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Acknowledgements The “Shining a Light” collection was partially made possible via an Inclusive Excellence grant through a University of Missouri System initiative to encourage greater research opportunities for projects that focus on diversity, inclusivity, and underrepresented groups. Additionally, the UMKC Libraries have contributed in the purchasing, processing, and promotion of this collection. It is our intention that this resource continues to grow as the library acquires more works by underrepresented composers, shining a light on those who bring diverse perspectives and ideas to the Western art music community. Grant team Nara Newcomer Bryanna Beasley Andrew Stadler Additional project team members Libby Hanssen Sean McCue Buddy Pennington Scott Powell Wendy Sistrunk Pat Wenzel Additional support and input provided by UMKC Libraries Administration UMKC Libraries Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee UMKC Conservatory faculty and students Works written by composers from marginalized communities have historically been underperformed, understudied, and underappreciated. According to a study by the Institute for Composer Diversity, in the 2019-2020 “mainstage” season of 120 American orchestras, only 8% of programmed works are by women, and only 6% are by composers from underrepresented racial, ethnic, and cultural heritages. In total, only 11% of programmed works are written by “underrepresented composers,” due to the intersectionality of identity. Unfortunately, score publishing and collecting often follows these trends, perpetuating the misconception that only white men can compose music and that music of the past is more valuable than the music of today. The University of Missouri–Kansas City Music/Media Library saw the lack of composer diversity in our collection and sought to improve it by creating the "Shining a Light" score initiative and website, focusing on twenty-first century music as a means of lifting up primarily living, currently active composers. The works included represent a variety of genres and instrumentation. Use this site to explore composers’ profiles, read biographies, access composer websites, search for repertoire, and listen to recordings. exhibits.library.umkc.edu/s/shining-a-light/ Our ultimate goal is to encourage more diverse repertoire at UMKC and around the world.
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AcknowledgementsThe “Shining a Light” collection waspartially made possible via anInclusive Excellence grant through aUniversity of Missouri System initiativeto encourage greater researchopportunities for projects that focuson diversity, inclusivity, andunderrepresented groups. Additionally,the UMKC Libraries have contributedin the purchasing, processing, andpromotion of this collection. It is ourintention that this resource continuesto grow as the library acquires moreworks by underrepresentedcomposers, shining a light on thosewho bring diverse perspectives andideas to the Western art musiccommunity. Grant teamNara NewcomerBryanna BeasleyAndrew Stadler Additional project team membersLibby HanssenSean McCueBuddy PenningtonScott PowellWendy SistrunkPat Wenzel Additional support and input provided byUMKC Libraries AdministrationUMKC Libraries Diversity, Equity, and InclusionCommitteeUMKC Conservatory faculty and students
Works written by composers frommarginalized communities have historicallybeen underperformed, understudied, andunderappreciated. According to a study by the Institute forComposer Diversity, in the 2019-2020“mainstage” season of 120 Americanorchestras, only 8% of programmed worksare by women, and only 6% are bycomposers from underrepresented racial,ethnic, and cultural heritages. In total, only11% of programmed works are written by“underrepresented composers,” due to theintersectionality of identity. Unfortunately,score publishing and collecting oftenfollows these trends, perpetuating themisconception that only white men cancompose music and that music of the pastis more valuable than the music of today. The University of Missouri–Kansas CityMusic/Media Library saw the lack ofcomposer diversity in our collection andsought to improve it by creating the"Shining a Light" score initiative andwebsite, focusing on twenty-first centurymusic as a means of l ifting up primarilyliving, currently active composers. The works included represent a variety ofgenres and instrumentation. Use this siteto explore composers’ profiles, readbiographies, access composer websites,search for repertoire, and listen torecordings.
exhibits.library.umkc.edu/s/shining-a-light/
Our ultimate goal is toencourage more diverserepertoire at UMKC andaround the world.
Marcos Balter Lauren Bernofsky VictoriaBond Anthony Braxton Leo Brouwer Margaret Brouwer Ann Carr-Boyd ChenYi Unsuk Chin Chou Wen-chung AnnCleare Valerie Coleman Viet Cuong Chaya Czernowin Paquito D'Rivera Emma Lou Diemer Emily Doolittle DuYun Stacy Garrop Sofia Gubaidulina Juliana Hall Barbara Harbach JenniferHigdon Adriana Hölszky Betsy Jolas Jennifer Jolley Laura Kaminsky LoriLaitman Libby Larsen Nicola LeFanu Lei Liang Tania León George E.Lewis Liza Lim Ursula Mamlok Elena Mendoza Jessica Meyer Jessie Montgomery Isabel Mundry Thea Musgrave Olga Neuwirth Akira Nishimura Emma O'Halloran Younghi Pagh-Paan Hilda Paredes Gemma Peacocke MartaPtaszyńska Shulamit Ran Kaija SaariahoRhian Samuel Jeff Scott Alice Shields Roberto Sierra Alvin Singleton Kate Soper Ingrid Stölzel Augusta Read Thomas OmarThomas Katia Tiutiunnik Joan Tower Chinary Ung Melinda Wagner ShelleyWashington Judith Weir Julia Wolfe XiWang Ruth Zechlin Zhou Long Zhou Tian Ellen Taaffe Zwilich ... and more to come.
SCORES cont.: Twilight Colors Chou Wen-Chung M662.C46 T84 2007Run in a Graveyard Du Yun M298.D8 R85 2009Night-shining White Zhou Tian M557.4.Z656 N55 2019 BOOKS: Cubano Be Cubano Bop Leonardo Acosta
ML3509.C88 A2713 2003Composition Notes Anthony Braxton
MT145.B79 B7 1988 Thea Musgrave: A Bio-Bibliography Donald L. Hixon
ML134.M967 H6 1984Brass Music of Black Composers: A Bibliography
Aaron Horne ML128.W5 H62 1996
A Power Stronger Than Itself George E. Lewis
ML3508.8.C5 L48 2008 (also available online)
Towards a twenty-first-century feminist politics of music
Sally MacarthurML82 .M23 2010
Kaija Saariaho Pirkko Moisala ML410.S114 M65 2009 (also available online)
Composition in the digital world Robert Raines ML390 .R138 201
Emma Lou Diemer: A Bio-Bibliography Ellen Grolman Schlegel ML134.D28 S35 2001
MEDIA: Light Margaret Brouwer CD 2004:619 Pacific Ridge Emma Lou Diemer CD 2013:496 The Canticle of the Sun Sofia Gubaidulina 2012:1321 Imani Winds CD 2007:571 Milou Lei Liang CD 2011:539 Solo flights CD 2001:590 Melinda Wagner CD 2013:445Rapid Fire Jennifer Higdon CD 2016:898L'amour de loin Kaija Saariaho M1500 .S127 A46 2005
Hear tracks on the UMKC Music/Media Library "Shining a Light" SoundCloud playlist.
Selected Resources: SCORES:Big Talk Shelley Washington M289 .W37 B5 2017All Around Sound Libby Larsen M1045 .L37 A277Twilight Colors Chou Wen-chung, M662 .C46 T84 2007Concerto de Benicassim Leo Brouwer
M1037.4 .G8 B762 2006Ignis fatuus Marcos Balter M42.B32 I56 2017 Musica solaris Lauren Bernofksky
M557.4.B468 M87 2001Gougalōn, Unsuk Chin M985.C46 G68 2017Dorchadas Ann Cleare M947.C512 D66 2016 Electric Aroma Viet Cuong M447.C86 E43 2017 Pieces of Sanity Stacy Garrop M269.G27 P53 2010 O Mistress Mine Juliana Hall M1621.4.H355 O25 2017 The Music of Anthony Braxton Mike HeffleyML410.B834 H44 1996 Five songs : on texts by Fauset and Grimké, Laura Kaminsky M1621.K365 S66 2015 Orange Afternoon Lover Lori Laitman
M1621.4.L25 O72 2007 Toque Tania León M785.L46 T66 2006Source Code Jessie Montgomery M452.M665 S66 2013 Night Music Emma O’Halloran M457.2.O42 N54 2017A Swift Radiant Morning Rhian Samuel
M1621.4.L25 O72 2007 Startin' sumthin' Jeff Scott M557.S416 S72 2014 Sahityam for marimba Alice Shields M175.X6 S42 2002 Valerie ColemanIpsa dixit Kate Soper M1613.3.S685 I67 2016With Eyes Open Ingrid Stölzel M269.S76 W57 2015Twilight Butterfly Augusta Read Thomas
M1621.T42595 T84 2013Of Our New Day Begun Omar Thomas
M1245.T495 O42 2015Winter Blossom Xi Wang M1245.X5 W56 2017
