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Rasmussen featured on 'With Good Reason'
, associate professor of ethnomusicology, will be featured on the public radio program With Good Reason this week in a . With Good Reason airs on local public radio stations throughout Virginia. The first airing of Rasmussen’s appearance was Saturday, Dec. 19 on Richmond’s WCVE 88.9. Other broadcast times are available and will occur periodically 
through Dec. 24.
Rasmussen, who is also the director of Â鶹Æƽâ°æ’s Middle Eastern Music Ensemble, discussed Middle Eastern spiritual music as well traditional American Christmas music. She notes that some of her favorite holiday music are traditional holiday tunes reinterpreted by artists.
Â鶹Æƽâ°æ is part of a consortium of Virginia universities that support With Good Reason and their mission to develop the civic, cultural, and intellectual life of the Commonwealth by creating learning opportunities for all Virginians. Â鶹Æƽâ°æ faculty frequently appear on the program. In Oct. , associate professor of English and , professor of biology were both showcased. Archived segments of With Good Reason are available .