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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 Univ
Jim Sykes and Mary Channen Caldwell Discuss Sound Studies in OMNIA Alumni Magazine
In an article for OMNIA, Penn Arts & Sciences alumni magazine, writer Laura Dattaro highlights the contributions of Jim Sykes and Mary Channen Caldwell to the field of sound studies.
Carol Ann Muller Joins Other Musicians, Poets, and Scholars to Create a Sampling of South African Jazz
The article by Giovanni Russonello from the New York Times explores South Africa’s profound relationship with jazz music, with its roots in apartheid’s racial oppression when used as a symbol of resistance.
Katherine Scahill Awarded 2024 Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
Penn Music's Katherine Scahill has been named one of 22 Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellows for 2024. administered by the Institute for Citizen's & Scholars.
Penn Music Scholars Win Salvatori Awards for Research in Italian Culture and Society
Penn Faculty members Mauro Calcango and Mary Channen Caldwell and Graduate Student in Historical Musicology Renée Olo were among those given a Salvatori Award from the Center for Italian Studies.
Mary Channen Caldwell Discusses Jewish Music and Musicians in Medieval France in Recent Interview with the Katz Center
Mary Channen Caldwell Discusses Jewish Music and Musicians in Medieval France in Recent Interview with the Katz Center
Natalie Dohrmann, Associate Director of the Katz Center, spoke with 2023–24 Katz Center fellow and Penn Musi
Penn Music Ensemble in Residence and Faculty Recieve 2024 SACHS Program Grants
The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation provides grants and other forms of strategic support to artists, faculty, cultural centers, students, and other arts advocates at Penn.
Tyshawn Sorey Awarded 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Music for “Adagio (For Wadada Leo Smith)”
Tyshawn Sorey Awarded 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Music for “Adagio (For Wadada Leo Smith)”
President Assistant Professor of Music and Composer Tyshawn Sorey has been awarded the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Music for his work, “Adagio (F
Penn Music Graduate Students Dive Deep into Ethnomusicology
This semester, graduate students in Carol Muller’s Deep Listening: Ethnographic and Anthropological Approaches course interviewed community leaders, scholars, and musicians to engage in the field of ethnomusicology as a way of knowing so
Winners of the 2024 Penn Music Composition Competition Announced
Each year, the Music Department invites Penn undergraduate and graduate students to submit original composition for the David Halstead Music Prize, Hilda K. Nitzsche Prize in Music, and Helen L. Weiss Music Prize.