{"id":93,"date":"2015-09-10T16:05:44","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T16:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bjmklein.com\/?p=93"},"modified":"2015-09-10T16:07:11","modified_gmt":"2015-09-10T16:07:11","slug":"a-wunderkammer-for-the-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benjaminjmansavageklei.apps-1and1.com\/?p=93","title":{"rendered":"A Wunderkammer for the New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the upcoming year, I will teach music theory and composition at Lawrence University. \u00a0 I am very excited to be back at the school where I completed my undergraduate degree, working some very important mentors of mine once again, particularly Joanne Metcalf<\/a>, Gene Biringer<\/a>, Matt Turner<\/a>, and Marty Erickson<\/a>. I also look forward to the opportunity of working with new colleagues, especially Asha Srinivasan and Andrew Cole<\/a>. I am anxiously looking forward to working with the students here, advising them in their creative endeavors as well.<\/p>\n

In my own creative pursuits, it has always been important to me to make the space in which I create special in some way. \u00a0 I see my office here at Lawrence as that space. \u00a0In order to activate this creative space, I have\u00a0set up a Wunderkammer on my bookshelf. \u00a0Here is a picture:<\/p>\n

\"Wunderkammer\"<\/a><\/p>\n

My Wunderkammer contains objects that have personal significance for me. I find that reflecting on objects like these help to spark new ideas, or help my relax by meditating on the memory that an object might evoke. \u00a0Here is a list of what my Wunderkammer contains:<\/p>\n