Upcoming Society for Ethnomusicology
66th Annual Meeting
October 28-31, 2021
Atlanta, Georgia
2021 Education Section Conference Events
Day of Ethnomusicology
Friday, October 29, 2021
Proposal Deadline: June 1, 2021
World Music Pedagogy Workshop
Saturday, October 30, 2021
Proposal Deadline: June 1, 2021
**Register for a one day pass online or at conference site to attend workshop
The Rita Klinger Memorial Fund
SEM Sound Future Campaign
Klinger Memorial Fund Co-Chairs: Sarah J. Bartolome & Patricia Shehan Campbell
Committee Members: Ramona Holmes, Sarah H. Watts, Amanda Soto, Ann C. Clements
DONATE HERE
Dear SEM Member,
As you may be aware, in 2012 we lost our dear colleague and longtime member of the Society of Ethnomusicology, Rita Klinger, to cancer. The Education Section of SEM is working to establish the Rita Klinger Memorial Fund to honor Rita’s memory and her legacy through a donation to the SEM Sound Future Campaign. Our goal is to raise a minimum of $3000 in Rita Klinger’s name as a means of recognizing and memorializing her contribution as an educator and ethnomusicologist. The Education Section has made an initial contribution of $1000 to establish the Fund, but we need the financial support of the SEM membership to bring the total to at least $3000 before we can officially make a donation. Once we have raised at least $3000, a memorial citation will be posted to the SEM website and the monies raised will be put to work through the Sound Future Campaign which “supports long-term advancement of research, publication, education, and public service in ethnomusicology.” These endeavors of SEM were very dear to Rita’s heart and we believe this Fund is a particularly fitting way to honor her memory.
Our goal is to raise $3000 by November 2014 so we can officially announce the Fund and recognize Rita’s accomplishments at the 2014 SEM Conference in Pittsburgh. Donations in any amount can be mailed with the enclosed Sound Future form (specify “Klinger Memorial Fund”). You can also visit the SEM website (www.ethnomusicology.org) to contribute as part of your annual online membership renewal or in the Sound Future section of the website. Although any size donation is welcome, please consider a gift between $25 and $500.
Rita Klinger was a brilliant musician and educator, with specializations in children’s musical development, traditional children’s songs and singing games, and was keen to ensure that diversity would figure importantly in the curricular content of school music classes. She received her training in music and music education at the University of Hartford, with advanced degrees earned at Holy Names College and the University of Washington. She was a singer, a French Horn player, and a conductor of choirs. She was a full professor of music at Cleveland State University, and was a much sought-after clinician by teachers of music. She published numerous articles and chapters, and was active in educational work for Smithsonian Folkways and the Association for Cultural Equity.
The establishment of the Klinger Memorial Fund enables those of us who worked with and learned from Rita Klinger to honor her memory and her contribution to ethnomusicology and music education. Please join us is memorializing Rita’s lifeworks and make a donation to the Klinger Memorial Fund. Thank you for your participation.
Sincerely,
Sarah J. Bartolome and Patricia Shehan Campbell, Co-Chairs
The Rita Klinger Memorial Fund
Committee Members: Ramona Holmes, Sarah H. Watts, Amanda Soto, Ann C. Clements
DONATE HERE
Dear SEM Member,
As you may be aware, in 2012 we lost our dear colleague and longtime member of the Society of Ethnomusicology, Rita Klinger, to cancer. The Education Section of SEM is working to establish the Rita Klinger Memorial Fund to honor Rita’s memory and her legacy through a donation to the SEM Sound Future Campaign. Our goal is to raise a minimum of $3000 in Rita Klinger’s name as a means of recognizing and memorializing her contribution as an educator and ethnomusicologist. The Education Section has made an initial contribution of $1000 to establish the Fund, but we need the financial support of the SEM membership to bring the total to at least $3000 before we can officially make a donation. Once we have raised at least $3000, a memorial citation will be posted to the SEM website and the monies raised will be put to work through the Sound Future Campaign which “supports long-term advancement of research, publication, education, and public service in ethnomusicology.” These endeavors of SEM were very dear to Rita’s heart and we believe this Fund is a particularly fitting way to honor her memory.
Our goal is to raise $3000 by November 2014 so we can officially announce the Fund and recognize Rita’s accomplishments at the 2014 SEM Conference in Pittsburgh. Donations in any amount can be mailed with the enclosed Sound Future form (specify “Klinger Memorial Fund”). You can also visit the SEM website (www.ethnomusicology.org) to contribute as part of your annual online membership renewal or in the Sound Future section of the website. Although any size donation is welcome, please consider a gift between $25 and $500.
Rita Klinger was a brilliant musician and educator, with specializations in children’s musical development, traditional children’s songs and singing games, and was keen to ensure that diversity would figure importantly in the curricular content of school music classes. She received her training in music and music education at the University of Hartford, with advanced degrees earned at Holy Names College and the University of Washington. She was a singer, a French Horn player, and a conductor of choirs. She was a full professor of music at Cleveland State University, and was a much sought-after clinician by teachers of music. She published numerous articles and chapters, and was active in educational work for Smithsonian Folkways and the Association for Cultural Equity.
The establishment of the Klinger Memorial Fund enables those of us who worked with and learned from Rita Klinger to honor her memory and her contribution to ethnomusicology and music education. Please join us is memorializing Rita’s lifeworks and make a donation to the Klinger Memorial Fund. Thank you for your participation.
Sincerely,
Sarah J. Bartolome and Patricia Shehan Campbell, Co-Chairs
The Rita Klinger Memorial Fund