Prof. John Musto and Mark Campbell’s opera “Later the Same Evening” to be featured in a four-night run at the 2024 NEC Festival From November 10-17, Prof. John Musto and Mark Campbell’s opera “Later the Same Evening” will be have a four-night run as a part of the 2024 […]

Alumnus Michael Shinn (DMA) Named Executive Director of Boston Conservatory at Berklee   Congratulations to alumnus Michael Shinn (DMA) who has recently been named executive director of Boston Conservatory at Berklee! See link […]

GC music department members Prof. Doug Geers and Composition PhD student Tobias Fandel to be featured at the Art Science Connect Symposium On Tuesday, October 29th and Wednesday, October 30th, the CUNY Graduate Center will be hosting the Art Science Connect Symposium “How AI is […]

DMA cellist Aaron Wolff named a prize winner of the 2024 Naumburg International Cello Competition Congratulations to DMA cellist Aaron Wolff, who was named a prize winner of the 2024 Naumburg International Cello Competition! […]

Kristin Leitterman (DMA 2017) wins second place for the 2024 American Prize in Instrumental Performance   Congratulations to oboist Kristin Leitterman (DMA 2017), who was a named the second-place winner of the 2024 American Prize in I […]

Professor Tania León featured by the Graduate Center for Hispanic Heritage Month Distinguished Professor Emerita and Pulitzer Prize winner Tania León was featured by the Graduate Center highlighting scholars of Hispanic […]

Faculty and music students publish collaborative research concerning musical genre formation A new article, “Assembling Hyperpop: Genre Formation on Wikipedia,” co-authored by ethnomusicology students Romulo Moraes and Julia San […]

Stephanie Zyzak performs at Eastman School of Music's Morning Chamber Music series   DMA violinist Stephanie Zyzak will perform at the Morning Chamber Music Series at the Eastman School of Music as a guest artist on […]

Professor Anaar Desai-Stephens, Assistant Professor of Music (Ethnomusicology), joins the Graduate Center from the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester Anaar Desai-Stephens, Assistant Professor of Music (Ethnomusicology), joins the Graduate Center from the Eastman School of Music at the […]

New York Times features Gastr del Sol (Professor David Grubbs)   A New York Times feature just appeared online about Gastr del Sol, a group that Professor David Grubbs formed in 1992 and that was […]

Graeme Steele Johnson featured in the Washington Post DMA clarinetist Graeme Steele Johnson’s research on and reconstruction of Charles Martin Loeffler’s octet was recently featured in this […]

Professor David Grubbs awarded the Berlin Prize   Prof. David Grubbs was honored with a 2024-25 Berlin Prize by the American Academy in Berlin. Congratulations to Professor Grubbs!  

Peter Clark appointed to the New Zealand String Quartet   Congratulations to Peter Clark, CUNY Graduate Center DMA violinist, who has been named to the New Zealand String Quartet, the country’s leading chamber ensemble! See below for more details.  

Nicolas Namoradze Appears in La Scena Musicale, Le Devoir and more Graduate Center alumnus Nicolas Namoradze (DMA Performance) has been making headlines with international performances in the last month. […]

Professor Kofi Agawu Awarded by the IMS Prof. Kofi Agawu was honored with the 2023 the Guido Adler Prize by the International Musicological Society. Congratulations to Professor Agawu!  

Professor William Rothstein's Award Prof. William Rothstein was honored with the Deems Taylor/Virgil Thompson Special Recognition Award for his book, The Musical Language of […]

Angélica Negrón Feature   Former Graduate Center composer Angélica Negrón’s Merkin Hall concert in January was covered on the Graduate Center’s website, fo […]

Professor Ursula Oppens Featured in the Times CUNY Graduate Center and Brooklyn College Distinguished Professor Ursula Oppens was recently featured by the New York Times, in […]

Professor Joseph Straus's new podcast Prof. Joseph Straus has just released the podcast, Twenty Stravinsky Analyses!   Each episode digs deeply into a short passage from […]

New SMT-V Article featuring GC authors! Three members of the Graduate Center Music Department community—Poundie Burstein (faculty), Quynh Nguyen (alumna), and Jennifer Roderer ( […]