Episode 7: The Power of Music during Social Distancing

01/05/2020 44 min
Episode 7: The Power of Music during Social Distancing

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In this episode, we hear about the three greatest performances in the history of SVU faculty: Prof. Megan Mason playing the viola at the Royal Windsor Theatre, Prof. Kyle Nielsen conducting the SVU choir at Carnegie Hall, and Prof. James Lambert rapping for his sixth-grade class. Together, with Dexter McCarty Middle School's football Hall of Famer, Prof. Dallin Lewis, they discuss the power of music, even during times of quarantine.
Show notes:
--The Atlantic article on music discussed during the show: https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/04/coronavirus-has-forced-repurposing-music/609601/
--The Victory Machine, by Ethan Strauss, discussed by Prof. Nielsen
--The Spotify playlist recommended by Prof. Lewis
--OK Computer, by Radiohead, recommended by totally-over-the-hill Prof. Lambert