Stephen Rush: Composer, Artist, Professor

MY MLK/MARTIN mini-opera called “Black Pilgrims”

here’s the PIECE: January 16 at Hill Auditorium- University of Michigan/ MLK Day Symposium featuring singers Scott Piper and Daniel Washington; NICE ARTICLE HERE PLUS ADDRESS FOR THE WEBCAST is mlksymposium.umich.edu “Black Pilgrims” is a depiction of a fictional dialogue between Malcolm X and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – set to Hiphop beats …

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Pond Music XVIII- “Sojourner Pond Music”- Oct. 24-28; 12-7p; free; all ages and people

how does it work? A remote control boat on a pond – loaded with a “burner phone” – sends bluetooth GPS signals to land, the coordinates are mapped into names of freedmen/freedwomen from the Underground Railroad – through Ann Arbor and Detroit – along with names of stationmasters of the U.R., and “slave songs” (Songs …

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Discography

Electronic, jazz, opera, chamber and  symphonic music, spoken word) STEPHEN RUSH – Discography Electronic: Crystal Mooncone – psychedelic electronic music • Listening Music for the Age of the Crystal Moon Cone Get it HERE for 15$ • Pauline Oliveros and the Digital Music Ensemble Get it HERE: • Go Blue – Digital Music Ensemble with …

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Short Bio (160 words)

Rush is a renowned composer, educator and scholar and a Distinguish Professor of Music at the University of Michigan. He has taught in the departments of music composition, theory, dance, technology, music education and jazz. He receieved the Teaching Innovation Prize for the coordination of the “Creative Process Course,” taught to over 600 students, and …

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