Nero was one of those figures you just love to hate. A true narcissist who was so bad at his job that the Roman Senate ordered that he be beaten to death – what a personal touch! Nero, in true … Continued
An Eternal Pitch: Bishop G.E. Patterson's Broadcast Religion This talk attends to the musical afterlife of the late Bishop Gilbert Earl Patterson, a Pentecostal minister who, at the time of his death, served as presiding bishop of the largest African … Continued
Andy Hudson, clarinet, and Annie Jeng, piano, in conversation about their program, "The Last Question." This lecture is part of the 21-22 Conversation in Modern Music series. Performances by Andy Hudson have been hailed as “a treat for the … Continued
Musical Pastiche, Nostalgia, and Identity in MIS’s DF (2021) and Netflix’s Gentefied (2020-21) This presentation examines the soundscapes and compositional techniques utilized by the EDM group the Mexican Institute of Sound (MIS) and its founder Camilo Lara in the 2021 … Continued
Saxophone quartet ~Nois and soprano Andrea Edith Moore, along with composer Annika Socolofsky, discuss the music of their upcoming concert later. For more information on the concert, click here. Founded in 2016, ~Nois has become one of the premier ensembles in the … Continued
"Sentinel Musicians and the Making of the Ethiopian American Diaspora" The G. Gordon Watts Professor of Music at Harvard University, Kay Kaufman Shelemay is an ethnomusicologist specializing in musics of Africa, the Middle East, and the urban United States. She … Continued
Kenan Guest Artist Bruce Adolphe presents a lecture performance on his book The Mind's Ear and his NPR segment Piano Puzzler. FEATURING Composer Bruce Adolphe — known to millions of Americans from his public radio show Piano Puzzlers, which … Continued
James W. Pruett Lecture in Music and Culture Lecture Title TBA Professor and Chair of the Department of Music at Columbia University, Ana Maria Ochoa Gautier writes on music and cultural policy, forced silence and armed conflict, and genealogies … Continued
Please come with friends, acquaintances, neighbors, and everyone who cares about Ukraine and who wants to learn more about Ukrainian culture to a charity concert of Ukrainian music in Moeser Auditorium. We hope our event will be interesting and enjoyable. … Continued
Cesar Favila is a native of rural Northern California and was a first-generation college student. After receiving a BA in music from UC Davis, he earned an MA and PhD in the history and theory of music at the University … Continued
