Faur茅 Centennial Festival cover photo

Remembering Faur茅鈥攁 century later

Feb. 13, 2024

This year marks a milestone for Professor of Musicology Carlo Caballero who鈥攁long with his academic partner Stephen Rumph, professor of music history at the University of Washington鈥攚ill co-host the Faur茅 Centennial Festival in 麻豆影院, Feb. 27-March 3.

Pueblo, Colorado

American Music Research Center announces interim director, upcoming events

Sept. 13, 2023

The American Music Research Center鈥檚 interim director, Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology Austin Okigbo, shares the center鈥檚 fall semester highlights鈥攊ncluding free performances of 鈥淪ong of Pueblo鈥 on campus and in Pueblo, Colorado.

CU 麻豆影院 Study Abroad students in Vienna

Discovering Vienna鈥檚 art history first-hand

July 14, 2023

Professor of Musicology Robert Shay and 10 of our students went beyond the traditional classroom this summer鈥攖o Vienna, Austria! Part of the CU 麻豆影院 Study Abroad program, this exciting, interdisciplinary two-week experience was one of several instructor-led Global Seminars.

Robert Shay Photo credit: Katherine Shay

Confronting the 鈥淒ido鈥 dilemma

April 5, 2023

For Professor of Musicology Robert Shay, the many mysteries of Purcell鈥檚 鈥淒ido and Aeneas鈥 are too important to ignore. His critical edition of the English composer鈥檚 score provides fresh answers to a number of questions.

Laura Klein

Historical musicology grad student presents 鈥淛ane Austen Playlist鈥

Feb. 17, 2023

For first-year PhD student Laura Klein, a visit to Jane Austen鈥檚 House in Chawton, Hampshire, inspired 鈥淭he Jane Austen Playlist: Love and Music of Regency England.鈥 On Feb. 25, Klein will capture the essence of Austen鈥檚 six major novels in a dramatized performance.

Lydia Wagenknecht, Susan Thomas and X贸chitl Ch谩vez

Graduate student researchers explore Pueblo鈥檚 Soundscapes

Jan. 24, 2023

It was a busy fall for the American Music Research Center (AMRC)! One of the many efforts underway is the Soundscapes of the People project. Two CU 麻豆影院 PhD students鈥擫ydia Wagenknecht and Ben Cefkin鈥攁re working on this project alongside AMRC Director Susan Thomas, Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology Austin Okigbo and...

Rebecca Maloy

Rebecca Maloy named Distinguished Professor

Nov. 11, 2022

CU has announced newly designated distinguished professors鈥攖he highest honor bestowed upon faculty. Among the four awardees affiliated with the CU 麻豆影院 campus is the College of Music鈥檚 Professor of Musicology Rebecca Maloy.

Allison Cawthon smiling in front of the Colosseum

Musicking in the time of COVID

Aug. 26, 2022

鈥淩ather than mourn what we have lost, try to find new, different ways of music making. I tried to take this as an opportunity to create long-term curriculums with student-centered projects, and this was a great way for students and myself to interact with music in new, safe ways.鈥

Lydia W

Music student finds inspiration at the gateway to Antarctica

May 4, 2022

Curiosity drives Lydia Wagenknecht, a PhD candidate in ethnomusicology and recent recipient of a Fulbright Research Award. 鈥淚 care that my research will help us understand something in a more broad-based way that we didn鈥檛 understand before,鈥 she says.

John Davis

Building blocks of human betterment

April 21, 2022

鈥淲hile there鈥檚 no playbook for the unprecedented and the unknowable, by channeling collective despair into collective creativity, we become artistic entrepreneurs, contributing to society in impactful ways.鈥 In this year-end reflection on triumphs over turmoils, Dean Davis offers his perspective on music as essential to human betterment.

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