{"id":5005,"date":"2015-07-22T19:44:46","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T19:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/?p=5005"},"modified":"2018-07-27T22:09:45","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T22:09:45","slug":"behind-the-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/2015\/07\/22\/behind-the-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the music"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bob Stacke \u201971, retired associate professor of music, is known and respected for his cross-cultural percussion performances. Stacke\u2019s deep musical connections were critical in forging the partnership between the College, the Cedar Cultural Center, and visiting artists.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Augsburg College students, alumni, and faculty have helped bring a cutting-edge musical partnership to life by performing alongside the rising voices of the Somali music scene and even some \u201csuper stars.<\/p>\n

Midnimo, the Somali word for \u201cunity,\u201d is a two-year partnership between Augsburg and the Cedar Cultural Center to bring Somali artists to Minnesota for educational residencies and concerts. This unique opportunity is supported by a prestigious $200,000 grant award and a number of Auggies\u2014including Faculty Emeritus Bob Stacke \u201971<\/span><\/strong>\u2014whose cross-cultural relationship building and love for performance set the stage for a truly intergenerational, intercultural musical immersion.<\/p>\n

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Steve Herzog \u201906 [pictured, right] was selected by Bob Stacke \u201971 to write and arrange the music for Midnimo visiting artists. Herzog often has needed to transcribe and arrange music in less than a week. Through this work, Herzog has been inspired to develop a program for engaging Somali youth in the advancement of Somali music. He\u2019s also pursuing a master\u2019s degree in education at Augsburg.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At concerts held through Midnimo, artists ranging from the pop collective North American Super Stars<\/strong> to Somali-British singer-songwriter Aar Maanta<\/strong> played alongside backup ensembles comprised of a mix of Auggie students, alumni, and former faculty whose own musical gifts and talents helped make Midnimo a critically acclaimed program.<\/p>\n

For many of the Auggies, participating in Midnimo has offered the opportunity to join a partnership that\u2019s the first of its kind in the nation and to do what they love best: play.<\/p>\n

Midnimo was awarded one of six $200,000 grants from the highly competitive Building Bridges: Campus Community Engagement program by the Association of Performing Arts Presenters funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art.<\/em><\/p>\n

[Top photo] A mix of current students, alumni, and former faculty serve as the backup band for one of the Midnimo artists. Somali-British musician Aar Maanta (far right) practices with musicians [L to R]: Kyle Burbey \u201915, Steve Herzog \u201906, Andy Peterson \u201905, and Ben Somers.<\/p>\n

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Augsburg College students, alumni, and faculty have helped bring a cutting-edge musical partnership to life by performing alongside the rising voices of the Somali music scene and even some \u201csuper stars. Midnimo, the Somali word for \u201cunity,\u201d is a two-year partnership between Augsburg and the Cedar Cultural Center to bring Somali artists to Minnesota for <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":5059,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[30],"class_list":["post-5005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alumni-news","tag-summer-2015"],"wps_subtitle":"Auggie backup band\u2019s role helps bridge cultures and generations","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5005"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5005\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8910,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5005\/revisions\/8910"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}