{"id":5973,"date":"2021-03-26T12:00:21","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T17:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/?p=5973"},"modified":"2021-03-26T12:00:21","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T17:00:21","slug":"rc-elderscholar-program-presents-jazz-history-in-20-recordings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/?p=5973","title":{"rendered":"RC Elderscholar Program Presents: Jazz History in 20 Recordings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Written by Jack Miller<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last Tuesday, the March 23, Roanoke College held an event hosted by the Elderscholar Program. The event was titled <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jazz History in 20 Recordings <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and was led by Roanoke College\u2019s Dr. Marc H. LaChance. Lachance is an associate professor in the Fine Arts department, and he teaches classes as well as instructs the jazz and wind ensembles on campus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The event was completely virtual, which is a departure from the normal in-person versions of the event at which students were allowed to come and explore a topic in-depth which is not typically offered by the college. Dr. LaChance presented his event around 20 distinct recordings of jazz music throughout the history of the genre.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The event began with the absolute beginnings of Jazz, as well as the importance it garnered as one of the first African American music forms during the Harlem Renaissance. As time progressed and Jazz morphed throughout history, other recordings showed a change and a progression from the original sound and theory surrounding the genre to what we in the early 21<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> century have today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Elderscholar program is a weekly program offered by the college. The program is the Roanoke region&#8217;s premier life-long learning opportunity for adults over 55. It explores a diverse range of topics. Some of the upcoming topics for this Spring Semester will be taught by professors throughout the departments of the college, from Biology to Philosophy some even taught by professional alumnus of the institution.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week\u2019s topics are titled: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conceptualizing Race: The History of a Four-Letter Word <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on March 30 and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meadows and Woodlands\u201d Poetry, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hosted on March 31. Students can register for these events online under the \u201cPrograms Offered\u201d tab on the college\u2019s website. Registration is 90 dollars per person.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Jack Miller Last Tuesday, the March 23, Roanoke College held an event hosted by the Elderscholar Program. The event was titled Jazz History in 20 Recordings and was led by Roanoke College\u2019s Dr. Marc H. LaChance. 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