Denision U. to add bluegrass as a concentration

Megan Messer
Issue date: 2/9/10 Section: Arts & Entertainment

The music department faculty voted to approve a new music major concentration in bluegrass at last Thursday's department meeting.

'Music indigenous to the country is being recognized by academia, and I'm excited that Denison will be at the forefront of this,' said Andy Carlson, co-director of the bluegrass program, at Friday night's Infamous Stringsdusters concert in Swasey. Denison will be one of only three schools in the nation to offer a certified bluegrass program. 'I foresee this being a trend across the board like jazz in the 1970s,' Carlson said. Full story here.