This week, Dr. Guy will be presenting two lectures as the scholar-in-residence at Baylor University. These events are free and open to the public.
Monday, September 26 (6PM CENTRAL), Greater Ebenezer Baptist Church: “Y’all Like That?: Contemporary Gospel Music and the Sacred-Secular Divide”
Featuring musical demonstrations including three gospel singers from Baylor and the surrounding Waco-area churches, Professor Ramsey explores divisions in gospel music (in-church and outside) and their influence on the state of contemporary faith. “We could not be more thrilled about hosting Dr. Guthrie ‘Guy’ Ramsey here at Baylor,” Dr. Monique Ingalls, assistant professor of music, told the university’s website. “Ramsey’s work demonstrates how gospel music can be a useful lens for examining shifts in American Christianity, and society more broadly.” Professor Robert Darden will also discuss the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project, with a reception to follow in the Cox Reception Hall at Armstrong Browning Library on the Baylor campus.
Tuesday, September 27 (4 PM CENTRAL), Meadows Recital Hall at McCrary Music Building: “Hide/Melt/Ghosts: Writing the Early History of African American Music Culture.”
Following his hugely successful trip to South Africa, Dr. Guy continues to explore broad themes of African American musical history and culture. This lecture also focuses on gospel, engaging its border-pushing evolution that helped spawn the black popular musics of America. “Ramsey’s presentations are unique in style and composition,” Horace Maxile, assistant professor of music theory, told Baylor’s site. “He’s prepared compelling discussions on Black Gospel Music and is integrating aspects of performance practice into the lecture. We hope these events draw scholars from a number of disciplines to our campus and provide the interested listener with an opportunity to hear many styles and practitioners of gospel music.”
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