Salles to Give Spring Distinguished Faculty Lecture on April 28

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On Wednesday, April 28, from 4 to 5:15 p.m., Felipe Salles, department of music and dance, will present a talk in the spring 2021 Distinguished Faculty Lecture series. His talk, “The New Immigrant Experience: The Creation of a Multi-Media Jazz Work,” will be delivered via Zoom webinar. Registration is now open.

Professor Salles will explore the creative process behind “The New Immigrant Experience,” from conducting the video interviews, identifying and creating the musical themes and transcribing the speech patterns of the Dreamers, to designing the overall concepts for the video and live music aspects of the piece. Musical examples and their connection with the video excerpts will be analyzed and discussed during this talk.

Following in the tradition of Duke Ellington’s “Black, Brown and Beige,” John Coltrane’s 
“Alabama,” and Max Roach’s “Freedom Now Suite,”“The New Immigrant Experience” highlights the plight of undocumented immigrants protected by DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), also known as the Dreamers. This immersive, concert-length multimedia work interweaves pre-recorded video interview excerpts into a large jazz ensemble live performance.

Introductions will be given by John McCarthy, provost and senior vice chancellor for academic affairs, and Barbara Krauthamer, dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Art. Q&A to follow lecture.