{"id":19058,"date":"2014-10-17T10:00:57","date_gmt":"2014-10-17T15:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=19058"},"modified":"2014-10-17T01:46:33","modified_gmt":"2014-10-17T06:46:33","slug":"apsu-choral-concert-to-re-imagine-and-re-examine-the-wizard-of-oz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2014\/10\/17\/apsu-choral-concert-to-re-imagine-and-re-examine-the-wizard-of-oz\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU choral concert to re-imagine and re-examine “The Wizard of Oz”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – In L. Frank Baum\u2019s hometown of Chittenango, New York, the brick sidewalks are painted yellow and the shops have names like \u201cAuntie Em\u2019s Place\u201d and the \u201cEmerald City Grill.\u201d<\/p>\n

This little village doesn\u2019t really resemble the magical Oz, but it is part of the ongoing reinterpretation of Baum\u2019s famous children\u2019s story, \u201cThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz.\u201d<\/p>\n

That famous work has been re-imagined numerous times over the years, with the famous 1939 musical, \u201cThe Wizard of Oz,\u201d the 1978 Michael Jackson fantasy, \u201cThe Wiz,\u201d and Gregory Maguire\u2019s bestselling book, later made into a hit Broadway musical, \u201cWicked.\u201d<\/p>\n

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“The Wizard of Oz” to be performed by APSU Choral October 21st.<\/p><\/div>\n

At 7:30pm on October 21st, the Austin Peay State University Choral Activities Program will expand upon this tradition of reinterpretation with its concert \u201cThe Wizard of Oz,\u201d in the Mabry Concert Hall.<\/p>\n

The concert is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the same way as there are changes in the story from the original to the movie to the other spinoffs, we\u2019re going to add to that,\u201d Dr. Korre Foster, director of choral activities at APSU, said.<\/p>\n

In Baum\u2019s original story, Auntie Em\u2019s farm has only a few animals. A musical adaptation of the book, produced for the stage a few years later, included a talking cow on the farm. The 1939 movie featured several barnyard animals, including the famous scene where Dorothy falls into a pen full of pigs.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the very beginning, we\u2019re doing an Eric Whitacre song called \u2018The Panther,\u2019\u201d Foster said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to tell the audience there was a panther on the farm, they just didn\u2019t see it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The evening will also feature a performance of Pink Floyd\u2019s \u201cMoney,\u201d in reference to Dorothy\u2019s silver slippers in Baum\u2019s book and her ruby slippers in the movie. The University\u2019s Chamber Singers will sing a piece called \u201cDouble, Double, Toil and Trouble,\u201d referencing the witches from Shakespeare\u2019s \u201cMacbeth.\u201d The song puts Baum\u2019s Wicked Witch of the West in a historical context, linking her with other witches in western literature.<\/p>\n

The evening will include songs from the movie, such as \u201cOver the Rainbow\u201d and \u201cMunchkin Land,\u201d as well as \u201cHome\u201d from \u201cThe Wiz.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an innovative approach to programming a choral concert, as it allows us to continue to expand on the wealth of history we already have with the \u2018Wizard of Oz,\u2019\u201d Foster said.<\/p>\n

The audience will also be treated to a bit of history that evening, regarding Baum and his works. Dr. Kevin Tanner, APSU associate professor of history, will introduce several pieces and speak about his research into the subject.<\/p>\n

[320left]Tanner, interestingly enough, grew up in Baum\u2019s hometown of Chittenango, where he met some of the actors who played munchkins in the 1939 film. He has published scholarly articles on Baum\u2019s books, arguing for new interpretations.<\/p>\n

In his article \u201cSpiritualism and \u2018The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,\u2019\u201d Tanner explains that many critics see the book as \u201ca populist allegory that could help explain monetary issues of the 1890s or a subversive text that advocates consumer capitalism.\u201d Tanner, however, sees the book differently.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf read as a religious allegory,\u201d he writes, \u201cBaum\u2019s fairy tale reveals the conflict in American religion at the turn of the twentieth century and remains a subversive religious populist text that advocates spiritual consumerism.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information on the upcoming choral concert, contact Foster at fosterk@apsu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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