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Jan 10 2019

Ella Higginson Celebration Taping Now Available!

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By Moira Stockton, Research Assistant

On November 2, 2018 a reception was held in honor of the unveiling of the bronze bust of Ella Higginson in Wilson Library at Western Washington University. Film crew Talking to Crows was present to record the event. The edited video has been released for public viewing!

The reception featured speeches from Dr. Laura Laffrado, Director of the Ella Higginson Recovery Project; Dr. Mark Greenberg, Dean of Libraries; Professor Elizabeth Joffrion, Director of Heritage Resources at Western Libraries; and Dr. Brent Carbajal, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Guests witnessed an exceptional vocal performance by artist Olivia Pedroza, who performed three of Higginson’s poems that had been set to music. Pedroza’s performance starts at 36:04 in the taping of the reception.

To watch the video on YouTube, as well as other Ella Higginson videos: https://youtu.be/Uf3tIGqiho8

To watch the video on Vimeo.com: https://vimeo.com/309681607/249eb76107

To learn more about the film company Talking to Crows, visit their site: https://www.talkingtocrows.com/

Bronze bust of Ella Higginson in Wilson Library, created by Matthew Glenn.
 
Guests at the reception, November 2, 2018. Photo by Rhys Logan, Western Washington University.
 
Dr. Laura Laffrado, Director of the Ella Higginson Project, speaking at the reception. Photo by Rhys Logan, Western Washington University.
 
Olivia Pedroza, Western Washington University Vocal Performance major, who performed three of Higginson’s poems that had been set to music. Pedroza’s performance in the video starts at 36:04. Photo by Rhys Logan, Western Washington University.