Greensboro, North Carolina | 2010 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang

The second day of SCI Region IV Conference 2010 at Greensboro was cripplingly plagued by the magnificent Snowmaggedon. The entire campus of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro was closed and buried under the heavy wintry mix. The conference hosts Alejandro Rutty and Mark Engebretson and their well-prepared team kicked off the Plan B, smoothly moving exciting music events to the gorgeous First Presbyterian Church. Exuberant composers, performers, and conference participants, accompanied by conference hosts’ witty announcements, cheerfully braved the horrendous weather condition to share musical thoughts, insightful conversations, and critical colloquies on new music.

During the lunch break, I drove to the downtown Greensboro to visit the International Civil Rights Center & Museum, learning more about the Sit-in Movement initiated by the Greensboro Four, four African American students from the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College including Ezell A. Blair Jr., David Leinhail Richmond, Joseph Alfred McNeil, and Franklin Eugene McCain, at the lunch counter of F.W. Woolworth on February 1, 1960. After an excellent guided-tour in the museum, I walked around the downtown area to take few pictures while the weather continuing its cranky display. My camera-action must looked somewhat silly in the dreadful wind, cold rain, and soggy snow, as a nice reporter from WFMY News and her camera team blocked my way in the middle of the Elm Street and offered me an interview opportunity. I bashfully muttered some music-related excuses and swiftly sneaked into Fincastles Diner to have an amazing Po’ boy.

The International Civil Rights Center & Museum | 2010 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang

SCI Region IV Conference 2010, hosted by Alejandro Rutty and Mark Engebretson of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, featured ten concerts, two discussion sessions, one CD exchange session, and a reception. Performance venues included Organ Hall, Recital Hall, and Alumni House at UNCG, sanctuary at the First Presbyterian Church, and atrium at the Weatherspoon Art Museum.

SCI Conference at the First Presbyterian Church | 2010 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang
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