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hrjSponsor: Tolkien at Kalamazoo
Organizer: Brad Eden, Valparaiso Univ., Presider: Robin Anne Reid, Texas A&M Univ.–Commerce
Maidens of Middle-earth: The Silmarillion
Eileen Marie Moore, Cleveland State Univ.
A collection of original musical works inspired by Tolkien's works. Lyrics by various contributors, music and performance by Eileen Moore. Following the theme of the Tolkien Society paper panels, the topic is "Monsters, Maiar, and Oher Female Manifestations." Imagine, if you will, parlor art songs concerning giant spiders, monstrous mistresses, and vampiric shadows. (Oh, and one Maia, but I guess the monsters were more inspiring.) It's an interesting concept, but I found the five pieces too musically similar to each other for my taste -- not in tune but in style and feel. And, I confess, I'm very much not a fan of high soprano voices when I'm trying to follow the lyrics of a song. So, not my style. But I really came for ...
The Waking of Angantyr: A Poetic Drama (Text by Deborah C. Rogers) based on an Old Norse Saga, Performed with the Assistance of the Western Michigan University Department of Theatre
Richard C. West, Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison
I wanted to see/hear this because the saga this is taken from is a bit part of the inspiration for a character and situation in one of my dormant medieval novels. A charming and delightful performance. Well worth sitting through the other for.
Organizer: Brad Eden, Valparaiso Univ., Presider: Robin Anne Reid, Texas A&M Univ.–Commerce
Maidens of Middle-earth: The Silmarillion
Eileen Marie Moore, Cleveland State Univ.
A collection of original musical works inspired by Tolkien's works. Lyrics by various contributors, music and performance by Eileen Moore. Following the theme of the Tolkien Society paper panels, the topic is "Monsters, Maiar, and Oher Female Manifestations." Imagine, if you will, parlor art songs concerning giant spiders, monstrous mistresses, and vampiric shadows. (Oh, and one Maia, but I guess the monsters were more inspiring.) It's an interesting concept, but I found the five pieces too musically similar to each other for my taste -- not in tune but in style and feel. And, I confess, I'm very much not a fan of high soprano voices when I'm trying to follow the lyrics of a song. So, not my style. But I really came for ...
The Waking of Angantyr: A Poetic Drama (Text by Deborah C. Rogers) based on an Old Norse Saga, Performed with the Assistance of the Western Michigan University Department of Theatre
Richard C. West, Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison
I wanted to see/hear this because the saga this is taken from is a bit part of the inspiration for a character and situation in one of my dormant medieval novels. A charming and delightful performance. Well worth sitting through the other for.
