Merry Christmas to
all
I will second Linda’s
nomination. I had the pleasure in meeting Linda at Banff this year where
she was finalising her thesis. Linda is passionate about her work in
relation to how the arts and in particular voice and choirs can be used in
relation to conflict resolution. Her repertoire of interests and skills
makes for a unique contribution and therefore AACORN is a perfect community
for her to be part of.
Best wishes
From: Aesthetics, Creativity, and
Organisations Research Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nancy J. Adler,
Prof.
Sent: 28 December 2008
12:05
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Subject: Introducing Linda Ippolito -
Worldclass musician, lawyer, and peace maker
Dear AACORN friends and
colleagues,
I hope you are enjoying the holidays and looking forward to the New
Year.
I would like to introduce Linda Ippolito. I first met Linda this past fall
when we were both artist-in-residence at The Banff Centre. Linda brings her
extensive background as a world class musician and a talented lawyer to one of
the world’s greatest challenges: global peace making. Her thesis, which I have
just had the privilege to read, explains why collaborative music making, and
especially vocal choirs and ensembles can support peace building and conflict
resolution, even in some of the most tension-filled areas of the world. To say
that her work is breaking new ground is an understatement. Moreover, she is a
delightful human being – someone you will enjoy meeting because of who she is
(as well as for what she knows and what she is doing). Let me give you a bit
of her formal background:
Linda Ippolito is a
classical pianist, litigation lawyer, alternative dispute resolution
practitioner, and teacher.
She studied at the
Juilliard School of Music in New York City and
the University
of Toronto’s Faculty of
Music. Throughout the 1980’s Linda distinguished herself at national and
international competitions, participating, most notably, in the Tchaikovsky
International Competition in Moscow, the Sydney
International Piano Competition in Australia, and the Montreal International Piano
Competition in Canada. She has performed
throughout North American and Europe as a
soloist, vocal collaborator and duo pianist, and continues to actively
perform.
As a Toronto-based
litigation lawyer since 1994, with a practice now focused primarily in family
and estates law, Linda has argued before every level of Court in Ontario and before
various administrative tribunals. She is also a certified collaborative
family practitioner and mediator, and has taught a number of subjects,
including negotiation theory and practice, to law students, lawyers and
non-legal professionals.
Her passion lies in
the intersection between music and peace building. Linda has recently
completed her Master of Laws Degree in Alternative Dispute Resolution at
Osgoode Hall Law
School, York University. Her major research
paper explores collaborative vocal music-making as an innovative tool in
conflict resolution and peace building. It proposes group vocal
music-making – whether the format is choir, circle singing, chanting, or
improvised sounding - as an effective social contact vehicle through which
opposing groups can come together in a cooperative activity to address the
past, experience the present, and the explore the possibilities of a shared
future. Through the universal language of music and the ritual of group
music-making, people can work together to build sustainable peace, and achieve
the conflict resolution goals of reconciliation and healing.
It is Ippolito’s
goal to apply the model in a variety of formats for different purposes,
working in partnership with professionals from other disciplines. The
model is also a powerful team-building and leadership development vehicle
through which a number of objectives can be achieved alongside conflict
resolution and peace building goals.
I would like to welcome Linda as a
member of AACORN
All my best, Nancy
Nancy
J Adler
McGill University
Desautels Faculty of
Management
1001 rue Sherbrooke
ouest
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A
1G5
tel:
1-514-398-4031
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