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Behind the Music: Andrew Kierszenbaum C'20 on Composing for Arcane and His Journey from Penn to Netflix
Andrew Kierszenbaum C'20 is building a strong career in film and television composition, with his work on Netflix's Arcane being a major highlight.
Jeffery Kallberg Helps Authenticate Newly Discovered Chopin Score
Jeffrey Kallberg, Associate Dean for Arts and Letters and a leading scholar on Chopin, helped verify the authenticity of a recently discovered unknown work by the famous composer. “My jaw dropped,” Kallberg says.
Timothy Rommen Named University of Pennsylvania's Vice Provost for the Arts
The Department of Music congratulates Timothy Rommen, Davidson Kennedy Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of music and Africa
Kingsley Okyere Receives AADMS Prize from Society for Ethnomusicology
Graduate Student Kingsley Okyere received the African and African Diasporic Music Section (AADMS) African Student Paper Prize at the recent meeting of the Society for E
Routledge Companion to Diasporic Jazz Features Carol Muller's Insights on South African Jazz History and Performance and Other Articles
Carol Muller contributed to the upcoming "Routledge Companion to Diasporic Jazz Studies," with her chapter focusing on exploring the diaspore in South African Jazz History and Contemporary Performance.
Private Lesson Instructor Young-Ah Tak to Release Two Schubert Piano Sonatas and Recital
A solo album by pianist Young-Ah Tak who teaches piano and chamber music at University of Pennsylvania's Department of Music will be released by the STEINWAY & SONS label on November 1, 2024. The album features t
Graduate Student Kingsley Okyere Discusses the Global Circulation, National Imaginaries, and Syncretic Loops of Afrobeats in The Black Scholar
"Kingsley Okyere’s essay takes on the question of how national imaginaries shape the sonic quality and the circuits of Afrobeats sound in Anglophone West Africa as well as globally.
Anna Weesner Releases "My Mother in Love"
A boy sits on the stairs, reading a book about war as he also observes his mother below in the kitchen, where she has placed her head on the table and is not moving. Perhaps not breathing?
Tyshawn Sorey Earns Grant from The Pew Center for Arts and Heritage
"How can arts organizations chart a path toward greater sustainability at a time of challenge? What connections are forged when communities share their stories through art?
Mary Channen Caldwell Explores Silent Moves in "60-Second Lectures"
Can you imagine dancing without music, just like the silent discos of today? In the European Middle Ages, if you saw people dancing alone, you might have thought they were mystics or even possessed.
Carol Muller Discusses Exploring Philly's Sonic Legacy on Penn Arts & Sciences OMNIA Podcast
Philadelphia's rich musical heritage is a treasure trove of influence and innovation.
Associate Professor Glenda Goodman Co-Edits 'American Contact': a New Book on Intercultural Encounters Through Material Texts
New book! Associate Professor Glenda Goodman and Rhae Lynn Barnes (History, Princeton) co-edited American Contact: Objects of Intercultural Encounters and the Boundaries of Book History, out this month with