Composition News
Dr. Ramin Amir Arjomand Receives 2022–2023 Steinhardt Teaching Excellence Award from NYU
Ramin Amir Arjomand (DMA '06 and adjunct instructor) has been honored with the 2022–2023 Steinhardt Teaching Excellence Award at the Steinhardt School, New York University.
Professor Zosha Di Castri and Bethany Younge Named 2023 American Academy of Arts and Letters Music Awards Winners
Zosha Di Castri and Bethany Younge were named 2023 American Academy of Arts and Letters Music Awards winners. Di Castri is a recipient of the Goddard Lieberson Fellowship in Music, and Younge is a recipient of the Charles Ives Scholarship.
Wooster Symphony Orchestra Premieres Anna-Louise Walton's "The Arrival"
The Women’s Committee for the Wooster Symphony Orchestra commissioned a piece by DMA composer Anna-Louise Walton, titled "The Arrival," to commemorate the committee’s 50th anniversary.
Louis Goldford Receives Commission From Longleash Trio and Research Grant
Louis Goldford has received a commission from the Longleash Trio for a new work to be premiered in 2024, supported by the Research-Creation Grant from the ACTOR Project (Analysis, Creation, and Teaching of Orchestration) along with colleagues in ACTOR's Voice Timbre Workgroup.
Finola Merivale Profiled in Washington Post
Composer Finola Merivale was profiled in The Washington Post as "a composer to watch in 2023."
Operatic Feminisms: On and Off the Opera Stage
This event bridges the worlds of scholarship, performance, and criticism to think through the possibilities for feminist opera studies and women in opera in the twenty-first century.
Professor Marcos Balter and Dr. Tyshawn Sorey Receive 2022 Music Commissions from Koussevitzky Foundation
Professor Marcos Balter and Dr. Tyshawn Sorey (DMA 2017) have received 2022 Music Commissions from Koussevitzky Foundation from the Library of Congress.
Bethany Younge Will Join Dartmouth Department of Music and Graduate Program in Digital Musics as Technical Director
Bethany Younge, DMA student in Composition, will be joining the Dartmouth Department of Music and the Graduate Program in Digital Musics as Technical Director.
Dr. Courtney Bryan named Composer in Residence at Opera Philadelphia
Dr. Courtney Bryan (DMA '14) has been named the next Composer in Residence at Opera Philadelphia.
"Moves" for Cello Quartet by Peter M. Susser Performed in Jamesport, NY
“Moves” for Cello Quartet by Peter M. Susser was performed by cellists of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra on Sunday, November 6 at the Jamesport Meeting House in Jamesport, NY.
Recent Columbia Alumna and Three Current DMA Students Nominated for Gaudeamus Award 2023
From a total of 229 entries submitted from all over the world, the jury, consisting of composers Chaya Czernowin, Agata Zubel and Jan van de Putte, chose five prize-winning works, four of which were by Columbia-affiliated composers--a recent Columbia alumna and three current Columbia DMA students.
Zosha Di Castri: Pentimento World Premiere with WDR Sinfonieorchester & Cristian Măcelaru
The WDR Symphony Orchestra of Cologne, conducted by Music Director Cristian Măcelaru, has commissioned Zosha Di Castri to write a new orchestral work, Pentimento, for the orchestra's 75th anniversary season. It will be premiered on October 28 and 29, 2022 at the Kölner Philharmonie in Cologne, Germany.
"Gold Dome" by Peter Susser Performed in Harwich Center, MA
Peter M. Susser’s “Gold Dome,” for Organ was performed by Marcia Hempel on Saturday, October 1, at 3:00 at First Congregational Church, 697 Main St, Harwich Center, Mass.
Dr. William Mason (GSAS '15) Publishes Article in "Oxford Handbook of Spectral Music" on Zosha Di Castri and David Adamcyk's "Phonobellow"
In a new article published by the Oxford Handbook of Spectral Music, composer, performer, and music scholar William Mason (GSAS '15, Music Theory) considers excerpts from pieces by Grisey and Murail against Zosha Di Castri's and David Adamcyk’s 2015 piece "Phonobellow."
US Premiere of Professor George Lewis's "Tales of the Traveller" Written About in New York Times
Professor George Lewis's piece "Tales of the Traveller" had its US premiere, but the most exciting part about the performance was one of the guest soloists: a computer program named Voyager, originally programmed by George Lewis in 1987.
Anna Meadors Appointed Assistant Director of Computer Music Center
The Department of Music is pleased to announce the appointment of Anna Meadors as the Assistant Director of the Computer Music Center (CMC).
Seth Cluett Named Director of Computer Music Center
The Department of Music is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Seth Cluett as the Director of the Computer Music Center.