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GEORGIARY BLEDSOE , PH . D .
<br /> EDUCATION
<br /> Duke University,Nonprofit Management Certificate,2013
<br /> Duke University,Ph.D.musicology,2002
<br /> Dissertation: `My Hands, O God, I Offer Thee":Religious Social Consciousness and
<br /> Cooperative Power in the Metropolitan St. Louis Gospel Music Center, 1930-1960
<br /> Graduate Certificate: African and African American Studies
<br /> Duke University,A.M.musicology, 1998
<br /> Concentration: Ethnomusicology/African-American music
<br /> Stanford University,A.M.musicology, 1996
<br /> Thesis: The Turning Point of a Genre: Op. 28 Preludes by Frederic Chopin
<br /> Stanford University,A.B.music, 1994
<br /> Concentration: Piano performance
<br /> EXPERIENCE
<br /> Visiting Scholar,Duke University,Durham,NC, Summer 2012–Present
<br /> Work on book manuscript: Gospel Music in St Louis situates the St. Louis gospel music
<br /> community on the"Gospel Highway,"presenting the artists,institutions and activities that made it
<br /> a hub, shining a spotlight on unsung contributors,and revealing its role of under-articulated
<br /> significance in the genesis of the gospel music industry. The book contextualizes this rich on-the-
<br /> ground account within a cultural and historical analysis of vital work African Americans performed
<br /> through the tradition—spiritual, aesthetic, political, social and economic work.
<br /> Project Manager,Crimson Life Sciences,Newton, MA, 2010–2012
<br /> Coordinate the activities of translators, editors and contractors to provide medical technology
<br /> companies with translation and localization of medical device documents into twenty-plus
<br /> languages. Develop, document and implement processes and policies to manage and streamline
<br /> administrative and production tasks associated with labeling tasks and client interfaces.
<br /> Interim Choral Director,Charles Street AME Church,Roxbury, MA, 2008-2009
<br /> Direct the Sacred Music Ensemble in preparing anthems and spirituals for worship services and
<br /> concerts. Organize and implement musicianship workshops for church music department. Assist
<br /> Director of Music in preparing mass choir for ministry at special events and services.
<br /> Founder& CEO,Bledsoe Music Consulting,Boston, MA, 2006 -2011
<br /> Develop multi-cultural music curricular products for the K-1 2 music education classroom
<br /> Manage curriculum development consultants, including composers, arrangers, music educators,
<br /> musicologists.
<br /> Founder& Director,Boston Urban Music Project(BUMP),Boston, MA, 2005-Present
<br /> Direct the organization in providing African Diasporic music and mentoring to urban youth.
<br /> Manage fiscal, personnel, communication, and programming initiatives.
<br /> Church Musician,Roslindale Baptist Church,RosIindale, MA, 2006-2007
<br /> Lecturer,Department of Music,Tufts University, 20042005
<br /> Courses: African American Music;Music in the USA since 1945
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<br /> PHONE: 919-519-6883 ■ EMAIL: georgiary.bledsoe @gmail.com
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