The Business of Music Symposium
2024 (February 21)
9:15am
Welcome
Charles H. Templeton, Jr.
9:30 - 10:15am
The Critical Response to Profitable Concerts: Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra, 1930-1950 (virtual)
Dr. Ayden Adler, Assistant Professor of Arts Administration, University of Houston
10:15 - 10:30am
Break
10:30 - 11:15am
Ragging Mass Culture: Vaudeville, Tin Pan Alley, and the Rise of the American Entertainment Industry (virtual, pre-recorded)
Dr. Samuel Backer, Post-doctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University
11:30am - 1pm
Lunch
1 - 1:45pm
KEYNOTE: Understanding the Rise of Music as Big Business: Three Revolutions (virtual)
Dr. David Suisman, Associate Professor of History, University of Delaware
1:45 - 2pm
Break
2 - 2:45pm
Beyond the Piano Bench: The Many Uses of Sheet Music in Instruction
Dr. Joseph M. Thompson, Assistant Professor of History
Dr. Alexandra Hui, Associate Professor of History, Mississippi State University
Jennifer McGillan, Associate Professor / Coordinator of Manuscripts, Mississippi State University Libraries
2:45 - 3pm
Break
3 - 3:45pm
Ragtime and the Percussion Ensemble: Going Beyond Joplin and Green
Grace McCommon, PhD Candidate, University of Memphis
4pm
Closing Remarks
Jennifer McGillan
