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"Alice Shields (born Alice F. Shields, Manhattan, New York, February 18, 1943) is an American classical composer. She is a respected electronic composer"America's Women Composers: Up from the Footnotes". Author(s): Jeannie G. Pool. Source: Music Educators Journal, Vol. 65, No. 5, (Jan., 1979), pp. 28-41. Published by: MENC: The National Association for Music Education. Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3395571. Accessed: 27 June 2008 16:44. particularly known for her cross-cultural work in opera. As a performer, Shields has been a professional opera singer, performing both traditional and modern roles with the New York City Opera, Metropolitan Opera At-The-Forum, Washington National Opera, Clarion Music Society, Wolf Trap Opera, the Lake George Opera Festival and other opera companies. During the 1990s she intensively studied and performed South Indian Bharata Natyam dance- drama as a vocalist, performing nattuvangam, a form of South Indian rhythmic recitation with the Swati Bhise Bharata Natyam Dance Company, at venues including the United Nations, Asia Society and Wesleyan University. All Shields' compositions since 2000 reflect her immersion in Indian classical music and drama. Since 2016 Shields has been involved in the study of Noh theater. Shields earned three degrees from Columbia University including the Doctor of Musical Arts in music composition, studying with Vladimir Ussachevsky, Jack Beeson, Otto Luening and Chou Wen-Chung. She served as Associate Director of the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center and Director for Development of the Columbia University Computer Music Center. She has taught the psychology of Music as Professor of Psychology at New York University and lectures on the psychology of music at institutions including the Santa Fe Opera, CUNY Center for Developmental Neuroscience, International Society for Research on Emotion, American Psychological Association and the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis. Shields' 2018 environmental opera "ZHAOJÜN - The Woman Who Saved the World" for soprano, baritone and seven instruments was performed in concert in November, 2018 by the Association for the Promotion of New Music at the Baruch Performing Arts Center in New York City. In this opera, to end environmental destruction and create universal peace, Zhaojün steps out of ancient times into the 21st century to confront a character called The Emperor. Shields' 2010 feminist opera Criseyde is a radical re-write of Geoffrey Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde, and is sung in Middle English. It was performed in concert at the New York City Opera VOX Festival in May 2008. Shields' work is published by the American Composers Alliance: , and is recorded on Koch International Classics, New World, CRI, American Composers Alliance Recordings, Tellus, Opus One and Albany Records. Musical Works= Opera * JACK DUNNE'S’ REVENGE (1966) - opera in 1 act, for 2 singers & chamber orchestra; libretto & choreography by the composer in Middle English and Renaissance English, on the death-obsessed writings of John Donne & medieval English plays * The ODYSSEY of ULYSSES the PALMIPED (Odyssey 1) (1968) - opera in 1 act for 2 singers, male chorus & 4 instruments; libretto by the composer based on Roger Gilbert- LeConte’s Dada play The Odyssey of Ulysses the Palmiped * ODYSSEY 2 (1970) - opera in 1 act for 2 singers, male chorus, piano & percussion; libretto & choreography by the composer in Noh Theater style; based on the Egyptian Book of the Dead and Roger Gilbert-LeConte's Dada play "The Odyssey of Ulysses the Palmiped": two men aggress against each other * ODYSSEY 3 (1975) - opera in 1 act for 2 singers, male chorus & 21-piece chamber orchestra; libretto & choreography by the composer in Noh Theater style; on language from the Homeric Odyssey: Odysseus meets his son Telemachos without recognizing him, and tricks him * SHAMAN (1987) - opera in 1 act for 4 singers, chorus, 4 instruments & fixed audio media; libretto by the composer & Edward Barrett based on Native American shamanism * WRAECCA (1989) - opera in 1 act for 3 singers, cello & piano, based on Gregorian Chant & Anglo-Saxon poems; libretto by the composer, in which the god Odin manages to sacrifice himself * KOMACHI AT SEKIDERA (1990) - opera in 1 act for soprano, alto flute & koto; libretto by the composer based on the Noh play Sekidera Komachi * MASS FOR THE DEAD (1992) - opera in 1 act for 4 singers, chorus, 4 instruments & fixed audio media; libretto by the composer set in Latin, Greek and English, based on a ghost story & the Requiem Mass * SHIVATANZ (1993) - opera in 1 act for mezzo- soprano and fixed audio media; libretto by the composer based on traditional Sanskrit hymn to the god Shiva, and poem to Devi in Hindi by Shields * APOCALYPSE (1994) - opera in 2 acts for 3 singers, chorus, dancers, electric guitar, electronic keyboard & fixed audio media; libretto by the composer based on Greek, Gaelic, and Sanskrit texts; choreography by the composer in Bharata Natyam style * CRISEYDE (2010) - opera in 2 acts for 4 singers, ensemble of 3 singers & 14 solo instruments; the libretto by the composer is a feminist reworking of Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde, sung in Middle English. * ZHAOJÜN - The Woman Who Saved the World (2018) - opera in 1 act for soprano, baritone & 7 instruments; libretto by the composer, inspired by ancient Chinese poetry & plays: to stop environmental destruction & create universal peace, Zhaojün steps out of ancient times into the 21st century to confront the Emperor, the modern ruler of the world. Instrument and Electronics * Azure (2003) for flute, violin, viola, cello & fixed audio media, in Todi raga * Mioritza — Requiem for Rachel Corrie (2004) for solo trombone & fixed audio media, with poem by Shields * Kyrielle (2005) for solo violin and fixed audio media, based on Gregorian chants associated with the Virgin Mary. * The River of Memory (2008) for solo trombone & fixed audio media Vocal and Instrumental * Two Amerindian Poems (1965) for 2 unaccompanied voices, on Native American poems * Three Songs on Poems of Samuel Beckett (1965) for voice & cello * Sow (as in“pig”) (1966) cantata for mezzo-soprano, baritone, 2 choruses & chamber ensemble, based on Medieval English mystery plays * Wildcat Songs (1966) for soprano & piccolo, in English, based on Native American shaman's song * Spring Music (1967) for soprano, trumpet & oboe, on poem of Ronald Johnson * The Storyteller (1967) cantata for bass-baritone and orchestra, on Native American story * Richard III: Speeches for Male Actor, Trumpet and Drum (1968) incidental music for Shakespeare’s “Richard III” * Incidental Music for Solo Singer in Strindberg’s “The Father” (1968) incidental music for theater * Neruda Songs (1981) for soprano & cello, in English, on poems of Pablo Neruda * Levertov Songs (1986) for mezzo-soprano & viola, on poems by Denise Levertov * Aurora (1987) for violin & oboe * Ave (1989) music-drama in one act for unaccompanied mezzo-soprano & baritone * Rani tero (2002) for alto, four viols & tambura, on traditional poem in Hindi, in raga Puria Dhaneshri * From the Ocean of Beauty - Saundarya Lahari (2006) for flute, viola & harp * Hindustani Songs (2013) three songs for soprano & piano, on traditional Indian melodies * Namasté (2013) for mezzo-soprano & piano, on traditional Indian poem * Larynx (2018) for piccolo, piano & three percussionists * The Wind in the Pines (2018) for soprano, alto recorder, alto flute, Renaissance bray harp, oud & percussion(1), based on the Noh play Matsukaze; commissioned by Chamber Music America Electronic / Fixed Audio Media * Electronic Cues for Sam Shepard’s Radio Plays “Icarus” and “4-H Club" (1966) directed by Sam Shepard & Omar Shapli, with featured actor Joseph Chaikin, for Riverside Radio (WRVR) * Electronic Cues for Robert Ward’s opera “The Crucible” (1966) composed assisting Vladimir Ussachevsky, with Shields’ electronically-manipulated singing voice, for performances at the Lake George Opera Festival * Walking on the Surface of the Sun (1967) electronic music * My Feathers are Growing Longer (1967) electronic music for modern dance * Electronic Cues to Marvin Levy’s opera “Mourning Becomes Electra” (1967) composed assisting Vladimir Ussachevsky, for the Metropolitan Opera premiere at Lincoln Center of Marvin Levy’s opera “Mourning Becomes Electra”, using Shields’ electronically-manipulated singing voice; conducted by Zubin Mehta * Line of Apogee (1967) electronic film score composed with Vladimir Ussachevsky & Pril Smiley for the psychedelic film “Line of Apogee” by Lloyd Williams * Incredible Voyage (1967) the first feature-length electronic music score for television; composed with Vladimir Ussachevsky, Otto Luening & Pril Smiley for CBS-TV documentary narrated by Walter Cronkite * The Witches’ Scenes from Macbeth (1968) electronic incidental music for the Stratford Shakespeare Festival (Conn.), directed by John Houseman * Study for Voice and Tape (1969) Shields' recorded voice sings; on poem by Shields * The Transformation of Ani (1970) Shields' recorded voice chants and sings from the Egyptian Book of the Dead. * We (1970) electronic score for radio play of Yevgeny Zamiatin’s 1920’s futurist novel, for the Canadian Broadcasting System, composed with Vladimir Ussachevsky * Farewell to a Hill (1975) bells, the cries of mallard ducks and electronic sounds; the first quadraphonic recording of electronic music (released by Atlantic Records) * Incidental Music for “Woyzeck” for Four Actor-Singers (1988) theatrical incidental music for Georg Büchner’s play “Woyzeck" * The Red Woman (An Bean Rua) (1993) for female actor & fixed audio media; English & recorded Irish poem by Shields * The Lament of the Fairies (Port Na bPucai) (1993) fixed audio with recorded voice singing in Irish; from the West Coast of Ireland * Snow (1993) for male actor & fixed audio media; on the poem “Snow,” by Greg Muirhead; the live narrator speaks of a homeless man frozen to death in the snow * Hier Spukt Es, Fragile Breakfast, and Sparkling Brains: Three Animations created on Macromedia Director and KPT Bryce" (1995-1996) poems and graphics by Alice Shields * Vegetable Karma (1999) in Todi raga, with sounds sampled from hiphop * Dust (2001) in Madhuwanti raga & Todi raga, with traditional Bharata Natyam jethi-s (rhythmic cycles * Shenandoah (2002) for modern dance, based on oral histories of recent immigrants to the Shenandoah Valley * The Mud Oratorio (2003) for modern dance, on two Nature Conservancy swamps * White Heron Dance (2017) for Noh Theater dancer, based on the Japanese Sa-gi Mai ritual: a human being experiences a moment of union with the sounds of nature Discography * Farewell to a Hill, Atlantic Records (Finnadar), the first quadraphonic recording of electronic music - 1975 * Wildcat Songs, Opus One Records #13 Stephanie Kurash, soprano; Paul Dunkel, piccolo - 1976 * Neruda Songs, Opus One Records #83 Johanna Arnold, soprano; Andre Emilianoff, cello - 1983 * Coyote, Composers Recordings Inc. CRI#495 From the electronic opera SHAMAN, with Shields' voice - 1984 * Voices, Tellus #22 Created on the SUN computer, using sampled Gregorian chant - 1988 * Rhapsody for Piano and Tape, Opus One Records #94 Yolanda Liepa, piano - ? * Line of Apogee, New World Records #80389, composed assisting Vladimir Ussachevsky - 1991 * El's Aria, Opus One records #90, aria for soprano, flute and fixed audio media from the opera SHAMAN - ? * Apocalypse - An Electronic Opera New World Records #NWCR647, with Michael Willson, baritone; Alice Shields, mezzo-soprano & Jim Matus, electric guitar - 1993 * Study for Voice and Tape, Dance Piece No.3, New World Records #80521, sung by Shields - 1997 * Komachi at Sekidera", Koch International Classics #3-7503-2111 - ? * The Transformation of Ani", New World Records #80644 (digital re-issue from 1970)- 2006 * Organ Screaming & Dawn Wind, New World Records #NWCR670, from the opera Apocalypse, sung by Shields - 2007 * Shenandoah - Three Electronic Works Albany Records #TROY699 - 2004 * The Transformation of Ani, New World Records #NWCRL268 - 2010 * Kyrelle, Albany Records #TROY1305, for violin & fixed audio media, with Airi Yoshioka, violin * White Heron Dance, ACA Recordings #USA-ACA193428351646; based on the Japanese Sa-gi Mai ritual: a human being experiences a moment of union with the sounds of nature - 2018 Filmography * Cycle of Apples (2019), a collaboration between Shields and Maha Al-Saati. The film includes the opera pieces Agnus Dei (1992), Criseyde's Dream (2008), Quartet for Piano and Percussion (2016), The River of Memory for trombone & electronics (2016). ReferencesExternal links *Alice Shields official site *Alice Shields page from American Music Center site *Video Archive *"Women in Sound Art: Seven Musical Micro-Portraits" *"Women Composers and Music Technology in the United States: Crossing the Line " by Elizabeth Hinkle-Turner *"The Columbia- Princeton Electronic Music Center" *"Women and music technology: pioneers, precedents and issues in the United States" Category:1943 births Category:20th-century classical composers Category:21st-century American composers Category:21st-century classical composers Category:American classical composers Category:American female classical composers Category:American electronic musicians Category:American opera composers Category:Columbia University School of the Arts alumni Category:Living people Category:Women in classical music Category:American women in electronic music Category:Female opera composers Category:20th-century American women musicians Category:20th-century American composers Category:21st-century American women musicians Category:20th-century women composers Category:21st-century women composers "
"The Combined Universities in Cornwall (CUC) () is a project to provide higher education in Cornwall, England, which is one of the poorest areas of the United Kingdom in terms of GVA per capita. History Developed in the early 2000s, following the work of the Camborne and University of Cornwall Support Group (a pressure group that is composed mostly of Cornish graduates), professionals founded the CUC in 1997 to seek a collaboration of all HE providers in Cornwall in working towards the establishment of a free-standing Cornish university in the future and to oppose the loss of the Camborne School of Mines from the depressed towns, Camborne and Redruth. With funds from the European Union Objective One and the South West Regional Development Agency, the CUC serves to fight the "brain drain" of students to the rest of the United Kingdom. Historically, most Cornish students have had to leave the county to obtain higher education, and they then never returned to contribute their knowledge and skills to the Cornish economy. The establishment of CUC is itself a contribution to the expansion of the Cornish economy, and all proposed developments within the CUC umbrella are required to show how they will contribute to Cornish prosperity. Like a number of other recent projects in UK higher education, CUC involves collaboration between several institutions, but it is probably unique in the number and range of institutions involved. It is conceived on a "hub and spokes" model, with different institutions offering different kinds of provision in different locations. The CUC central administration is based at Trevenson House in Pool, Cornwall, and the "rim" sites have been placed at a number of different locations.CUC n.d. CUC Structure. Available Online at: (visited 18/06/09) There are in fact two "hubs". One is the Tremough campus, originally developed for the Falmouth College of Arts (now Falmouth University). Here, degrees are offered by Falmouth University and by the University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus; the University of Exeter has international-standard research teams located here. Halls of residence are provided, and the campus attracts students on a national and international basis, though it is also intended to be attractive to local students. The second hub is the "health spa" at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske site, which provides facilities for the Peninsula Medical School (a joint operation of the University of Exeter, the University of Plymouth, and the National Health Service in Devon and Cornwall), and for the Institute of Health Studies of the University of Plymouth, which teaches nursing and other subjects allied to medicine. The "rim" consists of two tertiary institutions: Cornwall College and Truro and Penwith College, which, in addition to their further education work, offer a range of higher education courses from sub-degree to master's degree level under franchise from the University of Plymouth.Cornwall College 2009. University level courses at Camborne. Available Online at: (visited 18/06/09)Truro College/Higher Education 2008. Education - Teaching Courses Available Online at: http://www.trurocollege.ac.uk/page.php?pageID=442 (Visited 18/06/09) These colleges are part of the University of Plymouth Colleges network (UPC), and their courses are particularly (though not exclusively) aimed at encouraging wider participation in higher education by students from the South West of Britain.University of Plymouth n.d. University of Plymouth Colleges - Welcome. Available Online at: http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/pages/view.asp?page=6738 (visited 18/06/09) Partnership and institutions CUC exists as an unincorporated associationCUC n.d. CUC Structure. Available Online at: (visited 18/06/09) between the following universities and colleges:CUC n.d. BBC 2005. £55m expansion for universities. Available Online at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/4377061.stm (visited 18/06/09)CUC n.d. About CUC. Available Online at: (visited 18/06/09) *University of Exeter, including the Camborne School of Mines and the Institute of Cornish Studies *University of Plymouth *Peninsula Medical School (a joint operation of the Exeter and Plymouth universities) *Falmouth University *Cornwall College *Truro and Penwith College References External links * Combined Universities in Cornwall official site * OFSTED Report (on the FE provision) Category:Education in Cornwall "
"Oregon Route 131 (OR 131), known as the Netarts Highway No. 131 (see Oregon highways and routes), is a state highway in the U.S. state of Oregon. The route runs from the coastal community of Oceanside to an intersection with U.S. Route 101 (US 101) and OR 6 in Tillamook, Oregon. The highway is long. Netarts Highway No. 131 was established in 1940, and was designated OR 131 in 2002. Route description OR 131's western terminus in the town of Oceanside. The eastern terminus of OR 131 in Tillamook at US 101 and OR 6\. The western terminus of OR 131 is in the town of Oceanside, located in between Cape Meares and Cape Lookout in Tillamook County. From there, the highway heads south through Netarts, and then heads east. The highway then turns north, finally turning east before it ends in downtown Tillamook, at an intersection with US 101 and OR 6\. The stretch of the highway between Oceanside, and an intersection south of Netarts, is part of the Three Capes Scenic Route, as is the easternmost stretch of the highway approaching Tillamook. History The Netarts Highway No. 131 was established as a secondary highway on November 13, 1940. On September 19, 2002, OR 131 was assigned to the Netarts Highway. Major intersectionsReferences Category:2002 establishments in Oregon 131 Category:Transportation in Tillamook County, Oregon "