023)

43. Into the
future… with
you all!
Let us share ideas, and make
good things happen—
together!

44. Thanks!
and, Q&A