These free lectures from Professor Anthony Buck will explore the music of many cultural groups in the U.S., how they describe our broader society, and how music has brought our nation together.
Free lectures from Professor Anthony Buck, who has broad expertise as a musician and theatrical artist working in opera, operetta, musical theater, concerts, recitals, and plays. His experience includes directing, conducting, singing, acting, writing, composing, translating, and producing. As an educator, he has taught voice, music history, theory, and opera workshop at both Utah Valley University and Salt Lake Community College. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Utah.
June 19: How Rock and Roll Desegregated America - The civil rights movement and legislative action played their part, but popular music played a crucial role in changing the hearts and minds of the generation who saw desegregation take hold.
July 3: Jazz: America's Musical Gumbo - New Orleans was the birthplace of both gumbo and jazz music, both distinctive concoctions that draw on rich mixtures of cultures that might not seem to go together. What makes Jazz American, and what makes it a gumbo?
July 17: Finding America's Classical Sound - the United States has been a cultural leader around the world for decades, but it wasn't always so. How did a country that once only knew how to imitate other musical voices finally develop a musical voice that has changed the world.
EVENT TYPE: | Cultures & Diversity | Conversations | Arts & Creativity |
The Salt Lake City Public Library's Marmalade Branch is the anchor of a mixed-use project developed as a key part of the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) of Salt Lake City's master plan for the Marmalade/West Capitol Hill area of the city. The neighborhood serves as a gateway to Salt Lake City from the north, and the Marmalade Branch is both a hub for neighborhood gatherings and an important welcome for visitors, highlighting a focus on development in the area. On-street parking is available on 500 North and 300 West, and UTA routes offer service with stops immediately in front of the Library on 300 West.
The two-story Marmalade Branch, designed by Blalock & Partners Architectural Design Studio and completed in early 2016, provides 18,600 square feet of new construction to support a thriving and growing community. The first floor includes the Moka Cafe, featuring local coffee and chocolate; a Creative Lab with the latest maker technologies like 3D printing and music-making software as well as "old school" tech such as sewing machines and a turntable; a flexible Children's area; and the very popular Music and Movies collection. The second floor includes the Adult collection, study rooms for a range of group sizes, and a large, flexible multi-purpose room with tiered seating to allow for a wide variety of events. The multi-purpose room has already been very popular with the community, hosting community feedback sessions, film screenings, TEDx events, music recitals, and the highly-popular Coffee and Chocolate Society. The second floor also features a wrap-around terrace offering views of the Capitol Building to the east, Salt Lake City's picturesque skyline and landscape to the south and, to the north, views to a public plaza and open green space as part of a new mixed-use development.
The project utilizes an exterior shading device along the west-facing glass to minimize solar heat gain yet still promote a dynamic interaction with the street and passersby. Its compact footprint reduces land use and allows for a high-performance building envelope. The use of LED lights, lighting control systems, occupancy sensors, and daylight harvesting reduce the amount of electrical energy consumption while the flood of natural light creates an inviting interior environment for patrons and an efficient, balanced workplace for staff. In honor of these sustainability features, the Marmalade Branch was awarded the LEED Silver certification from the US Green Building Council (USGBC).
