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Composing an interplay of music and language
Composing an interplay of music and language
A Ph.D. candidate in music, composer-pianist Ania Vu brings her Vietnamese roots, Polish upbringing, and experience studying in America to her music compositions and lyrics. She is now writing an original opera for her doctoral dissertation, to be premiered in Philadelphia.
Understanding migration and the arts
Understanding migration and the arts
In the latest episode of Penn Today’s “Understand This …” podcast series, Obed Arango of the School of Social Policy & Practice, alongside Wolf Humanities Graduate Fellow Shelley Zhang, discuss migration, the arts, and identity.
Penn Live Arts embraces hybrid shows for spring season
Penn Live Arts embraces hybrid shows for spring season
A first for Penn Live Arts, several performances at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts this season will be both in-person and live-streamed.
Rereleasing ‘Red’: On Taylor Swift’s latest album and music copyright
Rereleasing ‘Red’: On Taylor Swift’s latest album and music copyright
Cynthia Dahl, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law and director of the Detkin Intellectual Property and Technology Legal Clinic, discusses music copyright and the Swift controversy.
Scholarship and identity through family, Afrofuturism, and 1,600 vinyl records
Scholarship and identity through family, Afrofuturism, and 1,600 vinyl records
As part of his ongoing exploration into multimodal scholarship, doctoral student Antoine Haywood pairs his newly published autoethnographic essay with a curated soundtrack.
Understanding civic engagement
Understanding civic engagement
In the latest episode of Penn Today’s ‘Understand This …’ podcast series, Herman Beavers of the School of Arts & Sciences and Glenn Bryan of the Office of Government and Community Affairs discuss civic engagement—and jazz.
‘Ten Thousand Birds’ merges nature with classical music
‘Ten Thousand Birds’ merges nature with classical music
Penn Live Arts kicks off its fall season with the local premiere of “Ten Thousand Birds” given by modern chamber music ensemble Alarm Will Sound in an outdoor performance at Morris Arboretum’s Bloomberg Farm
Eugene Lew reflects on a year without live performances
Eugene Lew reflects on a year without live performances
During the pandemic, the lecturer and director of Sound and Music Technology in the Department of Music switched from organizing live performance events to collaborative online technology.
What it’s like to be a composer during a pandemic
What it’s like to be a composer during a pandemic
Graduate student Ania Vu found creative ways to compose music during a pandemic, despite the challenge of finding inspiration while being stuck at home.
The Philadelphia Orchestra is playing safe
The Philadelphia Orchestra is playing safe
Penn experts are working with The Philadelphia Orchestra to study the aerosol droplets that wind and brass musicians produce when playing. Their findings, aimed at reducing the risk of COVID-19 transmission, could help the Orchestra once again play together.
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Previously unknown Chopin waltz identified at New York’s Morgan Library
Jeffrey Kallberg of the School of Arts & Sciences helped authenticate the score for a newly uncovered waltz by Romantic era composer Frédéric Chopin.
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NBC News
Lost Chopin waltz discovered in New York museum after almost 200 years
Jeffrey Kallberg of the School of Arts & Sciences helped authenticate the score of a newly uncovered waltz by Romantic era composer Frédéric Chopin.
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The New York Times
Hear a Chopin waltz unearthed after nearly 200 years
Jeffrey Kallberg of the School of Arts & Sciences helped authenticate the score for a newly uncovered waltz by Romantic era composer Frédéric Chopin.
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Broadway World
Musicians On Call raises over $340,000 during 25th anniversary celebration in NYC
Sue Berkowitz was honored for visiting almost 6,000 people at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania as a volunteer for Musicians On Call.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia’s Tyshawn Sorey wins Pulitzer Prize in music
Tyshawn Sorey of the School of Arts & Sciences has won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in music for “Adagio (For Wadada Leo Smith),” a concerto for saxophone and orchestra.
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Philadelphia Tribune
Preparing the archives: Sun Ra comes to Kislak Center
Samantha Hill of Penn Libraries discusses the recent acquisition of two collections of archival materials by Sun Ra, a prolific jazz musician and forefather to the Afrofuturist movement.
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