{"id":5166,"date":"2023-12-04T21:49:55","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T21:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/?p=5166"},"modified":"2023-12-04T21:49:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T21:49:59","slug":"cosmic-harmonies-combines-southern-history-music-and-remembrance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2023\/12\/04\/cosmic-harmonies-combines-southern-history-music-and-remembrance\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Cosmic Harmonies’ combines Southern history, music and remembrance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION<\/a>) \u2014 An event that combined music and art finally came to fruition inside TROY’s International Arts Center (IAC<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday afternoon, the IAC held its “Cosmic Harmonies” event. The performance was the result of a collaboration among the IAC, the Long School of Music, local artist Fred “Nall” Hollis<\/a> and late composer Robert W. Smith<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We hosted the premiere of ‘Cosmic Harmonies,’ which is a piece composed by the late Robert W. Smith and it is composed for Dr. Jillian Camwell on oboe and Dr. Hui-Ting Yang<\/a> on the piano,” said IAC Director and Curator Carrie Jaxon. “The selected pieces that were played were chosen based on music that was inspired by artwork created by Nall Hollis.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this year Jaxon, Camwell, and Smith walked through Nall’s gallery inside the IAC. There, they chose three different pieces that would lay the foundation for Smith’s compositions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Camwell’s website<\/a>, much of Cosmic Harmonies was inspired by Hollis’ paintings that “challenge the traditional image of the \u201cSouthern Belle\u201d by depicting an African-American woman in full splendor.”<\/p>\n\n\n

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“Alternative Southern Belle” by Fred “Nall” Hollis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

“He [Smith] composed about two years ago,” Camwell explained. “It was premiered last year by an oboist in Illinois. Today was the first time that it was performed with oboe and piano.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Cosmic Harmonies” was originally set to debut in October but was delayed due to Smith’s unexpected death. His widow, Susan Smith, stood in his place during Friday’s performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION) \u2014 An event that combined music and art finally came to fruition inside TROY’s International Arts Center (IAC).<\/p>\n

Friday afternoon, the IAC held its “Cosmic Harmonies” event. The performance was the result of a collaboration among the IAC, the Long School of Music, local artist Fred “Nall” Hollis and late composer Robert…<\/p>\n

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