CLINTMM004 - Midweek Medley: From Beethoven to Broadway

Leo Costello, Ph.D., is an associate professor of art history at Rice University. He specializes in 18th- through 20th-century European art as well as Marxist theory and aesthetics. He is the author of “J. M. W. Turner and the Subject of History” (Ashgate, 2012) and is at work on another book on Turner. Dr. Costello was formerly curatorial assistant in the Department of Prints and Drawings at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Dr. Costello received his Ph.D. from Bryn Mawr College, has taught many courses with the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies and is a four-time finalist for the George R. Brown teaching award at Rice.

Debra Dickinson, M.A., was the artist-teacher of opera studies for acting and movement at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music for nearly three decades, directing 25 productions for the Department of Opera Studies. She was a professional singer and actress in New York for 15 years before starting her career as a director. She performed with Richard Burton on Broadway in “Camelot” and as Guenevere opposite Richard Harris in the subsequent national tour. Ms. Dickinson has taught master classes for Houston Grand Opera and Houston Ebony Opera, served as the acting instructor for Glimmerglass Festival, Brevard Opera and Chautauqua Opera, and was the recipient of the Marcus Bailey and Betty Graves Shelfer Eminent Scholar Chair in Music Theatre at Florida State University. Ms. Dickinson holds an undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and a graduate degree from Hunter College in New York City.

Jim Blackburn, J.D., is an environmental lawyer and professor in the practice of environmental law in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rice University. At Rice, Mr. Blackburn is a faculty scholar at the Baker Institute and co-director of the Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters (SSPEED) Center and directs the minor in energy and water sustainability. He also serves as founder and board president of the Bayou City Initiative. Mr. Blackburn owns the firm Sustainable Planning and Design, which is working on coastal Louisiana land-loss issues, including restoration, and he maintains the law firm Blackburn & Carter but is retired from litigation. He is author of “The Book of Texas Bays” and “A Texas Plan for the Texas Coast.”

Roberta H. Anding, M.S., R.D./L.D., CDE, CSSD, FAND, has been an adjunct faculty member at Rice for 20 years and is the sports dietitian for the Rice University Owls. Ms. Anding is also an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. In addition, she is the former sports dietitian for the Houston Texans NFL and Houston Astros MLB franchises.

Carlos Andrés Botero, M.M., is an orchestra conductor, music education lecturer and consultant with first-level orchestras in Europe and the Americas, including the Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Nashville Symphony, the Xalapa Symphony, Medellin Philharmonic and the Colombian Youth Philharmonic. He is the musical ambassador of the Houston Symphony and artistic director of Sinfónica del ISMEV in Mexico. Mr. Botero has a master’s of music from the Escuela de Música Soto Mesa in Madrid, Spain, and a second master’s of music in viola performance from Eastern Michigan University. He has taught with the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies since 2016.

Anne S. Chao, Ph.D., is a modern Chinese historian and a community volunteer. She graduated from Wellesley College and obtained her Ph.D. in modern Chinese history at Rice University. She is currently an adjunct lecturer in humanities and manager of the Houston Asian American Archive (HAAA) at Rice University. She founded HAAA 11 years ago, and the archive has collected over 350 oral interviews of Asian Americans in the greater Houston region. She is currently researching for her book on the life and social networks of the founder of the Chinese Communist Party, Chen Duxiu. Dr. Chao serves on the board of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the Houston Ballet; and Wellesley College, among others.

Online: Pre-recorded / on demand
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