Guest+Artists+and+Speakers

= Morris Blanchard = = Legend and Story Teller = = Dec. 9th and 10th =



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 * National Native American Heritage Day **** at the **** Perpich Center for Arts Education **** Guest Artists George Earth and Mary Cutbank **
 * and the **** Little Earth Drum **
 * Performing in the Perpich Cafeteria= **

Oct. 8th Dr. Chris Granias Composer

Chris has taught at the Perpich Center for Arts Education since 1995 as an ensembles coach and seminar teacher. His areas of interest include theory, history, world music, composition, improvisation. Chris received degrees in music theory, composition and performance from the University of Minnesota, Northwestern University and Drake University. He has taught at many colleges and at the MacPhail Center for the Arts, and has extended his teaching into middle school classrooms as well. Currently Chris is teaching composition and orchestration at the University of Minnesota. He is a charter member of the American Composers’ Forum Education committee and a board member of the Zeitgeist music ensemble. His work has been published through RGM Press, Herald Press, Kenwood Press and Beautiful Star Press and commissioned by the Bakken Trio, Minneapolis Chamber Symphony, Elmira College and the Basilica of St. Mary. For the past five years, he has worked in the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra’s CONNECT program.



On Friday, we had the honor of having Kent Nerburn come to our school and share his knowledge and expertise about the Native people of MN. Take a significant amount of time and write a letter to him about YOUR recollections of that time with him. Here are a few suggestions: 1) Did he say something that triggered a memory for you of something in your life? 2) Did he say something or do something that changed your perception of the Native people of MN? 3) Did he say something about or suggest an artistic process that he employs that may be applicable to your own art form? How would you use his artistic process in your own artistic process? 4) If Kent said something that really upset your apple cart, have the courage and assertiveness to share that upset with him. He thrives on "blowback" from his art work. It gives him new perspectives on his work as a writer and teacher, and helps him learn about what is effective and ineffective about that work. 5) Do you have a topic or a particular subject about the Native people that you think he should write about?

Submit your letter to the "Discussion" page of the "Guest Artists and Speakers" wiki site. Mii-gwech, and thanks for sharing your artistic and personal insights with our friend and mentor, Kent Nerburn. TAK



= OCT 1st  = = Author  = = Kent Nerburn  =





=Sept. 16th and 17th=

George Earth and Mary Cutbank