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First Fridays Rewind: A Collaborative Student Showcase

December 20, 2019

by Crystal Wu and Catherine Zachary Arts Everywhere and the Department of Music were thrilled to collaborate and present First Fridays, a new concert series that began this fall semester. This pop-up music series featured performances by different student chamber … Read more

#CourseOfTheWeek: Introduction to Music of the Américas

December 3, 2019

MUSC 147: Introduction to Music of the Américas Professor Juan Álamo Mon/Wed/Fri, 10:10-11:00 am Latin America is one of the richest, versatile and complex multi-cultural places in the world. Countless musical genres such as Tango, Cumbia, Samba, Mariachi, Merengue, Bolero, … Read more

#CourseOfTheWeek: Music & Politics

November 26, 2019

MUSC 291: Music and Politics Professor Andrea Bohlman Tuesday/Thursday, 11:00-12:15 pm In this course we consider the relationship between two concepts—music and politics—broadly, in search of ways in which they elucidate each other as well as resist pairing. The class … Read more

#CourseOfTheWeek: Conducting I

November 21, 2019

MUSC 168: Conducting I Professor Evan Feldman Tuesday/Thursday, 11-12:15 pm Have you always dreamed of conducting an ensemble? Learn how in MUSC 168! This class provides an introduction to the fundamental technical, analytical, and artistic skills of conducting. It is … Read more

#CourseOfTheWeek: German Diction

November 12, 2019

MUSC 125: Diction for Singers III: German Lecturer Tim Sparks Monday/Wednesday, 10:10 – 11:00 am For the craft of singing, one of the most important aspects, secondary only to consistent vocal technique, is the ability to produce vernacular language sounds. … Read more

Cuba’s USB-driven music scene

November 6, 2019

by Emilie Poplett, University Communications Mike Levine grew up in a seaside community in New Jersey best known as the birthplace of Bruce Springsteen. His dad was a music instructor who played the alto-saxophone and conducted the local concert band. … Read more

#CourseOfTheWeek: Beethoven and His Era

November 5, 2019

MUSC 284: Beethoven and His Era Professor Mark Evan Bonds Monday/Wednesday, 10:10 am – 12:15 pm Don’t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine. -Ludwig van … Read more