{"id":32582,"date":"2013-11-19T13:40:05","date_gmt":"2013-11-19T19:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=32582"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:27:09","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:27:09","slug":"musical-performance-honors-poet-laureate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/musical-performance-honors-poet-laureate\/","title":{"rendered":"Musical Performance Honors Poet Laureate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Acclaimed classical composer, violinist and violist Maria Newman performed a free concert in the J.D. Williams Library on Sept. 20 at the University of Mississippi.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/musical-performance-honors-poet-laureate\/maria-newman-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-32583\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32583 alignleft\" title=\"Maria Newman\" src=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Maria-Newman-168x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Maria-Newman-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Maria-Newman.jpg 555w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/a>Sponsored by the university\u2019s Department of Archives and Special Collections, the event drew a crowd of about 60 to hear the performance, which took place in the Faulkner Room.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving Maria Newman include the University of Mississippi in her concert tour across Southern states was truly an honor,\u201d said Jennifer Ford, associate professor and head of special collections. \u201cHer family ties to the state of Mississippi deeply influenced her music and resonated with the local audience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Newman\u2019s performance was themed \u201cUnlocking the Secrets of Louise Moss Montgomery,\u201d a musical tribute to her maternal grandmother who was the poet laureate of Mississippi from 1973 to 1978. UM Archives and Special Collections houses Montgomery\u2019s papers. For the performance, library specialist Lauren Rogers put together a display case of the materials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt felt appropriate that the performance should be here, where her grandmother&#8217;s collection is housed,\u201d said Greg Johnson, blues curator and associate professor. \u201cThe concert was outstanding. The musicians brought Louise Moss Montgomery\u2019s poems to life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Newman toured the South in September with esteemed members of the Malibu Coast Chamber Orchestra on a grant from the Malibu Friends of Music. Featured ensemble members for the tour were flutist Hal Ott, distinguished professor at Central Washington University; mezzo-soprano Diana Tash, professor of music\/voice at Los Angeles City College; violinist-violist Scott Hosfeld, conductor and music director of the Malibu Coast Chamber Orchestra and the Malibu Coast Silent Film Orchestra; and the Montgomery Arts House Percussion Ensemble.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tom Sawyer,<\/em> a silent, short film released in 1917, was screened as a part of the ensemble\u2019s repertoire. The music, an original score by Newman, was performed live to the film.<\/p>\n<p>Daughter of nine-time Academy Award-winning composer and conductor Alfred Newman, Maria Newman grew up amid the sounds of Hollywood. Her Southern-born and raised grandmother became her muse. Montgomery penned a newspaper column titled \u201cPoems of Simple Things\u201d and published numerous volumes of poetry.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by Montgomery\u2019s colorful verse, Newman\u2019s concert works include \u201cA Breath of Mississippi,\u201d \u201cSouthern Town Duos,\u201d \u201cSongs on Motherhood,\u201d \u201cA Little Book of Southern Carols,\u201d \u201cSing We of Music,\u201d \u201cTrail of Years\u201d<em>\u00a0<\/em>and \u201cAppalachian Duets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acclaimed classical composer, violinist and violist Maria Newman performed a free concert in the J.D. Williams Library on Sept. 20 at the University of Mississippi. 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