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Title
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Interview Clip: Being an example of possibilities for Black music
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Description
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Recorded in Studio 2 (The Berg) in the Dance Building at the University of Michigan's School of Music, Theatre, and Dance.
[00:00:00] PATTERSON:
I wanted to make sure that the persons at the University of Michigan did not look upon me as an exception.
TOPPIN:
Right.
PATTERSON:
Uh, but looked upon me as a representative of the persons who were composing and performing, um, music, African-American music, of every kind. Not enough, because they weren't encouraged enough. But I wanted them to look upon my experiences and the support I received as a possibility for what they could experience and what could be contributed uh, from the body of—an existent body—of composers, performers of all kinds. So that's...
[00:01:05] TOPPIN:
And I noticed that in Voice, after you were hired, Seth McCoy, George Shirley, Earl Coleman, Shirley Verrett, were all of these hired while you were...
PATTERSON:
Yes.
TOPPIN:
Were you integral in bringing them on?
[00:01:25] PATTERSON:
I think, I must say that Paul Boylan was at that time associate dean and eventually grew into the deanship, And his role is not to be underestimated. His support and, of the on the campus presence of not only performers, but, uh, academitions [sic] in the discipline of music.
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Identifier
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PattersonToppininterviewclip5
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Creator
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Louise Toppin; Willis Patterson
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Date
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07/25/24
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Subject
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artistry; scholarship; expanding the repertoire; administration
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Type
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moving image
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Format
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mp4
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Relation
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Source
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Office at the University of Michigan's School of Music, Theatre, & Dance
