The departments of English and music have collaborated to host a contest for students from all academic areas. The Uncle Bud Poetry Prize has two categories: poetry that can be set to music, and hymn writing.<\/p>\n
There will be three cash prizes of $10, $20 and $50 for each category, altogether a total of six rewards. The Department of Music will add instrumental tunes to the winning entries which will be performed live in concert. Students are allowed three submissions for each category.<\/p>\n
The Department of Music\u2019s Chamber Singers have a spring concert every year, and director of Chamber Singers Kelly Neill, assistant professor of music, \u00a0wanted to inspire more student involvement in the project.<\/p>\n
\u201cI spoke with some of the English professors about having a student poetry contest linked to our concert,\u201d Neill said.<\/p>\n
The English Department has a separate annual creative writing contest, but this is their first collaborative effort with the music department.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an experiment,\u201d English professor Dr. Jon Singleton said. \u201cWe\u2019re interested to see what the music department can do with a poem that is freely written by someone who doesn\u2019t know what kind of music will go with it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Harding\u2019s President\u2019s Council has made collaborations one of their top five priorities of its strategic plan to move forward, according to President Bruce McLarty.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne theme that came up in every one of our lunches was the desire to collaborate with colleagues in other departments,\u201d McLarty said. \u201cI am thrilled with the annunciation of this project.\u201d<\/p>\n
The contest is named after Kenneth Davis Jr., more commonly known to students as Uncle Bud.<\/p>\n
\u201cDavis was a beloved teacher and an icon within the music department; we thought it was fit to name it after him,\u201d English professor Dr. Nicholas Boone said. \u201cIf he were still with us today, he would really appreciate having this named after him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Professors from both the English and music departments encourage all student to enter the contest, no matter what musical or literary skills they have. All submissions must be sent to the administrative assistant of the Department of English, Jennifer Lowe by Friday, Sept. 29. The winners will be announced in October, and the Chamber Singer\u2019s concert will take place Sunday, April 29.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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