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News from the Department of Music
August 25, 2020
Alumni News: Violet Cavicchi Munoz PhD '20 and Jinku Kim PhD '19 Accept Faculty Positions
The Department of Music proudly shares the news Violet Cavicchi Munoz, PhD '20 Ethnomusicology, accepted a position as Visiting Assistant Professor of Music at Kenyon College.
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News from the Department of Music
August 24, 2020
Introducing theKEEPER: A Digital Archive of Womxn in Hip Hop
News from the Department of Music
August 18, 2020
Assistant Professor of Music Eric Nathan Awarded 2020 Barlow Endowment Commission
We are looking forward to welcoming our musical community back, whether you will be on campus or studying remoting.
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Please enjoy this excellent recorded performance by students from one of our Jazz Combos.
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News from the Department of Music
June 13, 2020
BLACK LIVES MATTER | A Statement from the Faculty of the Department of Music
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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News from the Department of Music
May 19, 2020
the space of a door: Boston Modern Orchestra Project Releases an Album of Professor Eric Nathan's Music
On May 19, 2020, The Boston Modern Ochestra Project (BMOP) released a full album of music composed by Brown University Assistant Professor of Music Eric Nathan.
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News from the Department of Music
May 18, 2020
Proudly Announcing the Hires of Charrise Barron, Anthony Cheung, and Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo
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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News from the Department of Music
May 10, 2020
A Special Website to Celebrate Student Achievement During 2019-20
News from the Department of Music
May 1, 2020
Wang Lu Selected for Chicago Opera Theater’s Vanguard Emerging Opera Composer Program
Wang Lu, Brown University Assistant Professor of Music, was selected to Chicago Opera Theater’s (COT) Vanguard Emerging Opera Composer Program.
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News from the Department of Music
April 27, 2020
Byrd McDaniel, '19 Ethnomusicology, to join Emory University as Postdoctoral Fellow
News from the Department of Music
April 6, 2020
Eric Nathan Recognized in IMPACT: Research at Brown for his Contributions as a Major Composer and as an Educator
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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News from the Department of Music
November 20, 2019
Professor Kiri Miller Receives 2019 Alan Merriam Prize for Her Book, Playable Bodies: Dance Games and Intimate Media
News from the Department of Music
November 19, 2019
Wang Lu Receives 2019 Commission from Fromm Music Foundation
News from the Department of Music
November 11, 2019
Assistant Professor Eric Nathan Featured on New Release by Boston Symphony Orchestra
News from the Department of Music
October 9, 2019
Congratulations to BUO Concerto Competition Winners: Neil Goh, Derek Xu, and David Sacks!
The Brown University Orchestra Concerto Competition took place this past weekend. Kudos to all who participated—all contestants showed remarkable effort.
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News from the Department of Music
October 1, 2019
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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News from the Department of Music
August 26, 2019
Eric Nathan Appointed Composer-in-Residence at New England Philharmonic
The New England Philharmonic and Music Director Richard Pittman have appointed Assistant Professor Eric Nathan as the Philharmonic’s new Composer-in-Residence beginning in the 2019-20 season.
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News from the Department of Music
July 24, 2019
New Release: Eric Nathan's J.S. Bach Arrangements Performed by Chelsea Music Festival Strings, Ken-David Masur Conducting
News from the Department of Music
June 25, 2019
Mark Steinbach to Perform at 24th International Organ Festival in Prague
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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News from the Department of Music
May 28, 2019
Eric Nathan's Concerto for Orchestra to Open BSO's 2019-20 Season
News from the Department of Music
May 20, 2019
Byrd McDaniel (PhD '19 Ethnomusicology) to Join Northeastern University as Visiting Assistant Professor
The Department of Music proudly shares the news that Byrd McDaniel, PhD '19 Ethnomusicology, will join Northeastern University as Visiting Assistant Professor in Fall 2019. Congratulations, Byrd!
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News from the Department of Music
May 10, 2019
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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News from the Department of Music
May 7, 2019
Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo to Join Brown University Department of Music and Cogut Institute for the Humanities as Postdoctoral Fellow for 2019-21
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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News from the Department of Music
May 2, 2019
Faculty Spotlight: Professor Michael Steinberg's "The Trouble with Wagner"
News from the Department of Music
April 22, 2019
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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News from the Department of Music
April 18, 2019
Visiting Professor Erik DeLuca co-Curates Event at Annual Design Festival in Iceland
News from the Department of Music
April 11, 2019
Esther Kurtz Accepts Tenure-Track Position at Washington University in St. Louis
News from the Department of Music
February 28, 2019
Concert Preview: R.I. composer Eric Nathan brings music to Emily Dickinson’s letters
Special to The Providence Journal
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News from the Department of Music
February 15, 2019
Wang Lu is the Subject of Composer Portrait Concert at Columbia University's Miller Theatre
News from the Department of Music
January 29, 2019
Professor Kiri Miller Wins 2018 de la Torre Bueno Book Award
Professor Kiri Miller's book, Playable Bodies: Dance Games and Intimate Media, has been awarded the 2018 de la Torre Bueno© Book Award.
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News from the Department of Music
January 22, 2019
Brown Seeks International Postdoctoral Fellow in Music and Multimedia: African Diasporic Music
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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News from the Department of Music
November 5, 2018
Emily Dolan Joins the Faculty of Brown University as Associate Professor of Music
The Department of Music is proud to announce the hire of musicologist Emily Dolan as Associate Professor of Music effective July 1, 2019.
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“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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News from the Department of Music
October 18, 2018
Wang Lu Receives Koussevitzky Commission from Library of Congress
News from the Department of Music
October 12, 2018
Eric Nathan Awarded 2018 Commission from Fromm Music Foundation
News from the Department of Music
October 10, 2018
Eric Nathan's Work Featured on New Release "Garlands for Steven Stucky"
“I like possibilities. And as an instrument builder I like to do things that are a bit out of the status quo.”
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News from the Department of Music
August 9, 2018
Rebecca Sigel '11 Appointed as International Contemporary Ensemble's New Executive Director
News from the Department of Music
July 11, 2018
Professors Arlene Cole and Mark Steinbach Visit Xi'an, China
News from the Department of Music
June 29, 2018