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AADL Talks to Mark Clague: The Musical Changes to Our Banner
In celebration of the 200th anniversary year of The Star Spangled Banner, UM School of Music, Theatre & Dance Professor Mark Clague talks with us about musical changes to our national anthem over time.
The celebration continues at your downtown library with Banner Moments: The National Anthem in American Life - an exhibit that illustrates through interpretive panels, historical documents and photographs, the cultural 200-year history of “The Star-Spangled Banner” from June 14, 2015 through August 30, 2015 in the Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room
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The Star-Spangled Bannercast with Mark Clague: The Banner at War
In celebration of the 200th anniversary of The Star-Spangled Banner, UM School of Music, Theatre & Dance Professor Mark Clague talks with us about our national anthem during wartime start with the war of 1812.
In this Bannercast edition, Mark traces the role that music, and especially The Star-Spangled Banner, played in the United States military conflicts, starting with the War of 1812, and traveling through years when the anthem and its various versions were embraced for their patriotism and message.
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The Star-Spangled Bannercast with Mark Clague: Translating Our Anthem
In celebration of the 200th anniversary, of The Star-Spangled Banner, UM School of Music, Theatre & Dance Professor Mark Clague talks with us about the controversy surrounding translations of our national anthem.
This Bannercast features a conversation about the challenges of translating a national anthem, and capturing the nuances of meaning that make The Star-Spangled Banner such an expressive song.
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The Star-Spangled Bannercast with Mark Clague: Writing Our Anthem
In celebration of the 200th anniversary of The Star-Spangled Banner, UM School of Music, Theatre & Dance Professor Mark Clague talks with us about Francis Scott Key and the writing of our national anthem.
In this Bannercast, Mark shares the story of The Star-Spangled Banner's author and his shipboard seat for the Battle of Fort McHenry, during which he wrote the anthem. Mark discusses the events surrounding the writing of the song, as well as the manner in which it was distributed and how it grew in popularity.
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The Star-Spangled Bannercast with Mark Clague: Jimi's Banners
In celebration of the 200th anniversary of The Star-Spangled Banner, UM School of Music, Theatre & Dance Professor Mark Clague talks with us about Jimi Hendrix and his personal relationship with our nation anthem.
Mark discusses one of the most famous national anthem performances of all time in this Bannercast, recounting the story of Jimi Hendrix's rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner at the Woodstock music festival. He elaborates on the significance of this performance, its creativity and craft, as well as the intent behind it. For more from Mark on this iconic Banner moment, see his article "'This is America' : Jimi Hendrix's Star Spangled Banner Journey as Psychedelic Citizenship" in the November 2014 volume of the Journal of the Society for American Music.
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The Star-Spangled Bannercast with Mark Clague: The Star-Spangled Banner in Professional Sports
In celebration of the 200th anniversary of The Star-Spangled Banner, UM School of Music, Theatre & Dance Professor Mark Clague talks with us about the unique connection between our national anthem and sports.
In this edition of Bannercast, Mark explores the reasons that The Star-Spangled Banner have become a part of professional sports in America, discusses landmark performances, and clarifies that the last two words of the lyrics are not actually "play ball."
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AADL Talks To Ruth Ozeki
Ruth Ozeki's book A Tale for the Time Being was selected as the Ann Arbor/Ypsi Reads book for 2015.
Ozeki, an author, filmmaker, and Zen Buddhist priest, talked with librarians Anne Drozd and Sara Wedell about the process of writing and mapping out this intricate book, finding inspiration for her characters, and how her cat denied her permission to use his name in the book.
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AADL talks to Mochimochi Knitter, Designer, Author and Artist Anna Hrachovec.
AADL talks to Knitter, Designer, Author and Mochimochi Artist Anna Hrachovec.
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AADL Talks to Daniel Jones
In this episode, columnist and author Daniel Jones talks with us about his book, Love Illuminated: Exploring Life's Most Mystifying Subject; his ten years as editor of the New York Times' Modern Love series; and love in the modern world.
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AADL Talks To Top Chef Seattle Winner Kristen Kish
AADL Librarian Erin Helmrich talks with Kristen Kish - the winner of Top Chef Season 10!
Kristen is the chef de cuisine at Menton Boston and is the second female winner in Top Chef history! Hear about her Michigan roots, her culinary journey, her Top Chef experience, and her chef career in Boston.
Born in South Korea and adopted into a family in Kentwood, MI, Kristen's love for cooking began at the young age of six years old as she watched Great Chefs of the World on the Discovery channel. While in college, her mother suggested she go to culinary school. She graduated from Le Cordon Bleu in Chicago and has never looked back.
After culinary school, Kristen worked for numerous world-renowned chefs, including Michelin-star chef Guy Martin, and she currently works for James Beard Award Winner and Relais & Chateaux Grand Chef Barbara Lynch. Most recently, Kristen took home the winning title of Top Chef on "Top Chef: Seattle," fighting her way back to the finale through the Last Chance Kitchen after elimination earlier in the season.