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<p>Dear MASTA members,</p>
<p>I am writing to invite you to our rescheduled reception for Dr.
Robert Gillespie, to present him with the 2021 Hall of Fame Alumni
Award for the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and
Dance. The reception will take place on Wednesday April 13 from
6:30 - 7:30 PM in the Hussey Room on the 2nd floor of the Michigan
League. Following the reception, the University Philharmonia
Orchestra will be performing in Hill Auditorium at 8 PM. The
concert is free, no tickets required.<br>
<br>
Dr. Gillespie received his PhD in Music Education from U-M in 1985
and has had an incredibly distinguished career (please see his bio
below). Joining me to present Dr. Gillespie with the award 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 music education. U-M catering will be providing
food and beverages.<br>
<br>
If you are able to join us, please RSVP using this Google Form:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://forms.gle/XwxQDsjFzuJw8TcJA">https://forms.gle/XwxQDsjFzuJw8TcJA</a><br>
Please RSVP no later than Friday April 1. <br>
<br>
I hope to see you there! Please let me know if you have any
questions.<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
Michael</p>
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Dr. Robert Gillespie Bio<br>
<br>
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.</p>
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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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