Composition News

Professors Ellie Hisama and Zosha Di Castri Awarded Columbia University Faculty Seed Grant

Professors Ellie Hisama and Zosha Di Castri

Professors Ellie Hisama and Zosha Di Castri have been awarded a Columbia University Faculty Seed Grant to produce “Unsung Stories: Women at Columbia’s Computer Music Center,” as part of the Addressing Racism: A Call to Action for Higher Education initiative.

Laurie Spiegel's "A Harmonic Algorithm" Presented by Seth Cluett + a Conversation with Tara Rodgers

At 8 pm on Thursday, September 10th, ISSUE will stream a 360 degree video presentation of electronic music pioneer Laurie Spiegel’s piece "A Harmonic Algorithm 2011" coordinated in collaboration with composer and artist Seth Cluett.

Professor Di Castri: "Long is the Journey, Short is the Memory"

Zosha Di Castri and Kristina Canellakis

Zosha Di Castri and Kristina Canellakis at the 2019 BBC Proms

BBC Radio 3 will broadcast the First Night of the Proms 2019, featuring Professor Zosha Di Castri’s "Long is the Journey, Short is the Memory," at 12:31 AM BST on May 29, 2020. The performance will be up for 30 days for folks to stream if they like.

2020 Student Prizes for Composers -- The Charles S. Miller Award -- Sharon Rose Hurvitz and Annie Nikunen

Sharon Rose Hurvitz and Annie Nikunen

The Department of Music is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020 prizes for distinction in Music Composition. The Charles S. Miller Award has been awarded to Sharon Rose Hurvitz (left) and Annie Nikunen (right).

Alumni News: Dr. Mahir Cetiz (DMA '13) Appointed Assistant Professor of Composition and Music Theory at the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis

Dr. Mahir Cetiz (DMA ’13), former Lecturer in Music and Adjunct Professor of Composition at Columbia, has accepted an offer to join the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis as Assistant Professor of Composition and Music Theory, starting in Fall 2020.

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