Penn Music Colloquium Series

The Department of Music's main Colloquium Series showcases new research by leading scholars in music and sound studies and composers both in the United States and internationally.  All Music Colloquia takes place in Room 101 of the Lerner Center on Tuesdays at 5:15 PM.

Fall 2023

October 3: Nina Eidsheim, Professor of Musicology and Humanities, UC Los Angeles

October 24: Brian Kane, Associate Professor of Music and Film and Media Studies, Yale University

November 28: Alessandra Ciucci, Associate Professor of Music, Ethnomusicology, Columbia University

December 12: George Lewis, Edwin H. Case Professor of American Music, Composition & Historical Musicology, Columbia University

Spring 2024

January 30: Steven Takasugi, Composer, associate of Harvard University Department of Music

February 13: Gavin Steingo, Associate Professor of Music, Princeton University

March 12: M. Myrta Leslie Santana, Assistant Professor of Integrative Studies, UC San Diego

April 9: Mark Burford, R.P. Wollenberg Professor of Music, Reed College

Upcoming Events

Schedule TBA. Please check back later.

Past Events



Christina Baade

"Vera Lynn in Nashville (1977): White Working Class Femininity and Transatlantic Affinities"
Nov 17, 2020 at - | Virtual Event



Pamela Z

"Blurred Boundaries"
Oct 20, 2020 at - | Virtual Event



Stefan Helmreich

"Listening to Waves: Tuning to Cosmic, Oceanic, and Sociogenic Noise, Sound, and Music"
Sep 29, 2020 at - | Virtual Event



Roundtable and Book Discussion on "Decolonizing the University"

With Glenda Goodman and Carol Muller
Sep 15, 2020 at - | Virtual Event