Other Exciting Undergrad Courses for Spring 2020
posted
Nov
20,
2019
See some of our returning favorites!
Historical Musicology News
New Courses for Spring 2020
posted
Nov
15,
2019
We have some exciting new courses for Spring 2020! Take a look!
Music PhDs Featured in Series on GSAS Teaching Scholars
posted
Jan
17,
2020
Three PhDs from the Department of Music were recently featured in GSAS's three-part series Teaching Scholars Share Their Experiences.
Faculty and Alumni Contribute to the Most Recent Issue of the Journal of the American Musicological Society
posted
Jan
14,
2020
The most recent issue of the Journal of the American Musicological Society features contributions from faculty and alumni of the Department.
Mellon Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow/Lecturer Position
posted
Oct
31,
2019
The Department of Music at Columbia University invites applications for Mellon Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowships.
Dr. Elliott S. Cairns Defends Dissertation
posted
Oct
2,
2019
The Department warmly congratulates Dr. Elliott S. Cairns, who successfully defended his PhD dissertation in Historical Musicology titled "Listening to the World: The Berliner Phonogram-Archiv and the Emergence of Comparative Musicology" on October 2, 2019.
Featured Fall 2019 Courses
posted
Aug
27,
2019
The Music Department is offering a wide range of courses this semester.
Please see for more information:
Sean Colonna Publishes Article on Maurice Peress in American Music Review
posted
Jul
16,
2019
Historical musicology graduate student Sean Colonna published “Celebrating the Maurice Peress Archive” in the Spring 2019 issue of the American Music Review.
Aaron Johnson, GSAS '14, awarded fellowship at Harvard University's Hutchins Center
posted
Jun
27,
2019
The Department is delighted to congratulate Aaron Johnson (PhD, Historical Musicology, '14), who will be a W. E. B. Du Bois Research Institute Fellow at the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University.
Dr. Joshua Navon Defends Dissertation
posted
May
21,
2019
Congratulations to Joshua Navon on the successful defense of his PhD dissertation, "The Making of Modern Musical Expertise: German Conservatories and Music Education, 1843-1933"!
Dr. Ralph Whyte Defends Dissertation
posted
May
9,
2019
The Department warmly congratulates Dr. Ralph Whyte, who successfully defended his PhD dissertation in Historical Musicology titled “‘A Light in Sound, a Sound-like Power in Light: Light and/as Music in the History of the Color Organ” on May 3rd, 2019.
Dr. Paula Harper Appointed Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow at Washington University
posted
May
8,
2019
Paula Clare Harper, recent PhD alumna in Historical Musicology, will begin an assignment as a Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow in the Department of Music at Washington University in St. Louis in Fall 2019.
Dr. Paula Harper Defends Dissertation
posted
May
8,
2019
The Department warmly congratulates Dr. Paula Harper, who successfully defended her PhD dissertation in Historical Musicology titled "Unmute This: Circulation, Sociality, and Sound in Viral Media" on May 7, 2019.
Giuseppe Gerbino wins Society of Columbia Graduates’ 2019 Great Teacher Award
posted
May
8,
2019
The award, given annually to an outstanding professor from Columbia College and from Columbia Engineering, is granted based on the ability to stimulate, challenge and inspire students; a demonstrated interest in students and the ability to relate positively to students outside the classroom; and a recognized high standing in one’s academic discipline.
Giuseppe Gerbino wins NEH and NHC fellowships for his book project “Music and Mind in the Renaissance”
posted
Apr
24,
2019
Professor Giuseppe Gerbino has been awarded two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Humanities Center for his book project “Music and Mind in the Renaissance.”
Toru Momii Awarded the Japanese American Association-Honjo Foundation Scholarship
posted
Apr
17,
2019
Toru Momii received the Japanese American Association-Honjo Foundation Scholarship, which will be officially presented at the Harvard Club in May 2019.
Velia Ivanova Receives Margery Lowens Dissertation Research Fellowship
posted
Apr
1,
2019
Historical Musicology graduate student Velia Ivanova received the Margery Lowens Dissertation Research Fellowship at the annual meeting of the Society for American Music in New Orleans, LA.
Bequest from Ernest H. Sanders
posted
Jan
23,
2019
The Department of Music has received a generous donation from Nina Sanders and Peter Sanders, daughter and son of the late Professor Emeritus, Ernest H. Sanders, who passed away at the age of 99 in early 2018. This donation was a bequest from Sanders.