{"id":131411,"date":"2020-11-27T13:37:13","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T23:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=131411"},"modified":"2021-07-03T22:20:51","modified_gmt":"2021-07-04T08:20:51","slug":"concert-for-ethnomusicology-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/11\/27\/concert-for-ethnomusicology-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribute concert for 100-year-old ethnomusicology champion"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_81466\"  width=\"676\" height=\"380\"  data-origwidth=\"676\" data-origheight=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ERRhZPlzPIQ?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"Barbara B Smith: A Centennial Celebration\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>A musical lineup of <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa<\/a> all stars honored Professor Emerita <strong>Barbara Barnard Smith<\/strong>, who celebrated her 100th birthday earlier this year. &ldquo;A Centennial Celebration,&rdquo; presented by the <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/music\/about-us\/ensembles\/cme\/\"><abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> Contemporary Music Ensemble<\/a>, premiered November 24, and <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ERRhZPlzPIQ\">can be viewed on YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The concert featured music by Professor <strong>Donald Womack<\/strong>, Associate Professor <strong>Takuma Itoh<\/strong>, Professor Emeritus <strong>Takeo Kudo<\/strong>, Professor Emeritus and lecturer <strong>Byron Yasui<\/strong>, <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa <abbr title=\"Doctor of Philosophy\">PhD<\/abbr> graduate <strong>Yoko Sato<\/strong> and current <abbr>PhD<\/abbr> student <strong>Christopher Molina<\/strong>; performances by Professors <strong>Jonathan Korth<\/strong> and <strong>I-Bei Lin<\/strong>, and lecturers <strong>Darin Miyashiro<\/strong>, <strong>Aaron Sal\u0101<\/strong>, <strong>Anna Womack<\/strong>, <strong>Todd Yukumoto<\/strong> and <strong>Christopher Blasdel<\/strong>; and music and performances by Kenny Endo, Raiatea Helm and many more.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/07\/03\/in-memoriam-barbara-smith\/\">In memoriam: Barbara Smith, ethnomusicology program founder<\/a><br \/>&#8212;July 3, 2021<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&ldquo;As a champion for the study of music and dance from <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, Asia and the Pacific, and as the founder of <abbr>UH<\/abbr>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/music\/about-us\/degrees-programs\/ma\/ethno\/\">ethnomusicology program<\/a>, Barbara Smith has created a remarkable legacy,&rdquo; said Professor and <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Contemporary Music Ensemble Director <strong>Thomas Osborne<\/strong>. &ldquo;Not only has she had a substantial impact on the field of ethnomusicology, but she has also opened new avenues of collaboration between composers and performers from different cultures. Here at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa, our composition program is unique because of its focus on intercultural music and our faculty and students regularly compose for non-western instruments, especially those of East Asia.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Osborne added, &ldquo;Because of Barbara\u2019s vision, <abbr>UH<\/abbr> has become a hub for this emerging trend in contemporary music. This concert is a tribute to that vision, and these performances of contemporary works show that traditions are never static; they are very much alive, and always changing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2>Barbara <abbr title=\"Barnard\">B<\/abbr>. Smith\u2019s legacy<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_119928\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-119928\" style=\"width: 214px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/manoa-barbarasmith-headshot-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"smith with lei on\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-119928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/manoa-barbarasmith-headshot-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/manoa-barbarasmith-headshot-93x130.jpg 93w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/manoa-barbarasmith-headshot.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-119928\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy: <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Arts Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A native of California, Smith came to <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa in 1949 to teach piano and music theory, after earning her master\u2019s degree in music literature from the Eastman School of Music. She then became interested in her students\u2019 diverse ethnic backgrounds, but realized that what they were learning was limited to Euro-American culture.<\/p>\n<p>Smith learned to perform the music of various ethnicities and introduced classes in hula and Hawaiian chant, Korean dance, Chinese butterfly harp and Japanese <em>gagaku<\/em> (court music). A partnership with the East-West Center after the 1960s brought visiting scholars and performances of world music, dance and theater to <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, which resulted in the formation of master\u2019s and doctorate programs in ethnomusicology at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa.<\/p>\n<p>After retiring from full-time teaching in 1982, Smith remained engaged with the university through fieldwork, research advocacy and mentoring international graduate students. She even continued mentoring dissertation students virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Smith\u2019s accolades include being named a &ldquo;living treasure&rdquo; by the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa <a href=\"http:\/\/artsci.manoa.hawaii.edu\/\">Colleges of Arts and Sciences<\/a>; being recognized as a &ldquo;pioneer&rdquo; by the Honolulu City Council; the 2018 <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Arts Alliance Alfred Preis Honor; and the Governor\u2019s Award for the preservation of Hawaiian Language, Art and Culture.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Related <em><abbr>UH<\/abbr> News<\/em> story: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/06\/08\/barbara-smith-turns-100\/\">The legacy of a long life in music<\/a>, June 8, 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8212;By <em>Marc Arakaki<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/manoa-music-barbara-smith-centennial.jpg\" alt=\"one guitar player, flute player, hula dancer, and two taiko drummers\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-131414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/manoa-music-barbara-smith-centennial.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/manoa-music-barbara-smith-centennial-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/manoa-music-barbara-smith-centennial-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smith was the founder of <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s internationally-recognized ethnomusicology program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[1440,598,133,736,9,56],"class_list":["post-131411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-ethnomusicology","tag-faculty-recognition","tag-music","tag-performing-arts","tag-uh-manoa","tag-video-2","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131411"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":144658,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131411\/revisions\/144658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}