Research Guides: Summer Reading Program 2023: Dr. Allen Legutki

Dr. Allen Legutki, Associate Professor of Music Education

The Music

Benzo Piano Audio File
From the Oakdale Community Choir
"Remember, Be Love" Audio File
From the Oakdale Community Songwriting Group

The Reading

"How a Choir Transforms an Iowa Prison into an All-Accepting Refuge" newspaper article PDF
Des Moines Register journalist Shelby Fleig chronicles how a community choir comprised of "inside members" and "outside members" are creating beautiful music and new community bonds.
"Songwriting and Singing Help Build Arts-Based Community at Oakdale" article PDF
Article by Mary Trachsel, faculty at the University of Iowa, detailing her time with the Oakdale Community Choir and the community building that emerged from the songwriting workshop.

The Reflection Question

According to the Association of Benedictine Colleges and Universities (ABCU), “the educational community that can result from hospitality breaks down any residual sense of insiders versus outsiders and manifests an openness to being transformed by engaging deeply with the other, be it an idea, a person, or an experience.”

What aspects of hospitality do you see in the Oakdale Community Choir Program?