Robert Spano
2012 Residency Information and Events
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Music Director Robert Spano is Emory University Distinguished Artist in Residence for a three-year term from spring 2010 through spring 2012. Emory has appointed seven scholars to similar roles in recent years, including His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama, Presidential Distinguished Professor, and Salman Rushdie, Distinguished Writer in Residence.
"The appointment of Robert Spano supports Emory's artistic and creative goals," says Emory University President James Wagner. "Spano is an invaluable asset to Emory and the Southeast, and, on a global level, a key figure in the arts."
The residency, the latest in a series of connections between Emory, Maestro Spano and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, is made possible by funds especially designated to foster significant collaborations and partnerships for the benefit of Emory students, scholars, and the University as a whole. The residency has the potential to enhance the educational experiences of Emory's 12,500 students from the Emory College of Arts and Sciences and multidisciplinary graduate programs as well as the community at large.
Year One
Year one of the residency took place from March 28 - Apr. 18, 2010. It included four performances, three of which were part of Maestro Spano's co-taught seminar "Harmonic Experience: Metaphysics and Music", a Creativity Conversation with Emory University Secretary & Vice President Rosemary Magee, more than 15 lectures across a variety of disciplines, and Emory ensemble rehearsals.
Year Two
Year two of the residency took place from Mar. 20 - Apr. 8, 2011. Maestro Spano co-taught a seminar with Sociology professor Timothy Dowd entitled "Music in America: Its Changing Social Landscape" and gave a performance of John Cage's "Lecture on Nothing." He also participated in Creativity Conversations with Emory Distinguished Writer in Residence Salman Rushdie; poet Rita Dove and composer Alvin Singleton; and pianist and Candler Series artist Simone Dinnerstein.
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