eighth blackbird is a contemporary music sextet founded in 1996. The group derives its name from the Wallace Stevens poem “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird.” The band's name is spelled in lower case on purpose. In the broadest sense, contemporary music is any music being written in the present day. ... A Sextet is a formation containing exactly six members. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Wallace Stevens Wallace Stevens (October 2, 1879 – August 2, 1955) was an American Modernist poet. ... Minuscule, or lower case, is the smaller form (case) of letters (in the Roman alphabet: a, b, c, ...). Originally alphabets were written entirely in majuscule (capital) letters which were spaced between well-defined upper and lower bounds. ...

The members of eighth blackbird hold degrees in music performance from Oberlin Conservatory, the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory and Northwestern University. In 2004, eighth blackbird was named ensemble-in-residence at the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia. Categories: Stub | Ohio culture | Lorain County, Ohio ... McMicken Hall on the main campus. ... Northwestern University is a private, coeducational, non-sectarian university, located in Evanston, Illinois and Chicago, Illinois. ... The University of Richmond describes itself as a A premier, private, liberal arts university featuring highly selective, primarily undergraduate programs, as well as graduate programs in arts and sciences, business and law. The University of Richmond (also known as UR) is located in Richmond, Virginia. ... Nickname: River City Motto: Sic Itur Ad Astra Official website: http://www. ...

External links:

• eighth blackbird official site