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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 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.