Lindsey Williams (Ph.D. candidate in Musicology) wins the Graduate Student Essay Prize in Global Early Modern StudiesCongratulations to Lindsey Williams (Ph.D. candidate in Musicology) on winning the Graduate Student Essay Prize in Global Early Modern […]

Prof. Emily Wilbourne awarded the 2025 Phyllis Goodheart Gordan Prize for the best book in Renaissance Studies from the Renaissance Society of America Congratulations to Prof. Emily Wilbourne, who has won a second prize for her book, Voice, Slavery, and Race in Seventeenth-Century Florence […]

Professor Emerita Tania León announced as a 2025 Special Merit Award Honoree ahead of the 67th GRAMMY Awards Ahead of the 67th GRAMMY Awards on February 2nd, 2025, Professor Emerita Tania León was announced as a 2025 Special Merit Award […]

Musicology student Ana Beatriz Mujica published in French musicology journal Revue de Musicologie Ana Beatriz Mujica, musicology student writing her dissertation with Prof. Emily Wilbourne, has just had an article titled “French Song and […]

Ethnomusicology alumnus David Garcia appointed Robin March Hanes Distinguished Professor of Music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Congratulations to ethnomusicology alumnus David Garcia, who was appointed Robin March Hanes Distinguished Professor of Music at the […]

Prof. Emily Wilbourne awarded the 2024 Judy Tsou Critical Race Studies Award from the American Musicological Society Congratulations to Prof. Emily Wilbourne, who was awarded the 2024 Judy Tsou Critical Race Studies Award from the American Musicological […]

Prof. Kofi Agawu awarded a 2024 Wallace Berry Award of the Society for Music Theory for his book, "On African Music" Congratulations to Prof. Kofi Agawu, who was awarded a 2024 Wallace Berry Award of the Society for Music Theory for his book, On African […]

Prof. Joseph Straus awarded a 2024 Pedagogy of Music Theory Award for his book, "The Art of Post-Tonal Analysis: Thirty-three Graphic Analyses"   Congratulations to Prof. Joseph Straus, who was awarded a 2024 Pedagogy of Music Theory Award for his book, The Art of Post-Tonal An […]

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 […]