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News
Juan Castrillón films featured permanently on Society for Cultural Anthropology website
On October 14, the Visual and New Media Review of the Society for Cultural Anthropology will feature Rehavi (Timekeepers) and Kiraiñia (Long Flutes), two films produced by Juan Castrillón.
Delia Casadei, Penn Alumna and Assistant Professor of Musicology of UC Berkeley Presents New Work at Penn on October 12
The Department of Music is thrilled to welcome back Penn Alumna Delia Casadei who is now an Assistant Professor of Musicology at UC Berkeley.
"Papillon and the Dancing Cranes" - Natacha Diels / Nadar Ensemble in Antwerp
Over the weekend on Saturday, September 25, Natacha Diels, Composer & Assistant Professor of Music at Penn and Nadar Ensemble presented a performance of EPIC proportions.
FETA presents Meet the Artist: Bryan Jacobs, the 2015 Feta Prize in Sound Art winner on Wednesday, September 29 at 7PM on Zoom
FETA Foundation is presenting another edition of “Meet the Artist” that highlights creations of the past FETA Prize in Sound Art winners, finalists and judges through monthly show and chat sw
Dr. Lily Kass (Ph.d. Musicology 2017) appointed Scholar in Residence for Opera Philadelphia
This position helps to solidify Opera Philadelphia’s commitment to offer learning opportunities around the operatic works we produce.
Natacha Diels Receives 2021 Barlow Competition Award to Write New Work for JACK Quartet
Congratulations to Natacha Diels, Assistant Professor of Music who is a General Commission Recipient of the Barlow Endowment, which will go towards writing new work for
Announcing Auditions for All Departmental Ensembles for the 2021-2022 Academic Year
All Penn students are invited and encouraged to continue their music making as a member of one of the Music Department’s many ensembles, which are open to all students regardless of major.
Carol Muller and West Philadelphia H.S. Receive Faculty-Community Partnership Award
Penn Provost Wendell Pritchett and Netter Center Director Ira Harkavy have named Carol Muller, Professor of Music, and her partners at West Philadelphia High School as the recipients of the 2021 Provost/Netter Center Faculty-Community Pa
Summer Sunset Series: A’Tiya Flow by Nalaverse & Drumming by Hyun Jin Cha
On Friday, July 30, 2021 at 6:00PM, enjoy a live drumming performance by Hyun Jin Cha at The Rail Park (1300 Noble St, Philadelphia, PA 19123), as part of their 2021 Summer Sunset Series.
Mary Channen Caldwell Featured on Penn's "Big Ideas for Strange Times"
Featured on Penn's "Big Ideas for Strange Times," Assistant Professor of Music, Mary Channel Caldwell, answers the question: “How Did People Dance in Medieval Europe?”