Stephanie,

I used a professional bluegrass musician who established and runs the only four-year degree program in bluegrass music in the country here at one of our state colleges. (Hey, it's probably better than a business degree right about now!) The college has also hosted our state folk music festival since 1950 and he is involved in that too with a strong knowledge of the indigenous styles of our mountain music.

Mark Payne, Program Officer
West Virginia Humanities Council
1310 Kanawha Blvd. E., Charleston, WV 25301
304.346.8500 ~ 304.346.8504 (fax)
www.wvhumanities.org

Cultivating the West Virginia state of mind.

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From: Museum on Main Street [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Horsley, Stephanie
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 11:37 AM
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Subject: New Harmonies Scholar

Hello all,

Our state is hosting New Harmonies in 2012, so I’m in the process of searching for scholars and host sites. For those states who have already had the exhibit, is it best to look for scholars with Music Ed. backgrounds or is there another discipline I should be focusing on?

Thanks for your help!

Stephanie

Stephanie Horsley

Program Director

South Dakota Humanities Council

1215 Trail Ridge Road, Ste. A

Brookings, SD 57006-4107

P 605-688-6113 F 605-688-4531

www.sdhumanities.org