Profile on Rudresh Mahanthappa, Director of Jazz, in US1
Apr 17, 2017
As Princeton’s new director of jazz studies, internationally known alto saxophonist and innovator Rudresh Mahanthappa shows his hands-on involvement when he says, “I play with all my groups in rehearsal and sometimes in performance.”
Simon Morrison’s New York Times Interview
Dec 27, 2016
By Zachary Woolfe, from The New York Times Confusion has flooded the web since it was announced that dozens of members of the Alexandrov Ensemble, a famed army choir and orchestra, were among the 92 killed when a Russian military passenger plane headed for Syria crashed into the Black Sea on Sunday. Did that choir …
Graduate Composers Emma O’Halloran and Alex Dowling Make LP Debut as “Games Violet”
Nov 15, 2016
‘…fascinating pop moments full of strong, haunting, imaginative electronic lines and shadows.’ – Irish Times ‘Combining creative rhythm patterns, choice keys, wailing guitars & whispering harmony duet-rounds; Games Violet are one of the most exciting Philly acts around.’ – Impose Magazine The album was created using synths, guitars, drums, and vocals in the duo’s home …
Prof. Dan Trueman Awarded 2016 Bessie Award
Nov 2, 2016
Congratulations to Prof. Dan Trueman who has received the 2016 Bessie Award for “Outstanding Musical Composition/Sound Design”! Prof. Trueman was recognized for his contributions to There Might Others,choreographed by Rebecca Lazier, Senior Lecturer in the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Dance, premiering earlier this year at New York Live Arts in collaboration with Mobius Percussion and the Music Department’s Edward T. …
Prof. Simon Morrison’s “Bolshoi Confidential” Receives Instant Critical Acclaim
Oct 17, 2016
Musicology Professor Simon Morrison has published a new book, Bolshoi Confidential: Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today, to instant critical acclaim. While reviews continue to pour in, read some of the most recent reactions to Prof. Morrison’s latest tour-de-force: “Morrison turns to the past in order to unpack the conundrum …
Dasha Koltunyuk ’15, Wins Thousand Islands International Chopin Competition
Sep 23, 2016
Congratulations to Dasha Koltunyuk ‘2015, Marketing & Outreach Manager for the Music Department, who won first place at the Thousand Islands International Piano Competition. First place prize was $2000. Second and third place winners were students from the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Eastman School of Music. Reflecting on her experience, Dasha shared that for her, “One …