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Prof. John Musto and Mark Campbell’s opera “Later the Same Evening” to be featured in a four-night run at the 2024 NEC Festival

From November 10-17, Prof. John Musto and Mark Campbell’s opera “Later the Same Evening” will be have a four-night run as a part of the 2024 NEC Festival.  The festival honors the legacy of John Heiss with a weeklong series of performances, discussions, and more, and celebrates visionary American composers Charles Ives (1874–1954) and Ruth […]

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Alumnus Michael Shinn (DMA) Named Executive Director of Boston Conservatory at Berklee

  Congratulations to alumnus Michael Shinn (DMA) who has recently been named executive director of Boston Conservatory at Berklee! See link below to read more about Shinn’s leadership and contributions to Boston Conservatory at Berklee: https://www.4rfv.com/G58TB7RJ4F6X/michael-shinn-named-executive-director-of-boston-conservatory-at-berklee.htm

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GC music department members Prof. Doug Geers and Composition PhD student Tobias Fandel to be featured at the Art Science Connect Symposium

On Tuesday, October 29th and Wednesday, October 30th, the CUNY Graduate Center will be hosting the Art Science Connect Symposium “How AI is Changing Art and the Humanities, featuring GC music department members Prof. Doug Geers and Composition PhD student Tobias Fandel.   Tobias Fandel will present on the topic of Photography and AI Manipulation […]

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DMA cellist Aaron Wolff named a prize winner of the 2024 Naumburg International Cello Competition

Congratulations to DMA cellist Aaron Wolff, who was named a prize winner of the 2024 Naumburg International Cello Competition!     Established in 1926 by Walter Wehle Naumburg, the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation and its competitions support young classical musicians to launch their professional career. The Naumburg Foundation’s competition cycles through various instruments every year. […]

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Kristin Leitterman (DMA 2017) wins second place for the 2024 American Prize in Instrumental Performance

  Congratulations to oboist Kristin Leitterman (DMA 2017), who was a named the second-place winner of the 2024 American Prize in Instrumental Performance!    See below for more details about Dr. Leitterman, as well as The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts: Dr. Kristin Leitterman, as a solo artist of oboe and voice, defies […]

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Professor Tania León featured by the Graduate Center for Hispanic Heritage Month

Distinguished Professor Emerita and Pulitzer Prize winner Tania León was featured by the Graduate Center highlighting scholars of Hispanic and Latino heritage for Hispanic Heritage Month!  Honoring the exceptional contributions of the Graduate Center’s Hispanic and Latino scholars across many disciplines, Prof. León’s artistry and influence as a contemporary classical composer and teacher has continued […]

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Faculty and music students publish collaborative research concerning musical genre formation

A new article, “Assembling Hyperpop: Genre Formation on Wikipedia,” co-authored by ethnomusicology students Romulo Moraes and Julia Santoli, DMA student Sophie Delphis, and ethnomusicology faculty Eliot Bates, was recently published in the journal Cultural Sociology. This was a student-led research project that began in Prof. Bates’ class “Music in/on the Internet.” See link below for […]

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Stephanie Zyzak performs at Eastman School of Music’s Morning Chamber Music series

  DMA violinist Stephanie Zyzak will perform at the Morning Chamber Music Series at the Eastman School of Music as a guest artist on Saturday, September 28, 2024 at 11:30am at Hatch Recital Hall.  Congratulations! More information on Stephanie and event details below: Praised for her sensitive musicianship and heartfelt playing, violinist Stephanie Zyzak is quickly gaining […]

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Professor Anaar Desai-Stephens, Assistant Professor of Music (Ethnomusicology), joins the Graduate Center from the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester

Anaar Desai-Stephens, Assistant Professor of Music (Ethnomusicology), joins the Graduate Center from the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester where she was an assistant professor of ethnomusicology while holding affiliations with the Institute for Women’s and Gender Studies and the Visual and Cultural Studies programs. Her work focuses on popular music, media […]

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