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Wine, Song, and the Magico-Medicinal in the Homeric "Hymn to Dionysos" Linda Ardito
Dowling College
Click images to enlarge. Dr. Linda Ardito is Executive Chair of the Faculty and Associate Professor of Music at Dowling College. She is also Coordinator of the Department of Music and has served for a number of years as Academic Chair of the Arts and Humanities Division at Dowling. Professor Ardito earned both a Ph.D. degree in Music Composition, studying under composer Henry Weinberg, and an M.Phl. degree from the Graduate University Center of the City University of New York. Professor Ardito also holds a B.A. degree in Music and an M.A. degree in Music Theory and Analysis and in Musicology from The Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College of the City University of New York. Professor Ardito has been the recipient of numerous national ASCAP Annual Composer's Awards and is a member of the Board of Directors of The League of Composers International Society for Contemporary Music, U.S. section. She recently appeared as guest speaker on the cable television program Inside Education, hosted by Drs. Stanley Friedland and Robert J. Manley, on the topic of "Music at the College Level." Professor Ardito has authored articles on composers Henry Weinberg and Miriam Gideon which will appear in the forthcoming edition of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (Macmillan Publishers, London). Among her current projects is the writing of a book titled Music and the Magico-Medicinal in Early Greek Myth. Her extensive work in this area has been recognized by numerous scholarly publications and by guest appearances at Philosophy and Arts/Humanities conferences in the U.S. and abroad.
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Dr. Ardito's keynote presentation is based on her article, "Wine, Song, and the Magico-Medicinal in the Homeric Hymn to Dionysos." Professor Ardito explores symbolic dimensions of the Hymn with respect to Dionysos as archetype of the magico-medicinal ethos of wine and song. To underscore the importance of wine and song in the ancient Greek world and to contextualize their meaning in the Hymn, Professor Ardito will provide a brief overview of their widely recognized affinity and purported medicinal efficacy.
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