The Classic Song Research Initiative’s first formal collaboration begins on June 11 with a series of weekly Facebook Live conversations called The Art of Democracy. The first session will include a conversation with Hampson and Mark Clague, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs and Associate Professor of Musicology and Entrepreneurship and Leadership at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance. The conversation will be titled Song as Active Citizenship, and they will discuss Clague’s research on “The Star-Spangled Banner” and the protest roots of American classic song.