{"id":18514,"date":"2021-11-12T13:56:22","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T18:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=18514"},"modified":"2021-11-12T14:30:27","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T19:30:27","slug":"renowned-musician-rhiannon-giddens-visits-transylvania-for-performance-student-discussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/11\/renowned-musician-rhiannon-giddens-visits-transylvania-for-performance-student-discussion\/","title":{"rendered":"Renowned musician Rhiannon Giddens visits Transylvania for performance, student discussion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/11\/transylvania_giddens-1-810x539.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/11\/transylvania_giddens-1-810x539.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/11\/transylvania_giddens-1-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/11\/transylvania_giddens-1-730x485.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/11\/transylvania_giddens-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/11\/transylvania_giddens-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/11\/transylvania_giddens-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Musician Rhiannon Giddens, who is a MacArthur Genius Grant and Grammy Award winner, visited Transylvania University on Thursday for a public performance and conversation that touched on topics like the historical significance of folk instruments. Before the show, she met with students and chatted about music and finding your path in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event was sponsored by the University of Kentucky&#8217;s Gaines Center for the Humanities as part of the 2021 Bale Boone Symposium. 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