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Sonja Wermager Defends Dissertation
The Department warmly congratulates Sonja Wermager, who successfully defended her PhD dissertation in Music (Historical Musicology), titled “Robert Schumann and 'the Artist's Highest Goal': Religion, Romanticism, and Nation in the Late Choral Works” on May 2, 2023.
Dr. Christopher Trapani Appointed Assistant Professor of Experimental Music & Digital Media at LSU
Dr. Christopher Trapani (DMA '17) will join the Faculties of the LSU School of Music and the LSU Center for Computation and Technology as Assistant Professor of Experimental Music & Digital Media. He will begin in January 2024.
Dr. Ruth Opara to Join Columbia Ethnomusicology Faculty as Assistant Professor in Ethnomusicology
The Columbia University Department of Music is delighted to welcome back Dr. Ruth Opara as Assistant Professor in Ethnomusicology in the Fall of 2023. She previously was a Mellon Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow in the Department from 2020–21.
Bethany Younge Defends Dissertation
The Department warmly congratulates Bethany Younge, who successfully defended her DMA dissertation in Music Composition, titled "Body as Music: Mauricio Kagels' 'Repertoire' from 'Staatstheater' and Marina Rosenfeld's 'My Body'" on April 20, 2023.
Dr. Scott Gray Douglass Publishes Article in International Journal of Music Education
Dr. Scott Gray Douglass (postdoctoral research scholar) has published an article in the "International Journal of Music Education" entitled "Fishers of Song: Music Education and Community in Andavadoaka, Madagascar."
Sean Colonna Defends Dissertation
The Department warmly congratulates Sean Colonna, who successfully defended his PhD dissertation in Music (Historical Musicology), titled “Musical Aesthetics, Drugs, and Subjectivity in Germany, 1770s—1820s” on April 13, 2023.
Dr. Qingfan Jiang Appointed Assistant Professor in Musicology at Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Qingfan Jiang has accepted the position of Assistant Professor in Musicology at Peabody Conservatory (Johns Hopkins University).
Finola Merivale Defends Dissertation
The Department warmly congratulates Finola Merivale, who successfully defended her DMA dissertation in Music Composition, titled "Community Co-Creation and Virtual Reality in Opera: Composing 'Out of the Ordinary: As an nGnách'" on April 7, 2023.
Saad Haddad Defends Dissertation
The Department warmly congratulates Saad Haddad, who successfully defended his DMA dissertation in Music Composition, titled "On the Transmigration of the Arab Soul: A Case Study in Contemporary Composition" on April 4, 2023.
Professor Peter Susser Curates Exhibit in Columbia Music Library
Peter M. Susser, Director of Undergraduate Musicianship, curated an exhibit in the Music Library of materials from the class, “The Song Within Us.”
Dr. John Glasenapp Publishes Article in Co-edited Volume
Dr. John Glasenapp (GSAS '20, Historical Musicology) has contributed an article to "Women and Monastic Reform in the Medieval West, c. 1000 – 1500," edited by Julie Hotchin and Jirki Thibaut.
James Baker Wins 2023 Ditson Conductor’s Award
James Baker, distinguished percussionist, composer and conductor is the recipient of the 2023 Ditson Conductor’s Award for the advancement of American music, Columbia University has announced.
Professor Kevin Fellezs Publishes Article on Heavy Metal Group Death Angel
Professor Kevin Fellezs has published an article, "The Ultra-Violence: Death Angel and Asian American Presence/Absence in Heavy Metal."
Bethany Younge Wins 2022 Fromm Music Foundation Commission
Walter Frisch Named 2023–24 Fellow of the Institute for Ideas and Imagination
Professor Walter Frisch has been selected as a Fellow at the Columbia Institute for Ideas and Imagination.
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.