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Wang Lu Wins 2021 Award in Music from the Academy of Arts and Letters

Composer Wang Lu, a David Josephson Assistant Professor of Music at Brown University, won the Wladimir and Rhoda Lakond Award in Music from the Academy of Arts and Letters in recognition of her artistic excellence as a composer.
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Feb 1 Study Group: Brown's Report on Slavery and Justice

This semester, we will kick off our ongoing reading group on Music and Race by taking a step away from music, to join our incoming first-year students in reading the 2006 Report of the Brown University Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice.
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On January 15, 2021, composer Philip Glass' record label Orange Mountain Music released GLASS BACH DRESDEN a new recording featuring Brown University Organist Mark Steinbach performing on the 1755 Gottfried Silbermann organ in Dresden's Kathedrale St. Trinitatis. Stream, purchase a digital download or a CD here: http://smarturl.it/8uvdzk
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A Preview of Music at Brown this Fall

We are looking forward to welcoming our musical community back, whether you will be on campus or studying remoting.
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Over the past week, our colleagues here at Brown and elsewhere have released many powerful solidarity statements in support of Black Lives Matter, denouncing police brutality, white supremacy, and the repeated racist murders of Black men and women.
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The Department of Music is delighted to announce three hires: Dr. Charrise Barron, Dr. Anthony Cheung, and Dr. Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo. We are terrifically lucky to have three such absurdly talented individuals joining us in Music. And we are excited to see the new directions in which they help lead our department!
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Assistant Professor of Music Eric Nathan was recently recognized in a story published in the printed journal, IMPACT: Research at Brown. The online version of the story follows below. Bravo, Professor Nathan!
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Concert Preview: Wang Lu's "Code Switch" (Chicago Tribune)

When the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s MusicNOW series launches its 22nd season on Oct. 7, the ensemble’s fabled brass musicians will step into spotlight.
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In Memoriam: David Rubinstein

Last week, we lost a friend and colleague, David Rubinstein, who succumbed to his long battle with cancer at age 57. David was a viola/violin teaching associate in our Applied Music Program and a coach of Chamber Music ensembles.
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Asha Tamirisa to Join Bates College as Assistant Professor of Music

The Department of Music is proud to share the news that Asha Tamirisa, PhD '19 Music & Multimedia Composition (formerly known as Computer Music & Multimedia), has accepted the tenure track position of Assistant Professor of Music at Bates College. Congratulations, Asha!
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The Department of Music proudly announces the hire of Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo for a 2-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Music with specialization in the aesthetics and techniques of music of the African diaspora.
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PhD Candidate Byrd McDaniel Featured in Research Matters Talk

Byrd McDaniel, PhD Candidate in Ethnomusicology, was featured as one of the speakers at the Graduate School's "Research Matters" event on April 9, 2019 in Grant Recital Hall.
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In Memoriam: Debra Mann

Last week, we lost a friend and colleague, Debra Mann.
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Brown University invites applications for a 2-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Music with specialization in the aesthetics and techniques of music of the African diaspora. This position is to be held jointly at the Cogut Institute for the Humanities and the Department of Music, effective July 1, 2019.
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Luke Moldof: Traditional Terrain

“I just want to do something and then it’s gone. Just make a recording or just make some photographs or just make a video.”
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