The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share that on February 13th at 7:00pm, Ensemble 365 will be performing at the Tenri Cultural Institute of New York. The program is titled “Eastern Currents,” and features works by GC composition student Ramin Heydarbyegi. The event is sponsored by the CUNY Diversity Project Development Fund, with […]
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share that faculty member and pianist Professor Ursula Oppens and D.M.A. graduate student Soyeon Kate Lee are amongst the 58th Annual GRAMMY Nominations. Professor Oppens is nominated in category 78, “Best Classical Instrumental Solo” for her recording with Cedille Records of Rzewski’s The People United Will Never Be […]
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share that Dr. Sylvia Kahan will be featured in a segment about Winnaretta Singer, Princesse Edmond de Polignac in the Smithsonian Channel’s series “Million Dollar American Princesses.” This 1-hour episode, narrated by “Downton Abbey” star Elizabeth McGovern, will air this coming Sunday night, January 10th, at 8:00 p.m. […]
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share that on December 9th, 2015, Prof. David Grubbs will be performing in a benefit concert for the ISSUE Project Room. The concert celebrates the collaborative work of Prof. Grubbs and poet Susan Howe, and Prof. Grubbs will be performing a solo excerpt from the piece “Souls […]
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 […]
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share an interview featuring composition student Whitney E. George with Blue Tapes and X-Ray Records, published on November 18th, 2015. An excerpt from the interview is as follows: Having recently chatted to William Basinski and Roomful of Teeth, we continue our series of interviews with our favourite modern classical […]
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) […]
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…)
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share that on October 2nd, 2015, a new work by composition Professor Jason Eckardt will be premiered by Flutist Claire Chase at The Kitchen in New York City, as part of her Density 2036 project. (more…)
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 […]
