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News
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Flannery Cunningham Receives 2020 Copland House Residency Award
4th-year graduate student in Composition, Flannery Cunningham, wins 2020 Copland House Residency Award.
Katherine Scahill Awarded 21st Century Grant from the Society of Ethnomusicology
4th-year Ethnomusicology student, Katherine Scahill, has been awarded the 2020 SEM 21st Century Grant for her work entitled, “Voice and the Gendered Politics of Spiritual Authority in Thai Buddhist Modernity.”
“Carthage”, the all-Primosch cd, has been nominated for a Grammy for Best Choral Performance!
“Carthage”, the all-Primosch cd released by The Crossing earlier this year, has been nominated for the 63rd Annual Grammy Award for Best Chora
