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Presidential Assistant Professor of Music, Tyshawn Sorey Receives Acclaim for "Monochromatic Light (Afterlife)," Commissioned by DACAMERA and Rothko Chapel

The premiere of "Monochromatic Light (Afterlife)," new work by Tyshawn Sorey took place on Saturday, February 19, 2022 at the Rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas. The highly anticipated event is ahead of a staged presentation at the Park Avenue Armory in New York this fall, and has received recognition from the New York Times, the Washington Post, The New York, and NPR. See below for more information!   
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Ania Vu named 2022-23 Center for Contemporary Composition Postdoctoral Researcher

Ania Vu was recently named the 2022-23 Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Chicago’s Center for Contemporary Composition. In her role, Vu will develop new works to be performed by the Grossman Ensemble and other guest artists during the upcoming season. She will also teach an undergraduate course, provide composition lessons, and participate in the Center’s workshops and events.  
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OMNIA Feature: Celebrating the Life and Music of James Primosch

In honor James Primosch and the Celebration and Remembrance concert on Sunday, February 27 in the Annenberg Center, OMNIA has featured the longtime professor of music and acclaimed composer in a long form article. To read the piece, please visit the OMNIA website. For more information about the concert, please visit the event page on our website.
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A Tribute to George Crumb

A Tribute to George Crumb  
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New Works for Sō Percussion

The Penn Sound Collective (PSC) is pleased to present six new works for percussion, written for and recorded  by Sō Percussion. This collaboration began in fall 2019 with a series of workshops at Sō’s Brooklyn studio, with the concert scheduled to take place at Penn Live Arts (formerly the Annenberg Center) in April 2020.
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James Diaz named one of Washington Post's "22 for '22"

In Washington Post's annual list of composers and performers to watch, Michael Andor Brodeur, Classical Music Critic, included another Penn Graduate Student Composer in the list, 22 for '22: Composers and performers to watch this year - James Diaz!
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Glenda Goodman Receives Two Awards from The American Musicological Society

As part of the American Musicological Society's 2021 prizes and awards, Glenda Goodman has been recognized for the following works: Her book, Cultivated By Hand, won the Lewis Lockwood award, and her article Bound Together: The Intimacies of Music-Book Collecting in Early American Republic was awarded the Alfred Einstein award.
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Mary Channen-Caldwell presents work at Johns Hopkins Peabody Institute, hosted by the Musicology Department

The Peabody Musicology Department invites Mary Channen-Caldwell, Assistant Professor of Music for the Department of Music at Penn, to present her work, "Singing from the Cross: Christ’s Voice and the Treading of the Winepress in Thirteenth-Century France." Part of the Musicology Colloquia series, this event  is free and open to the public, and can be accessed through the Peabody website.  
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Kevin Laskey premieres new concert-length piece at Kaleidoscope Performing Arts Center

Kevin Laskey, (PhD, Composition ’19), will premiere a new concert-length piece at Ursinus College’s Kaleidoscope Performing Arts Center on Saturday, November 13 at 7:30 PM. The Snow, Like Me (A Pre-apocalyptic Cabaret) features soprano Molly Netter, pianist Mikael Barmaine, and bassist Pat Swoboda.
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Juan Castrillón films featured permanently on Society for Cultural Anthropology website

On October 14, the Visual and New Media Review of the Society for Cultural Anthropology will feature Rehavi (Timekeepers) and Kiraiñia (Long Flutes), two films produced by Juan Castrillón. The films will be hosted permanently at the Screening Room section of the SCA’s website for open access in their multilingual versions.