We are so proud to share that our very own George Mason University Wind Symphony (Dr. William L. Lake, Jr., conductor) and School of Dance (Professor Lawrence Jackson, choreographer) were selected as National Finalist for the Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music for our performance of “Come Sunday” by Omar Thomas!
Among the many contests of The American Prize, the Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music is unique. It recognizes and rewards the best performances of American music by ensembles and individual artists worldwide, based on submitted recordings.
Bravo and congratulations to our hard working faculty and students for this outstanding achievement! 💚💛
To read the full announcement, visit, https://theamericanprize.blogspot.com/2024/06/national-finalists-american-music_0871683557.html
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CONGRATULATIONS to our graduating CVPA Academic Award recipients for their excellence in leadership and outstanding academic and artistic performances throughout their course of study. Bravo and congratulations! 🎓 💚💛
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Dear Mason Friends and Neighbors: Inspired by mass actions and worldwide protests demanding racial justice, CVPA’s Arts in Context continues the Kritikos Anti-Racist Reading Group this semester, moderated by Mason faculty members Jessica Kallista and Kristin Johnsen-Neshati, with help from co-organizers, Cynthia Fuchs, Jordan McRae, and Sang Nam. Members of the community are called to meet this semester for a 90-minute session once a week with a goal of long-term commitment to relationship building, awareness, reimagining, transformation, and action, around anti-racist practices, racial justice, and the creation of conversations as well as systems of compassion and healing. We continue to focus on anti-Black racism and its effects on society. Grounded in the knowledge that it is not a question of whether we are racist, but rather, how racism is expressed and experienced in ourselves, our lives, our behaviors, and our institutions, we explore books, music, art, essays, podcasts, and documentaries that allow us to critically question and consider our roles as artists, thinkers, citizens, and creatives in a society founded on racist values and practices. —The Kritikos Anti-Racist Reading Group Organizing Committee Please join us for the topic; Racial Capitalism, Settler Colonialism & Mass Incarceration in the United States, 1-2:30 pm on March 22, 2024 This event is free and open to the public. Visit https://cvpa.gmu.edu/events/arts-context/kritikos-anti-racist-reading-group for details.#cvpa #masonarts #gmu #georgemasonuniversity #georgemasonu
Dear Mason Friends and Neighbors: Inspired by mass actions and worldwide protests demanding racial justice, CVPA’s Arts in Context continues the Kritikos Anti-Racist Reading Group this semester, moderated by Mason faculty members Jessica Kallista and Kristin Johnsen-Neshati, with help from co-organizers, Cynthia Fuchs, Jordan McRae, and Sang Nam. Members of the community are called to meet this semester for a 90-minute session once a week with a goal of long-term commitment to relationship building, awareness, reimagining, transformation, and action, around anti-racist practices, racial justice, and the creation of conversations as well as systems of compassion and healing. We continue to focus on anti-Black racism and its effects on society. Grounded in the knowledge that it is not a question of whether we are racist, but rather, how racism is expressed and experienced in ourselves, our lives, our behaviors, and our institutions, we explore books, music, art, essays, podcasts, and documentaries that allow us to critically question and consider our roles as artists, thinkers, citizens, and creatives in a society founded on racist values and practices. —The Kritikos Anti-Racist Reading Group Organizing CommitteePlease join us for the topic; Land Justice, Land Back. 1-2:30 pm on March 15, 2024 This event is free and open to the public. Visit https://cvpa.gmu.edu/events/arts-context/kritikos-anti-racist-reading-group for details.#cvpa #masonarts #gmu #georgemasonuniversity #georgemasonu
Dear Mason Friends and Neighbors:
Inspired by mass actions and worldwide protests demanding racial justice, CVPA’s Arts in Context continues the Kritikos Anti-Racist Reading Group this semester, moderated by Mason faculty members Jessica Kallista and Kristin Johnsen-Neshati, with help from co-organizers, Cynthia Fuchs, Jordan McRae, and Sang Nam.
Members of the community are called to meet this semester for a 90-minute session once a week with a goal of long-term commitment to relationship building, awareness, reimagining, transformation, and action, around anti-racist practices, racial justice, and the creation of conversations as well as systems of compassion and healing. We continue to focus on anti-Black racism and its effects on society.
Grounded in the knowledge that it is not a question of whether we are racist, but rather, how racism is expressed and experienced in ourselves, our lives, our behaviors, and our institutions, we explore books, music, art, essays, podcasts, and documentaries that allow us to critically question and consider our roles as artists, thinkers, citizens, and creatives in a society founded on racist values and practices.
—The Kritikos Anti-Racist Reading Group Organizing Committee
Please join us for the topic; Racial Capitalism, Extractive Colonialism & Performative Anti-Racism in Academia.
1-2:30 pm on February 23, 2024
This event is free and open to the public.
Visit https://cvpa.gmu.edu/events/arts-context/kritikos-anti-racist-reading-group for details.
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