This talk traces the performance of Blackness in Christmas villancicos from Puebla de los Ángeles in the early 1600s. By situating this polyphonic genre within the listening experiences of the growing Afro-diasporic population in New Spain, the presentation reveals defiant voices and expressions of collective identity and the persistent efforts to silence them.
Third-year PhD Music Composition candidate Max Johnson presents his jazz trio in a concert at Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center. Advance registration is required for non-PennCard-holders: Please Register Here
Texas State University and Director of FlowStory Raphael Travis Jr will explore how expressive arts, particularly Hip Hop culture, positively influence mental health and well-being through recent research. The presentation discuss how intentional use of Hip Hop can support personal and community outcomes, and provide interactive exercises demonstrating its applications in education, research, and practice.
This is a ticketed event: Get Tickets Here. ASA-CHANG & Junray explores the transference of human to machine sounds using a processing device, Junray Tronics, weaving through rhythmic and tonal references of Jakarta, India and Japan. Led by self-taught tabla-bongo player, Asa-Chang (percussion), the band will perform as a trio including Yoshihiro Goseki (saxophone, flute), Sena Oshima (violin), and the “Junray Tronics” soundsystem.
This event is free and open to the public. The Penn Symphony opens their season with two epic symphonic works. It promises to be an evening full of wondrous harmonies, sublime melodies and triumphant endings as the orchestra takes you on a magnificent journey into the sound world of these two symphonic icons. Please join us for this special evening of glorious music-making!