All NewsSnapshotsShasha Seminar Participants Celebrate Music and Public Life Olivia DrakeNovember 15, 20124minThe 11th Annual Shasha Seminar for Human Concerns was held on Nov. 8-9. The focus of this year’s seminar was Music and Public Life. In addition to lectures, seminar participants were treated to concerts and participated in musical performances. Endowed by James J. Shasha ’50 P’82, the seminar is an educational forum for Wesleyan alumni, students, faculty and friends that provides an opportunity to explore issues of global concern in a small seminar environment. Ethnomusicologist Anthony Seeger delivered the keynote address Nov. 8 titled, “Can We Safeguard Disappearing Musical Traditions? And If We Can, Should We?” Seeger is distinguished professor of ethnomusicology, emeritus, at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and director emeritus of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings at the Smithsonian Institution. More information on the 11th Annual Shasha Seminar is online here. (Photos by Dat Vu ’15) music and public lifeshasha seminar Related Articles All NewsIn the Media April 17, 2024 Mike Mavredakis Wesleyan in the News: April 2024 All NewsAlumniArts & HumanitiesFaculty April 17, 2024 Mike Mavredakis Wesleyan Faculty, Alumnus Awarded Guggenheim Fellowships in Choreography, Theatre All NewsArts & HumanitiesCampus News & Events April 16, 2024 Jeff Harder Democracy Demands Passionate Defense, Says Adam Gopnik of The New Yorker