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Juan Castrillón Receives Project Funding From The Sachs Program For Arts Innovation
Unfolding Indigenous Archives of the Colombian Amazon Juan Castrillón, School of Arts and Sciences, Music The completion of two films – Kiraiñia (Long Flutes) and Pami Kirami (Longhouse) – that call for changes in how ethnographic filmmaking has been performed and envisioned during the last five decades in the Northwest Amazon.
Penn Alumna, Jennifer Higdon in conversation with Andrea Clearfield
The Philadelphia Chapter of American Composers Forum (ACF) presents a conversation between two leading composers from Philadelphia: Jennifer Higdon (Pulitzer Prize, three-time Grammy-winner and Penn Alumna) and Andrea Clearfield (2020 Pew Center for Arts & Heritage International Artist Residency winner). The two artists will discuss their creative process, reflect on their artistic influences, and share recent work. Wednesday, January 27, 2021 6-7:30pm EST
Flannery Cunningham Named One of “21 for ’21: Composers and Performers Who Sound Like Tomorrow”
Washington Post Classical Music Critic, Michael Andor Brodeur included Fourth Year Graduate Student in Composition, Flannery Cunningham in his list of composers and performers who "represent an array of approaches, identities, experiences and, most of all, exciting ways of imagining what our future together sounds like."
PSNY Welcomes James Diaz, Third Year Penn Graduate Student in Composition
This week, we are thrilled to share that one of our Graduate Students in Composition, James Diaz is joining PSNY, or Project Schott New York, a digital music publishing edition, the first of its kind to be developed by a major music publishing house. Congratulations, James!
ON VIEW: Mocrep + Natacha Diels presented by Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA)
CCRMA WAVE (Wall for AudioVisual Expression) presents the work of Natacha Diels, Assistant Professor of Music for the University of Pennsylvania. Check it out!
Erik Broess, a doctoral candidate in musicology, discusses his research with writer Duyen Nguyen
Erik Broess, a doctoral candidate in musicology, studies how electric guitar gear influences the kinds of music guitarists create—and the kinds of music histories that get shared. He discusses his research with writer Duyen Nguyen in Penn Arts & Sciences OMNIA on Tuesday, January 12. Read more here.
Dr. Tyshawn Sorey Featured in The New York Times Magazine
The Penn Music Department congratulates Dr. Tyshawn Sorey on his feature in The New York Times Magazine.https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/magazine/tyshawn-sorey.html
Glenn Holtzman (Ph.d Ethnomusicology '17) Receives 2 Teaching Awards from Nelson Mandela University
Dr. Holtzman’s work intersects with the praxis of gender and sexuality and the digital humanities as scholar and researcher, which he presents at conferences. He is driven by the ideas of social cohesion, in his own teaching philosophy and experiential learning outside the traditional classroom. He has also contributed to objectives that seek to prioritize indigenous and popular African Music in creative showcases and curricular development. https://news.mandela.ac.za/VC-Excellence
Keisuke Yamada (Ph.D '20 Ethnomusicology) named Postdoc Fellow at the University of Pittsburgh
We are pleased to announce that Keisuke Yamada, a recent recipient of the Ph.D. in ethnomusicology at Penn, has accepted the Japan Iron & Steel Federation Asian Studies Center Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh. Please join us in celebrating Keisuke’s achievement!
New Work of Emeritus Professor George Crumb, at 91, Review by Philadelphia Inquirer
Read what Philadelphia Inquirer's David Patrick Stearns has to say about the new work of George Crumb, which premiered Sunday, December 13 in a Philadelphia Chamber Music Society livestream concert by pianist Marcantonio Barone. Read the full article: CLICK HERE Listen the recording of the first set, mentioned in the review: CLICK HERE