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Michael Holland
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012Biography Michael Holland straddles the ephemeral boundaries between percussion, theater, and movement. He serves on the music faculty of Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music where he is Artistic Director of Blair Percussion VORTEX, a group he describes as “a playground of invention, a virtual sandbox inviting actors, dancers, musicians, engineers—artists of all stripes—to ‘play’ More…
Interview with Daniel Bernard Roumain – Entrepreneur, composer, virtuoso violinist and Vanderbilt alumnus
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009The Curb Scholars Creative Leaders Salon series offers scholars the opportunity to engage with contemporary issues around creativity and culture, expressive life, leadership, enterprise and the public interest. The 2009 launch of the series featured Vanderbilt alumnus, visiting professor, composer, and violinist, Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR). DBR spoke passionately to the students about taking action to begin their path toward a successful career.
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Interview with Elizabeth Ash – Program Manager for Art in Embassies Program, U.S. Dept. of State
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009The first embrace of American culture is often through visual art for many people around the world. A decades old program in the U.S. Department of State enables American art to be exhibited in U.S. facilities in over 180 countries. Elizabeth Ash, a manager for the Art in Embassies Program, tells us about her special project More…
Interview with James Sanders – Copyright Registration Officer, U.S. Copyright Office
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009Armed with a law degree and a passion for all things musical, Vanderbilt alum James Sanders lands a government gig in the nation’s capitol. What guides this Atlanta native as he carves out a career path – one that sprouted from an early emersion in performing arts, expanded to the music licensing arena and now More…
Interview with Carol Balassa – Movie Diplomacy
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009The Curb Center’s first Senior Fellow entertains creating new movie networks to advance cultural diplomacy.
Foreign films like the sweeping success story “Slumdog Millionaire” rarely gain access to American screens. Yet U.S. films dominate motion picture markets in most countries. Does this imbalance affect America’s quest to win over its adversaries and bridge cultural understanding or does it foster resentment and forestall free trade? Former U.S. trade negotiator now the Curb Center’s first Senior Fellow, Carol Balassa, tackles this topic with Paula Cleggett. More…
Interview with Steven Hetcher – Vanderbilt Law School faculty
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008Interview with Steven Hetcher, Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University Steven A. Hetcher (B.A. Wisconsin 1983; M.A. University of Chicago (Public Policy) 1989; Ph.D. Illinois 1991 (Philosophy); J.D. Yale 1993) joined the Vanderbilt Law School faculty in 1998 after practicing at Arnold & Porter. He teaches Torts, the Law of Cyberspace, Regulation of the Internet, Copyright, More…
Interview with Mike Curb – Founder of Curb Records
Friday, September 16th, 2005Mike Curb, founder of Curb Records (www.curb.com) and legacy sponsor of the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy at Vanderbilt, met with Vanderbilt students, staff, and faculty at the Owen Graduate School of Management to talk about how a record company can continue to thrive in the era of Internet downloading and mass More…
Interview with Bruce Lundvall – President and CEO of EMI Jazz & Classics
Thursday, September 16th, 2004“A Conversation with Bruce Lundvall”, president and CEO of EMI Jazz & Classics (which includes the historic Blue Note Records), took place in front of an enthusiastic audience on the Vanderbilt campus on Thursday, September 30, 2004. During the event Lundvall spoke with Curb Center director Bill Ivey about his illustrious career, signing Norah Jones More…
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