Amelia K. Ingram
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. (ABD) in Ethnomusicology, Wesleyan University, 1996-present
Dissertation in progress: “Parang of Trinidad: Cycles of Festival, Memory and Identity”
M.M. in Musicology (Ethnomusicology), University of Florida, 1996
Thesis: “The Petrotrin Invaders: A Trinidadian Steel Band and its Relationship to Calypso, Soca, and the Recording Industry”
B.A. in Music, University of North Texas, 1993
Dean’s List, College of Arts and Sciences
Minor in Radio/TV/Film
FELLOWSHIPS:
Doctoral Write-up Fellowship, Wesleyan University, 2003-2004
Fulbright Fellowship, Trinidad & Tobago, 2002-2003
John V. D’Albora Graduate Scholarship, University of Florida, 1993-94
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Caribbean Site Editor, Center for Black Music Research, Columbia College, 2000
Web Design Assistant, Learning Resources, Vernon Hills, IL, 2000
Illustrations Permissions Editor for Michael Veal, Yale University, 2000
Fela: The Life and Times of a Musical Icon. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2000.
Preservation Assistant, Wesleyan World Music Archives, Wesleyan University, 1996-1999
Editor/Illustration Permissions for Alvin Lucier, Wesleyan University, 1998
"Origins of a Form: Acoustical Exploration, Science and Incessancy" in Leonardo Music Journal. New York: Pergamon Press, Vol.8 (1998): 5-12.
Consulting Editor for Dr. Gage Averill, Wesleyan University, 1997
"'Pan Is We Ting': West Indian Steelbands in Brooklyn," in Multicultural Musics of America, Kip Lornell and Anne Rasmussen, eds. New York: Schirmer Books; 101-130.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Adjunct Instructor, English Composition, Sacred Heart University, 2001-2002, 2003-2005
Adjunct Instructor, Steel Band Ensemble, Wesleyan University, 2003-2004
Private Lesson Instructor (Steel Pan), Wesleyan University, 1997-2002
English Instructor, AMID-East, Inc., Tunisia, 2001
SAT Testing Instructor, Testwatch/Testprep, Inc., Chicago, 2000
Teaching Assistant, Steel Band Ensemble, Wesleyan University, 1996-1998
Teaching Assistant, Music Appreciation, University of Florida, 1993-1995
PUBLICATIONS:
“The Rise of Chutney Soca in Trinidad.” Chutney & Carnival Magazine 2005, Trinidad and
Tobago. St. Augustine, Trinidad: Indo-Caribbean Cultural Council (ICC), 2005.
“Steel Band,” “Tenor pan,” “Double Seconds,” “Double Tenor,” “Cello pan,” “Tenor Bass,” “Bass,” “Engine Room” entries. Wesleyan Virtual Instrument Museum. Wesleyan University Music Department. Spring 2004.
CD Liner notes, Strictly Parang Vol.1: The Best of Trinidad Parang. Trinidad: Rituals Music.CMG 0102, 2002.
“Reinventing Steel Pan on Record: Local and Global Dialectics,”
CBMR (Center for Black Music Research) Digest, Vol.14 No.1, Spring 2001.
“Re-Discovering
LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS:
“Cycles of Celebration: Hispanic Traditions and Community in Trinidad,” lecture given in Music Department Colloquium, Wesleyan University, May 2005
“The Steel Band and Trinidadian Carnival,” lecture/demo for World Music course, Eastern Connecticut State University, Fall 2004
“Trinidad’s Carnival Music and the Impact of Youth Culture,” guest lecture given in World Music seminar, University of Chicago, Spring 2000.
"The Trinidadian Steel Band and Contemporary Issues in Field Research," lecture/demo presented in Musicology Lecture Series, University of Florida, March 1996
"East Indian Music in Trinidad," guest lecture given in Caribbean History to 1800 seminar, University of Florida, April 1996
"Trinidadian Music and the Steel Band," guest lecture/demonstrations given in Latin American Music seminar, University of Florida, Spring 1994, 1996
"Mediaization of Trinidadian Steel Band Recordings," paper presented at Graduate Student Forum, University of Florida, March 1995
"The Steel Band in Multicultural Education," demonstration/presentation given at International Music Educators Association conference, University of Florida, 1995
MEMBERSHIPS:
Associate Member, Center
for Black Music Research, 2000-present
Member, Society for Ethnomusicology, 1994-present
Member, College Music Society, 2001-2002
MUSIC STUDY:
Cuatro with Melan Garcia, Robert Munro and Joey Rivers, Trinidad, 2002-2003
Trinidadian Shak-Shak (maracas) with Clarita Rivas, Trinidad, 2003
Parang Vocals with Cristo Adonis, Trinidad, 2002-2003
Classical Guitar with
Walid, Sidi bou
Saïd Conservatoire
Steel pan jazz improvisation with
Jay Hoggard,
Steel pan jazz improvisation
with Babu Samuels, Brooklyn, NY, 1997-1998
Steel pan with Gage Averill,
Wesleyan University, 1996-1997
Afro-Cuban drumming with
Orlando Fiol, Manhattan, NY, 1997-1999
Flamenco dance with Clara
Mora,
West African dance with
Helen Mensa,
Afro-Cuban drumming and
dance with Elizabeth Sayre,
Steel pan with Invaders Steel Band,
Ghanaian drumming and dance
with Godwin Agbeli,
Brazilian samba percussion
with Larry Crook, University of Florida, 1993-1996
Brazilian
pifano with Larry Crook, University of Florida, 1993-1994
Steel pan with Robert
Schietroma,
Flute with Mary Karen
Clardy, University of North Texas, 1988-1991
PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLES:
Rebuscar Parang Band, Arima, Trinidad, 2002-2003
WeSteel Band, Wesleyan University, 2003-2004
Robert Munro Among Friends, Trinidad, 2002-2003
Tropical Soul Steel Band,
Wesleyan University, 1998-1999
Sambatucada
, Wesleyan University, 1996-1999
Pandemonium Steel Band,
Wesleyan University,1996-1997
Moods Pan Groove Steel
Band,
Iré
-O Afro-Cuban Ensemble, Wesleyan University, 1996-1997
Canboulay
Steelband, Wesleyan University, 1996-1997
Invaders Steel Band,
Woodbrook,
Agbedidi
African Percussion Ensemble, University of Florida, 1995-1996
Jacaré
Brazilian Ensemble, University of Florida, 1993-1996
Graduate Percussion Ensemble,
University of North Texas, 1992-93
Steel Band Ensemble, University
of North Texas, 1989-1992
Marching Band, University
of North Texas, 1988-1990
Concert Band, University
of North Texas, 1988-1989
SELECT PERFORMANCE CREDITS:
WeSteel with Berklee Steel Band in Concert, Wesleyan University, Spring 2004
Mother's Day Special with Holly Betaudier, TTT Television, Trinidad, 2003
NPATT Champs in Concert with Rebuscar and Robert Munro Among Friends, 2002
Tropical Soul Steel Band with composer Henry Brant,
Panorama Competition with Moods Pan Groove,
Performance at Mets Baseball Game with Moods Pan Groove,
Brazilian and Ghanaian Ensembles with Olodum,
Panorama Competition and Carnival with Invaders Steel Band,
Agbedidi African Ensemble with
Godwin Agbeli,
Graduate Percussion Ensemble, University of North Texas, 1992-1993
Steel Band with Andy Narell,
Univ. North Texas Steel Band with Dallas Symphony Orchestra, premiering "Prisons
of the Mind" by Henry Brant,
[Last update: 12/3/2005]