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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.
Graduate Students Flannery Jamieson and Sarah Le Van Present Their Research at Global Medieval and Renaissance Studies Colloquium
First-Year Graduate Students Flannery Jamieson and Sarah Le Van presented their research regarding Women, Agency, and Desire.
Anna Weesner Receives Fromm Foundation Commission
Each year, the Fromm Music Foundation accepts applications for commissions of new music, and awards commissions to fourteen American composers.
PhD Candidate Vincent Kelley Performs and Receives Honors at an International Concert
Vincent Kelley performed at the India Habitat Centre, Stein Auditorium on Tuesday, January 9th, 2024 as a part of an International Indo-Jazz Concert.
Eugene Lew's Impact in Experimental Music and Collaborative Ventures Highlighted in The Philadelphia Citizen
Director of Sound and Music Technology / Lecturer / Soundmaker Eugene Lew is highlighted within The Philadelphia Citizen for his vast skill set, teaching pedagogy, and collaborative approach.