Ethnomusicology grad student Chris McGuinness was awarded the Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy Prize for his paper, presented at the 2017 Society for Ethnomusicology Annual Conference, “Reframed as Heroes: Communist Martyr Songs in Telengana, India.” In awarding the honor, the Prize Committee stated, “‘Reframed as Heroes’ takes a sophisticated and theoretically informed approach to the emotions mediated […]
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Janice Mahinka Commences Tenure-Track Position at Harford College
Janice Mahinka, after completing her dissertation, “The Musicality of Salsa Dancers: An Ethnographic Study,” has commenced her tenure-track professorial position at Harford College in Maryland.
Books by Ethnomusicology Alumni Recognized by the British Forum for Ethnomusicology
The British Forum for Ethnomusicology, the national society for Great Britain, has awarded the BFE Book Prize for 2018 to alumna Noriko Manabe for her book, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Protest Music after Fukushima (Oxford Univ. Press, 2015). The prestigious prize, which is awarded biennially, recognizes “outstanding scholarship in ethnomusicology written in English.” […]
Alumna Pianist Mirna Lekić named as a Winner in The American Prize 2017-18 Competition
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share that pianist and alumna Mirna Lekić was named as a winner in the The American Prize 2017-18 Competition, in the solo piano performance professional division. Mirna Lekić is a Bosnian-American pianist active as a recitalist, chamber musician and educator. Praised for her “intelligent and sincere pianism” (Examiner), and “natural inventiveness and […]
Performance by Alumnus Pianist Ran Dank listed in Top 10 Chicago Concerts of 2017
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share that pianist and alumnus Ran Dank’s performance of Fred Rzewski’s The People United Will Never Be Defeated! this past April was listed as one of the top ten classical concerts in Chicago in 2017 by the Chicago Classical Review. Dank’s performance was described as follows: “When the pianist who was originally […]
Alumni Olivier Fluchaire and Yoojin Oh featured in “Piano Music” Magazine
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share that alumni Olivier Fluchaire and Yoojin Oh are featured in the November 2017 issue of the prestigious Korean music magazine “Piano Music,” discussing their perspectives as partners on stage and in life! Images of the article are included below. For more information about Olivier Fluchaire, see http://www.olivierfluchaire.com/. For more information […]
GC Alumnus Olivier Fluchaire Performing at The House Concert & Gumi International Music Festival in South Korea
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share that GC alumnus Olivier Fluchaire (violin) is currently performing in a number of concerts in South Korea for The Concert House and the Gumi International Music Festival (August 30 – September 15, 2017). Upcoming performances are as follows: September 9, 2017: Masterclass in Gumi (South Korea), presented by […]
GC Alumna Eva León Performing at National Sawdust
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share that recent Music D.M.A. graduate Eva León will be performing at National Sawdust tomorrow – Wednesday, May 17th, 2017 – at 7pm. The program will take the audience on a musical journey across Spain, exploring its many traditions, cultures, and colors through some of the greatest Spanish […]
Opera “The Summer King” by GC Alumnus Daniel Sonenberg Makes its World Premiere
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share that a newly composed opera, “The Summer King,” by alumnus Daniel Sonenberg made its world premier on April 29th, 2017 at The Pittsburgh Opera. Performances run through May 7th, with further performances scheduled for May 2018 at Michigan Opera Theatre in Detroit. To see a recent feature […]
2014 Barry Brook Dissertation Award Winners Announced
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to announce that there are two co-winners of 2014 Barry Brook Dissertation Award. The committee has also decided to grant an Honorable Mention to a third. The winners are: Drew Nobile, “A Structural Approach to the Analysis of Rock Music” Jordan Stokes, “Music and Genre in Film: Aesthetics […]
Music Graduate Alice Jones to speak at The Fifty-First Annual Commencement
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share that D.M.A. Graduate Alice Jones has been chosen to speak at the 2015 Graduate Center Commencement ceremony! She was elected from many worthy candidates from all the GC doctoral programs to present some welcoming remarks to this year’s graduates. Congratulations, Alice! For more information about Alice Jones, […]
New Collaborative Work by GC Composer Whitney George, The Curiosity Cabinet, & Puppeteer Daniel Fay
The Graduate Center Music Program is please to share that on May 23rd, 2015, The Curiosity Cabinet will be presenting a new collaborative work titled “The Curious Tale of Ed Leedskalnin” with puppeteer Daniel Fay at The Standard Toykraft in Brooklyn, featuring new music by GC composer Whitney George, and with GC DMA alumna Alice Jones playing […]
