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| Artists Respond to 9/11 |
| Below, are artists that could not be included in the LIVING IN IOWA: IOWA ARTISTS RESPOND broadcast. |
Jeffrey Agrell Jeffrey is on the music faculty of the School of Music of the University of Iowa, where he teaches horn, directs the Horn Choir, coaches chamber music, and performs in the Iowa Brass Quintet. His composition is entitled, "September Elegy." |
Craig Ericson  Craig Erickson is a Cedar Rapids musician and leader of the band, "The Craig Erickson Project." His first musical influences came growing up in a musical household in the 60's. His father was a jazz guitarist and his mother taught piano lessons. Among his other major influences have been Iowa born guitarist Tommy Bolin, in addition to Santana, Jeff Beck, Chick Corea, and Weather Report. His composition is entitled, "Have Hope". Visit the Craig
Erickson Project Web site |
Bethany Healy Bethany Healy of Elkader recorded this song at Kirkwood Community College, where she is studying music. She dedicates it to the people who suffer from the attack on America. Listen to "When
the sun Comes Around" Read the lyrics to "When
the sun Comes Around" |
| Betsy Snow Hickok
"I wrote this poem in a brief window of time following the event--just two days later--when I was still numb enough to be able to put words on paper. I never start a poem with a clear idea of where it will go, but I remember feeling a desire to tranform the images from that day for the sake of the victims. I was thinking that if I had been among them, I would want people to remember me in life and not in the brief moment of my death. "After this poem, I wasn't able to write for a month. The event felt too huge to write about, and other topics seemed too small. I think a lot of writers may have felt this way." - Betsy Snow Hickok Read "In the Telling" Betsy is an Iowa City writer who has published poems in The Massachusetts Review, The New Virginia Review, and an anthology of Iowa poets, Voices on the Landscape. Her e-mail address is betsy-hickok@uiowa.edu. |
| Jay Johnson Jay Johnson is the Artistic Chair of the Des Moines National Poetry Festival. She is currently featured in Poetry In Motion (poetry on the Metro) in Des Moines and Iowa City. Jay also works with gifted and talented students in the Des Moines public schools. Read "September" |
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"How Will I Get Home" was written by Rebecca Poen, art instructor at Stanton Community School. Poen wrote the song the day after the attacks, shared it with her 7th grade students and then invited them to sing it with her. Poen says she felt their voices were so clear and beautiful and that was what the song needed to demonstrate the hopefulness of youth. The students have been heavily involved with the production of a compact disc recording of their performance, from their work in the studio to the design of the covers, labels, and flyers, in addition to promotion of the song. The students have two goals for the song. One is to send copies to the people affected in New York and Washington, D.C. The other is to raise money to send to New York City. Those interested in donating to the students' cause may contact Stanton Community School by mail at 605 Elliott, Stanton, IA 51573, by phone at (712) 829-2162, or by email: bpoen@aea14.k12.ia.us. Listen to "How will I Get Home" Read the lyrics for "How will I Get Home" |
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Karla Ruth is a singer/songwriter from Waterloo. She recently recorded her first CD entitled Hanging by a Thread. You can contact Karla at karlaruthmusic@aol.com. Listen to "Snapshots" Read the lyrics to "Snapshots"
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Graphic artist John Sayles has responded to Sept. 11th by creating posters in a style reminiscent of World War II. His company, Sayles Graphic Design, will have "an exhibit and benefit" in Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Des Moines to sell posters and raise money for relief efforts. The event begins on the anniversary of Pearl Harbor, December 7th, 2001. For more information: call (515) 279-2922 or visit www.artfightsback.org
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Ross Vander Werf Did you see the sky today? Dreams have changed from blue to gray. The opening lines from Ross Vander Werf’s new song, Only God Knows Why, speak of the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington D.C. Musicians Ross Vander Werf and Mike Butterworth performed the song for the first time for Living in Iowa. Vander Werf wrote the song a week after the tragedies. Formerly of the pop rock band, Ashanti, Vander Werf and Butterworth, who played with The Nadas, have recently come together to form a new band called The Heroes. Listen to "Only
God Knows Why" |
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Iowa artists respond to the events of September 11, 2001 Twenty-one Iowa artists, writers, and musicians offer creative works that express their responses to the September terrorism or its aftermath. The selected artists also speak about their background, their creative work, and their reactions to 9-11. This project encouraged new, alternative images, words, and sounds—art that moves beyond the events, goes deeper than popular reaction, offers a different viewpoint, or symbolizes renewal and hope. Visit the "Beyond 9-11"
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Jeffrey Agrell Craig Ericson Bethany Healy Betsy Snow Hickok Jay Johnson Rebecca Poen Karla Ruth John Sayles Ross Vander Werf Beyond 9-11 |
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