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  • U2, The Joshua Tree – Record Club, Virtual Edition

    In accordance with University and CDC guidelines we have decided to continue with Record Club in virtual format using the ZOOM app. When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation. Click here for more information on how to use zoom

    It’s just like book club but with albums! With new advances in technology, the way we consume music through our devices, apps and on demand streaming services like Pandora, Spotify and iTunes is making the idea of the “album” as an art form extinct. Get together with other music enthusiasts on Tuesday nights to discuss some of the greatest records of all-time! Listen to the album beforehand and then come prepared to discuss. This event will feature U2, The Joshua Tree.

    Free and open to the public, but registration is required.

  • The Who, Tommy – Record Club, Virtual Edition

    In accordance with University and CDC guidelines we have decided to continue with Record Club in virtual format using the ZOOM app. When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation. Click here for more information on how to use zoom

    It’s just like book club but with albums! With new advances in technology, the way we consume music through our devices, apps and on demand streaming services like Pandora, Spotify and iTunes is making the idea of the “album” as an art form extinct. Get together with other music enthusiasts on Tuesday nights to discuss some of the greatest records of all-time! Listen to the album beforehand and then come prepared to discuss. This event will feature The Who’s Tommy.

    Free and open to the public, but registration is required.

     

  • Words & Music: Todd Davis

    “Words & Music,” Monmouth University’s Grammy Affiliate program offers an intimate conversation with the musician and writers of our day. Hosted by Dean Kenneth Womack, the series will be convened at the University’s LakeHouse Studios space and attendees will enjoy the opportunity to interact with some of the most exciting and vibrant artists of our times.

    Todd Davis is a celebrated poet of the natural world. The winner of the Gwendolyn Books Poetry Prize, he is the author of five poetry collections, including his latest book, Native Species.

    This event is Free, but space is limited. Advance registration is required.

     

  • Words & Music: May Pang

    “Words & Music,” Monmouth University’s Grammy Affiliate program offers an intimate conversation with the musician and writers of our day. Hosted by Dean Kenneth Womack, the series will be convened at the University’s LakeHouse Studios space and attendees will enjoy the opportunity to interact with some of the most exciting and vibrant artists of our times.

    May Pang is an American music industry veteran, perhaps best known as Beatle John Lennon’s girlfriend during the early 1970s. She is the author of two books, including Loving John and Instamatic Karma.

    This event is Free, but space is limited. Advance registration is required.

  • Words & Music: Glen Burtnik

    With “Words & Music,” Monmouth University’s Grammy Affiliate program offers an intimate conversation with the musician and writers of our day. Hosted by Dean Kenneth Womack, the series will be convened at the University’s LakeHouse Studios space and attendees will enjoy the opportunity to interact with some of the most exciting and vibrant artists of our times.

    Glen Burtnik is a multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter whose work includes hit singles for the likes of Don Henley and Patty Smyth. During his storied career, he has played with such bands as Styx, The Orchestra, and, most recently, The Weeklings.

    This event is Free, but space is limited. Advance registration is required.

  • Words & Music: Jack Ford

    “Words & Music,” Monmouth University’s Grammy Affiliate program offers an intimate conversation with the musician and writers of our day. Hosted by Dean Kenneth Womack, the series will be convened at the University’s LakeHouse Studios space and attendees will enjoy the opportunity to interact with some of the most exciting and vibrant artists of our times.

    Jack Ford is a Peabody and Emmy Award-winning journalist. His latest novel is Chariot on the Mountain, the true story of a runaway slave’s extraordinary dash towards freedom in the Old South’s pre-Civil War years.

    This event is Free, but space is limited. Advance registration is required.

  • Ladies and Gentlemen…The Beatles!

    ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. STANDING ROOM TICKETS WILL STILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR. Seated tickets for this event are currently sold out, but standing room tickets are still available. By 10:15 am, we will begin to seat “standing room” ticket holders in any empty seats.

    This February will mark 50 years since the Beatles landed at the newly-renamed Kennedy Airport and days later performed live on the Ed Sullivan Show to a record setting 73 million people changing music and popular culture forever. Monmouth University and the Los Angeles-based GRAMMY Museum have partnered to commemorate the tremendous impact that the Fab Four had on American society with this day-long symposium featuring a keynote address, three panels and musical performances through the day.

    Symposium Schedule

    9:30 am     Registration
    Musical Performance: Salvatore Boyd

    10:00 am     Keynote Address/Opening Remarks
    Bob Santelli, Executive Director of the GRAMMY Museum

    10:30-10:40 am – Student Music Performance: Justin Franco

    10:40 – 12:00 pm     Student Panel
    Featuring current students who have taken Dr. Kenneth Campbell’s First-Year Seminar course, “The Beatles.” In addition to sharing their own research on the Beatles, the student panelists will reflect on their introduction to the Beatles, the Beatles’ impact on their generation, and the impact of technology on their experience with the group.

    Moderator, Professor Kenneth Campbell
    Alison Abate, “The Long and Winding Road: The Beatles Through the Years”
    Timothy Kerner, “The Effects of Drugs on the Beatles and Their Music”
    Sarah Lewis, “My Music Experience: The Beatles and Abbey Road”
    Jessica Mentzel, “The Beatles: Past, Present, and Future”

    12:00 – 12:45 pm     Lunch
    Video Presentation organized by Professor George Wurzbach

    Junior Beatle Band curated by the Lakehouse Music Academy
    Boxed lunches available for purchase

    12:45-12:55 pm – Student Music Performance: Alexa Mazurkiewicz

    12:45 – 2:30 pm     Faculty Panel
    Monmouth University faculty members will discuss their thoughts and research on the Beatles and technology, the impact of Motown on their early career, questions of identity surrounding the group, and the experience of the second generation of Beatles’ fans with the group.

    Moderator, Dean Stan Green
    Kenneth Campbell, “Who were the Beatles?: More than “Just a Band Who Made It Very, Very Big?”
    Christopher DeRosa,”The Beatles in the Echo Boom.”
    Aaron Furgason,“Beatles vs. the Record Labels: How Technology Impacted the Beatles and their Record Labels.”
    Stuart Rosenberg    , “The Beatles Discography: A Review of their Studio Albums, 1964-1970”
    Hettie Williams, “The Motown Formula and the Boy Band Craze in the Pivotal Year 1964”

    2:30-2:40 pm – Musical Performance: Joe Rapolla

    2:40-4:00 pm     Professional Panel
    Moderator, Bob Santelli
    Doug Sulpy, author, the Complete Beatles Audio Guide, the 910’s Guide to Beatles Outtakes
    Bobby Bandiera, Guitarist with Bon Jovi, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes
    Vini Lopez, Drummer with original E Street Band, Steelmill
    Marc Muller, Musician who has recorded with Bruce Springsteen, Branford Marsalis and Kelly Clarkson, music director/multi-instrumentalist for Dead On Live, and Monmouth University Professor

    Ongoing throughout the day – Brain on Beatles Project
    The first 40 people who register for the symposium (SOLD OUT) will receive an audio postcard with a push button sound module that plays their brainwaves mapped to your favorite Beatles song – a one of a kind sound art piece. Innovative technology meets beautiful melodies as award winning media artist Andrew Demirjian provides a truly unique perspective on the Beatles music. With a five-minute visit, Prof. Demirjian will map your brain activity as you listen to your favorite Beatles song and then translate that brain data to musical notes – the piece provides a sonic snapshot, a self-portrait of your Brain on Beatles.

    The symposium is free and open to the public, however advance registration is required

  • Sinatra: An American Icon Symposium

    Location: Wilson Auditorium
    Tickets are no longer on sale online. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door – cash only. 

    The Sinatra Family and Frank Sinatra Enterprises are pleased to announce some of the major initiatives confirmed as part of this year’s Sinatra 100 centennial celebration honoring one of the most cherished entertainment legends of all time, Frank Sinatra. An icon who forever epitomizes the American dream, Frank Sinatra continues to have an immeasurable influence on popular culture: music, film, art, theatre, fashion and beyond. Sinatra was a true one-of-a-kind personality whose incredible achievements continue to inspire greatness in others.

    As part of this celebration, Monmouth University in partnership with the GRAMMY MUSEUM will be hosting a day long Sinatra Centennial symposium.

    The schedule for the day includes (subject the change):

    Noon – President Paul Brown, Welcome and Introduction
    Keynote
    by Bob Santelli, executive director of the GRAMMY Museum

    12:30 – Sinatra 101 – The
    Essence of Frank Sinatra,     Associate Dean of the School of Humanities and
    Social Sciences Michael Thomas

    12:50 – Performance by
    MU students: Kellen Brennan – Keyboards, Connor Healy – Bass, Dino Marino – Sax, Liam Frank – Drums, Nicole Govel  – Vocals

    1:00-2:00 – The Man,
    The Music, The Legend    , Panel will include musicians
    Max Weinberg – Drummer, Bandleader,
    Author
    Southside Johnny Lyon – Singer,
    Songwriter, Arranger
    Steve Forbert, Singer,
    Songwriter, Guitarist
    Mike Barris – Instructor, “Perfectly Frank: An Appreciation of the Music of Frank Sinatra”, Brookdale
    Community College
    Chuck Granata – Record and Radio Producer, Author, Music Historian and Archivist
    Followed
    by a Q & A

    2:00-2:45 – Somewhere
    Along the Way     – Sinatra as a social activist by Bob Santelli and Max
    Weinberg

    Screening of the short film, “The
    House I Live In”. The Academy Award film starring Sinatra, was made in 1945 to
    promote racial tolerance

    2:45-3:45 – Nothing
    but the Best,     Panel will include Sinatra aficionados
         Joe Amodei, President of Virgil Films
    Joe Amore, Businessman and Sinatraphile
    Aaron Furgason, Associate Professor of Communications
    Stuart Rosenberg, Associate Professor of Management and Decision Sciences
    Followed by a Q & A

    3:45 – 3:55 – Performance by MU students: Kellen Brennan – Keyboards, Connor Healy – Bass, Dino Marino – Sax, Liam Frank – Drums, Nicole Govel  – Vocals

    3:55 – Bob Santelli will briefly describe the exhibit in the Pollak Gallery and encourage everyone to walk over to the Gallery

    In conjunction with the symposium, there will be a special Sinatra photo exhibition in Pollak Gallery. Click here for details.

  • Sinatra: A Photo Exhibit

    The photo exhibit features 38 framed images spanning
    Sinatra’s boyhood days in Hoboken to his final performances in the 1990s. 
    Included are rare and classic images from inside Sinatra’s Capitol Studios recording
    sessions, at home, at New Jersey’s Rustic Cabin roadhouse, on the road with the
    Hoboken Four, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, and, of course, Sinatra’s solo
    career.  Photographers include Ken Veeder, Sid Avery, and the legendary
    Herman Leonard, among others.

  • Bruce Springsteen: A Photographic Journey

    Rechnitz Hall’s DiMattio Gallery, 1st Floor
    Opening Reception: Sun September 27, 1-4pm
    The opening reception  will include a Q&A with the photographers moderated by Grammy Museum executive director Bob Santelli at 2:30 PM.
    Free and open to the public

    Bruce Springsteen: A Photographic Journey, a traveling photography exhibition curated by the GRAMMY Museum Los Angeles, features 45 iconic images of Bruce Springsteen. The exhibit serves to document a great American music legend, and will feature photos taken by noted Springsteen photographers Danny Clinch, Ed Gallucci, Eric Meola, Pamela Springsteen and Frank Stefanko.

    “Our goal with this exhibition is to define the career of Bruce Springsteen in an entirely new light, as captured by these five incredible photographers,” said GRAMMY Museum executive director Bob Santelli. “Each of these photographers was able to artfully document Bruce’s world, at different stages in his career. We are honored to partner with each of them in order to help tell the story of one of the most important figures in American music.”

    Bruce Springsteen’s recording career spans more than forty years, beginning with 1973’s Columbia Records release Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ. He has released 18 studio albums, garnered 20 GRAMMY Awards, won an Oscar, has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, was a 2009 recipient of Kennedy Center Honors and was named 2013 MusiCares Person of the Year by The Recording Academy. Springsteen’s newest album High Hopes (Columbia) was released on January 14, 2014.

    While the majority of the exhibit focuses on Springsteen off-stage, four additional live performance photographs, shot by Barry Schneier, will be showcased. These photos were shot during the now famous Springsteen concert at Harvard Square Theater where famed Rolling Stone music journalist Jon Landau claimed, “I have seen the future of rock and roll, and its name is Bruce Springsteen.”

    Additionally, the exhibit will feature video interviews with each of the photographers, produced by the GRAMMY Museum.