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Feb 10

February 10, 2026

The Political Work of Musical Classifications

The Political Work of Musical Classifications

Music theorist and ethnographer Anna Yu Wang will discuss the consequential yet still underexamined political implications of Anglo-American music theory’s relatively rigorous, descriptive vocabulary. Attendees will be invited to consider how these patterns and classifications can reflect the limitations and propensities of a given music analyst’s own sociopolitical positionality. Free and open to the public.

5:15 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Penn Music Building, 201 S. 34th St.