The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share that D.M.A. pianist Alexandra Joan will be performing a solo recital in the Masterworks Series at Bargemusic on December 11, 2015 at 8pm. Bargemusic is New York City’s famous floating concert hall, moored in Brooklyn, just under the Brooklyn Bridge. The program will include the following: Kaija Saariaho: Prelude […]
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Prof. David Grubbs to Perform at MoMA PS1
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share that new faculty member Prof. David Grubbs will be performing at MoMA PS1 in “1+2+3: Solos, Duos, and Trios for Greater New York” on November 15th, 2015, from 1:30pm – 6pm. The performance is part of the landmark “Greater New York” exhibition, and Prof. Grubbs (guitar) […]
GC Composers Featured in The Wall Street Journal
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share that GC composition students Elizabeth Adams and Inés Thiebaut and GC Faculty member Dr. Jeff Nichols were recently featured in The Wall Street Journal for their participation in a concert at the Tenri Cultural Institute on Saturday, October 17th, 2015. (more…)
GC D.M.A. Pianist Wayne Weng to Perform in Bargemusic’s Masterworks Series
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share that D.M.A. pianist Wayne Weng will be performing a solo recital in the Masterworks Series at Bargemusic on August 21st, 2015 at 8pm. Bargemusic is New York City’s famous floating concert hall, moored in Brooklyn, just under the Brooklyn Bridge. The program will include the following: Ravel’s Pavane […]
Dr. Faustus Concert to Feature a Roster of GC Composers & Performers
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share that tomorrow, May 20th, 2015, the Dr. Faustus composers project will present its latest project, New Synchronisms, inspired by Mario Davidovsky’s eponymous compositions and will feature five world premieres of works for solo instrument and electronic sounds by GC composers Elizabeth Adams, André Brégégère, Nicholas R. Nelson, […]
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 […]
A Full Summer Concert Lineup for GC Music Alumnus Kinan Azmeh
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share a lineup of upcoming concerts by GC alumnus Kinan Azmeh, who will be performing in five different countries over the next four months, going between New York City, Berlin, San Antonio and several other cities in between! Upcoming concerts include the following (as published in Azmeh’s […]
Ensemble 365 to Perform at the 2015 Queens New Music Festival
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share that Ensemble 365, consisting of Graduate Center Music performance students and alumni Alice Jones, Mary Hubbell and Karen Rostron, Marta Bedkowska and Mirna Lekić, has been selected to perform at the 2015 Queens New Music Festival. The performance will take place on Sunday, May 17, 2015, at […]
GC Pianist Ran Dank to perform solo concert at Town Hall
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share that D.M.A. pianist Ran Dank will be performing a solo concert at the Town Hall on February 8th, 2015, as part of the Peoples’ Symphony Concert series. The program will include the following works: Boulez: Douze Notations Beethoven: Sonata Op. 27, No. 1 in E flat major Chopin:: […]
D.M.A. soprano Andrea Covais a Featured Master Teacher at NJ High School Choral Day
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to congratulate D.M.A. vocalist Andrea Covais on her recent participation in the New Jersey High School’s Choral Day. Covais gave two master classes to both the SATB choir and the SSA choir, working with individual singers as well as the choir as a whole. Their work was showcased at […]
D.M.A. cellist Caroline Bean Stute joins “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to congratulate D.M.A. cellist Caroline Bean Stute on being selected to join “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band as a staff sergeant, the oldest professional musical organization in the country. Founded in 1798 by an Act of Congress, the 160-member organization is closely tied to the White House, […]