“Silent Music” by Prof. Susan Boynton – Book Release & Panel Discussion

Congratulations to Prof. Susan Boynton on her new book, Silent Music: Medieval Song and the Construction of Eighteenth-Century Spain, published by Oxford University Press (2011). There will be a book release and panel discussion taking place on Monday, October 31, at 6:30pm, in the Skylight Room of the CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave. (at […]

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Concert: Music Hum in a Day – Monday 3/28, 8pm, Miller Theater

Want to traverse 800 years of music history in a single evening? Note this upcoming concert in Miller Theater.  “Music Hum in a Day” is a special concert/lecture written, directed, produced and performed by Columbia students, with a focus on Music Humanities. The performers will include members of Columbia Classical Performers, fourbythree, and the Barnard-Columbia-Juilliard […]

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Upcoming: Columbia Music Scholarship Conference, March 6th

The Columbia Music Scholarship Conference 2010 will be held on March 6th, 2010, in 301 Philosophy, from 9:30am to 5:15pm. The theme of this year’s conference is “Music and Money: Examining Value in Music”. The keynote speaker is Wayne Marshall, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who will speak on “Following the Musical Money across […]

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Free Event: “Lipstick Traces” lecture by Greil Marcus, Thu 11/19

A reminder that Greil Marcus will present “Lipstick Traces: Live”, a lecture in form of a performance, this Thursday, 11/19, at 6pm, in Altschul Auditorium, 417 International Affairs Building (SIPA), 420 West 118th Street. The event is free and open to the public, so invite your friends! In Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the […]

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Event: Music faculty member George Lewis at Studio Museum in Harlem

Music faculty member George Lewis has work on display (audition?) at the Studio Museum in Harlem. The piece is titled “Travelogue”, and runs through March 15, 2009. Check it out – details are here! From the description on the Studio Museum’s website: Lewis’s Travelogue is designed to create an environment that is influenced by the […]

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Prof. George Lewis discusses his new book, Monday, Oct. 6th

The Institute for Research in African American Studies (IRAAS) presents Prof. George E. Lewis discussing his new book “A Power Stronger Than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music“, on Monday, October 6, 2008, 6:00 pm, in 301 Philosophy Hall, Columbia University Morningside Campus, 116th Street & Amsterdam Ave. Reception to follow. […]

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Yelena Grinberg Concert, Sunday 4/27

Music Dept. Ph.D. Yelena Grinberg will perform in a concert at Merkin Hall, on Sunday, 4/27 at 8pm. More details available at this link. She can also be heard performing Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Brahms, and others, on CD13034 in the collection of the Music & Arts Library. Recordings circulate to students, faculty, and staff for 2 […]

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