2017 Composition Prizes Announced
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May
13,
2017
The Department announces the 2017 named awards in Composition, honoring three undergraduate students and five graduate students.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. CHRISTOPHER TRAPANI!
posted
May
13,
2017
The Department warmly congratulates Christopher Trapani, who successfully defended his DMA dissertation in Composition, Convergence Lines: A Musical Distillation of Thomas Pynchon’s V, on April 28, 2017.
David Gutkin Joins Peabody Conservatory Musicology Faculty
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May
12,
2017
David Gutkin will join the Faculty of the Department of Musicology at Peabody Conservatory in 2018.
Whitney Slaten Appointed Visiting Assistant Professor at The New School
posted
May
12,
2017
Whitney Slaten has been appointed Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Technology at Eugene Lang College, The New School, for 2017-2018.
CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. BENJAMIN HANSBERRY!
posted
May
9,
2017
The Department warmly congratulates Dr. Benjamin Hansberry, who successfully defended his PhD dissertation in music theory, Phenomenon and Abstraction: Coordinating Concepts in Music Theory and Analysis, on May 3, 2017.
CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. MAEVE STERBENZ!
posted
May
9,
2017
The Department warmly congratulates Dr. Maeve Sterbenz, who successfully defended her PhD dissertation in music theory, Moving with Music: Approaches to the Analysis of Movement-Music Interactions, on May 9, 2017.
CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. ORIT HILEWICZ!
posted
Apr
27,
2017
The Department warmly congratulates Dr. Orit Hilewicz, who successfully defended her PhD dissertation in music theory, Listening to Ekphrastic Musical Compositions, on April 26, 2017.
Katherine Balch Named 2017-2018 Young Concert Artists Composer-in-Residence
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Apr
26,
2017
Katherine Balch has been announced as the 2017-2018 Young Concert Artists Composer-in-Residence, the 11th composer to receive this honor.
NEW Jazz Album by Chris Washburne: Rags and Bone
posted
Apr
25,
2017
"The bone man blows your mind as he blows your ears open"
Chris Washburne's newest CD release and review: Rags & Roots
Ellie Hisama named the 2017 Robert Samels Visiting Scholar Program Speaker
posted
Apr
17,
2017
Professor Ellie Hisama has been named the 2017 speaker in the Robert Samels Visiting Scholar Program, Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University.
Documenting Medieval Sound: The Musiconis Database and the French-American Bridge for Medieval Musical Iconography
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Apr
16,
2017
The Music & Arts Library hosts an exhibition of work by participants in the FAB-Musiconis project (French-American Bridge for Medieval Musical Iconography), led by Prof. Susan Boynton of the Music Dept. faculty, and Frédéric Billiet (Paris-Sorbonne), and involving the exchange of students from Columbia and the Sorbonne.
João Gilberto to Receive Honorary Doctorate
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Apr
12,
2017
Columbia University will confer seven honorary degrees at its annual Commencement exercises on May 17, 2017. João Gilberto will receive an honorary doctorate in Music.
William Mason appointed Visiting Instructor at Oberlin Conservatory
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Apr
10,
2017
William Mason has been appointed Visiting Instructor of Music Theory at Oberlin Conservatory for the '17-'18 academic year.
Joshua Navon awarded DAAD Scholarship
posted
Apr
10,
2017
Joshua Navon has been awarded a 10-month Research Grant by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
Mahir Cetiz wins Guggenheim Fellowship
posted
Apr
8,
2017
Core Lecturer Mahir Cetiz (DMA, Composition, 2013) has been awarded a 2017 fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation.
Shannon Garland Wins Two Postdoctoral Fellowships
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Apr
7,
2017
Shannon Garland (Ph.D., Ethnomusicology, 2014) has been awarded postdoctoral fellowships at UCLA and in Brazil.
Alec Hall wins Guggenheim Fellowship
posted
Apr
7,
2017
Alec Hall (DMA, Composition, 2015) has been awarded a 2017 fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation.
Caleb Mutch Appointed Postdoctoral Scholar at Indiana University
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Apr
6,
2017
Caleb Mutch has been appointed a Post-Doctoral Resident Scholar and Visiting Assistant Professor of Music at Indiana University.