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Finalists for the 2003 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research

Santa Barbara, California, March 28, 2003 -- The Association for Recorded Sound Collections is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2003 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research, to be awarded at a ceremony on May 31, 2003, during its annual conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Additional information about the annual conference and the ARSC Awards for Excellence can be found at www.arsc-audio.org.

Begun in 1991, the awards are given to authors of books, articles or recording liner notes to recognize those publishing the very best work today in recorded sound research. In giving these awards, ARSC recognizes the contributions of these individuals and aims to encourage others to emulate their high standards and to promote readership of their work. A maximum of two awards are presented annually in each category, for best history and best discography. Awards are presented to both the authors and publishers of winning publications.

Winners are chosen by an ARSC Awards Committee consisting of five elected judges representing specific fields of study in addition to the editor of the ARSC Journal and the President of ARSC. The 2003 ARSC Awards Committee consists of the following:

David Hamilton (doctoral faculty, The Juilliard School; an authority on classical music research)

Dan Morgenstern (Director, Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University; an authority on jazz.)

Richard Spottswood (record producer, author and broadcaster; an authority on folk, country, and ethnic music)

William L. Schurk (sound recordings archivist, Bowling Green State University; an authority on popular music)

Virginia Danielson (Richard F. French Librarian, Harvard University; an authority on ethnic and world music)

James Farrington (President of ARSC)

Barry Ashpole (Editor of the ARSC Journal)

The following research, published in 2002, has been nominated:

Best Research in General Discography and History of Recorded Sound

Music Inspired By Art: A Guide to Recordings, by Gary Evans (Scarecrow Press and the Music Library Association)

Founded in 1966, the Association for Recorded Sound Collections (http://www.arsc-audio.org) is a non-profit organization dedicated to research, study, publication, and information exchange surrounding all aspects of recordings and recorded sound. With members in twenty-three countries, the organization is comprehensive in scope and reflects the interests and concerns of its members, including historians, collectors, dealers, archivists, discographers, and recording engineers. Through its publications and meetings, ARSC provides a forum for the development and dissemination of information in all fields and periods of recording and in all sound media. In addition, ARSC works to encourage the preservation of historical recordings, to promote the exchange of research and information about them, and to foster an increased awareness of the importance of recorded sound as part of any cultural heritage.

From The Eye to the Ear: Music, Art-istically Speaking
For immediate release:	Contact:
December 23, 2002	Lisa J. Bowling, (540) 365-4307
Dr. Gary Evans, professor of music and the director of media services at Ferrum College, recently published Music Inspired By Art: A Guide to Recordings (Scarecrow Press), a guide to music that is rooted in or based upon various works of art (and nominated for an award- see below).
Order the book online here	Evans hopes the volume will be used by libraries, radio programmers, and teachers of art and music. The idea for the book originated in the fine arts courses Evans teaches at Ferrum, including an interdisciplinary course he developed, called Music Inspired By Literature And Art. In those classes, he experimented by having students look at a painting while listening to music inspired by the art. The exercises were successful: students' senses were stimulated, and discussion was always lively. Evans was also compelled to write the book because he discovered that there were very few resources in the area of music inspired by art, especially with regard to recorded examples which would be practical for teaching.
“ Music inspired by art began slowly in the mid-1800s. Works by a few pioneering composers were highly successful, and a huge outpouring of similar examples followed in the 20th century. My book documents the world's recorded legacy of art-inspired music. I believe it has extraordinary power to make the visual arts come alive,” he explains. His research for the book was funded through the Appalachian College Association’s Jean Ritchie Fellowship. According to the book’s preface, art is loosely defined as communication on canvas as well as other media such as painting, drawing, engraving, sculpture, architecture, glass, and mosaics. Evans is well known for his original compositions that have served as musical inspiration at Ferrum’s hallmark occasions. A pianist and composer, Evans serves as the composer-in-residence for the Franklin County (Virginia) Chorus. He was selected as a National Endowment for the Humanities 1994 Summer Fellow in the study of twentieth-century music. Ferrum College is a four-year, private, co-educational, liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. For more information on Ferrum, visit www.ferrum.edu. # # #