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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
DMA clarinetist Graeme Steele Johnson’s research on and reconstruction of Charles Martin Loeffler’s octet was recently featured in this extensive profile in the Washington Post! Congratulations to Graeme. The New York premiere of this work will take place at the Morgan Library & Museum on May 23.
Congratulations to Peter Clark, CUNY Graduate Center DMA violinist, who has been named to the New Zealand String Quartet, the country’s leading chamber ensemble! See below for more details. https://www.nzsq.org.nz/post/the-new-zealand-string-quartet-farewells-monique-lapins-welcomes-violinist-peter-clark
CUNY Graduate Center and Brooklyn College Distinguished Professor Ursula Oppens was recently featured by the New York Times, in association with her 80th birthday celebration concert at Merkin Hall on Saturday, February 3. Congratulations to Professor Oppens!
Graduate Center pianist Han Chen’s recent album of Ligeti piano music was among The New Yorker’s Notable Classical Recordings of 2023, handpicked by Alex Ross. Congratulations!
GC pianist Han Chen has been making headlines with his recent “Infinite Staircase” concert at the National Sawdust on September 24. Some reviews below: The New Yorker – “The Taiwanese pianist Han Chen, a noted interpreter of the Ligeti Etudes and other modernist repertory, has made a blistering album of [Liszt’s] opera transcriptions.” – Alex […]
Creative Classical Concert Management presents the Carnegie Hall debut of award-winning Polish violinist Magdalena Filipczak on Tuesday, May 30th at 8pm in Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. The program is inspired by the phantasy motif, including Phantasies by Schubert, Wieniawski and Schönberg. Filipczak showcases selections from her debut album, Essence of Violin, including works by […]
DMA Performance (’17) alum Chelsea Lane will release her debut album Suspensions on the Better Company Records label on December 2nd across all streaming platforms. The album draws on contemporary, minimalist-inspired works to explore the theme of “suspensions,” both literal and figurative. Pairing newly commissioned works (by Ellis Ludwig-Leone and Molly Joyce) with Lane’s new […]
I am honoured to have been recently appointed as a principal member of Australia’s Omega Ensemble, one of the finest groups of its type in the nation. Of particular interest to me is the ensemble’s special and ongoing connection to the US, with many new works each year written by American composers. Later this month, […]
