Music

Through “Ukraine: The Edge of Freedom,” Penn Live Arts presents performances that uplift the culture of a nation during a time of war.

Brandon Baker ・February 22, 2024

A new book from musicologist Jairo Moreno highlights musicians who have immigrated to the United States and the transformative power of their work.

From Omnia ・February 2, 2024

In “Bartok’s Monster,” an interdisciplinary collaboration, Daedalus Quartet will perform Bartok’s String Quartet No. 3 and other string pieces mixed with acting, choreography, and an array of striking visuals.

Brandon Baker ・January 17, 2024

Katz Center fellow Uri Erman on the intersection of opera and the fraught experience of assimilation for British Jewish populations.

From the Herbert D. Katz Center ・December 14, 2023

Hundreds of undergraduate students will perform in orchestral and choral concerts in December as part of Department of Music ensembles.

Louisa Shepard ・November 30, 2023

The Office of Social Equity & Community welcomes Ruth Naomi Floyd and Shane Claiborne who will engage in research and each hold four events this academic year.

Erica Moser ・November 17, 2023

The fifth-year Ph.D. student in anthropology and ethnomusicology examines the aesthetics, sound, and valuation of instrument-making in the U.S. and Italy.

Erica Moser ・October 13, 2023

A three-year partnership among Penn faculty, a poet, a quartet, and a high school results in an original production that premiered in Philadelphia this year.

Louisa Shepard ・October 10, 2023

Rising second-year Thomas Sharrock attended seven operas this summer at the Royal Opera House in London, studying audience perceptions of opera in the United Kingdom.

Louisa Shepard ・August 4, 2023

Now in its sixth year of supporting creative practice at Penn and in the surrounding community, The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation announced grants totaling $170,000 at its annual Sachs Grants Awards ceremony.

Brandon Baker ・May 10, 2023