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<div>While this is a busy time of year, if you live in Southeast MIchigan and can swing it, Pam and I would love to see you next Monday evening at this event to honor Bob Gillespie. We all know how massive his contributions to string education have been and continue to be. </div>
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<div>Mike Hopkins nominated Bob for this award and it is heart-warming to see music ed recognized within the collegiate world. I know it meant so much to me in 2013. </div>
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<div>A thank you to Mike as well for his advocacy for string education within the music school and in our state! </div>
<div>Mike needed RSVPs on the link below by yesterday (sorry to be late writing this) but hopefully a few extra can be added.</div>
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<div>Sincerely,</div>
<div>Bob Phillips (the other Bob)<br>
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From: Michael Hopkins <mhopkins@umich.edu><br>
To: members@astamichigan.org <members@astamichigan.org><br>
Sent: Sat, Nov 27, 2021 4:22 pm<br>
Subject: [MASTA] Bob Gillespie Hall of Fame Alumni Award Reception December 6<br>
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<div>Dear MASTA members, <br>
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I am writing to invite you to a special event next week. I am
hosting a reception for Dr. Robert Gillespie, to present him with
the 2021 U-M Hall of Fame Alumni Award. The reception will take
place on <b>Monday December 6 from 6:30 - 7:30 PM in the Hussey
Room on the 2nd floor of the Michigan League.</b> Following the
reception, the University Symphony Orchestra will be performing in
Hill Auditorium at 8 PM. The concert is free, no tickets required.
The USO will perform Symphony No 3 by Johannes Brahms, Three Latin
American Dances by Gabriela Lena Frank (DMA ‘01, composition), and
La Valse by Maurice Ravel under the direction of Kenneth Kiesler.<br>
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Dr. Gillespie received his PhD in Music Education from U-M in 1985
and has had an incredibly distinguished career with really
important contributions to string education and ASTA (please see
his bio below). Joining me to present Dr. Gillespie with the award
and share some thoughts on his career will be Bob Phillips and
Robin Bloomberg. If you are currently near Ann Arbor we hope you
can join us to celebrate Dr. Gillespie's contributions to string
education. U-M catering will be providing food and beverages.<br>
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If you are able to join us, please RSVP using this Google Form: <br>
<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://forms.gle/CmxuEtjCyNfMxrYB9" class="yiv3512003200moz-txt-link-freetext">https://forms.gle/CmxuEtjCyNfMxrYB9</a>.
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<b>Please RSVP no later than December 1.</b><br>
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Current U-M campus protocols require masks be worn indoors at all
times except when eating and drinking. The Hussey Room in the
Michigan League is spacious and attendees will be able to maintain
adequate social distancing when eating and drinking at the
reception. <br>
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I hope to see you there! Please let me know if you have any
questions.<br>
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Thanks,<br>
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Michael<br>
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Dr. Robert Gillespie Bio<br>
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Bob Gillespie, Ohio State University Professor Emeritus, was
responsible for string education and string pedagogy at OSU for 37
years. Under Dr. Gillespie’s leadership, Ohio State University
received from the American String Teacher Association (ASTA) the
Institutional String Education Award as the premier string
education university in the country. He is a past national
president of ASTA and is a frequent guest conductor of All-State,
region, and festival orchestras, having appeared in 49 states,
Canada, Asia, and throughout Europe. He is co-author of the string
method book series, Essential Elements for Strings, the leading
string instrument teaching series in the country with sales of
over eleven million copies. Also, he is co-author of the college
text Strategies for Teaching Strings: Building A Successful School
Orchestra Program, the String Clinics to Go DVD series, the
Teaching Music Through Performance in Orchestra publications and
the method series, Rockin’ Strings. In summers, over 1,750
teachers from through the world have attended the annual summer
OSU String Teacher Workshop, the largest string/orchestra
teacher-training workshop in the country. In Columbus, he conducts
the Columbus Symphony Chamber Strings Youth Orchestra. In 2020,
Dr. Gillespie received the Paul Rolland Lifetime Achievement Award
from ASTA for significant contribution to the field of string
teacher education and string pedagogy.<br>
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Dr. Michael Hopkins
Professor and Chair, Department of Music Education
University of Michigan
School of Music, Theatre & Dance
2230 Earl V. Moore Building
1100 Baits Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone: (734) 763-7948</pre>
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