Congratulations to Director of Jazz, Rudresh Mahanthappa, who has again been selected the Alto Saxophone winner in the DownBeat International Critics Poll. The August issue of DownBeat, which arrives on newsstands in mid July, includes features on the winning artists as well the complete results for all of the categories, listing hundreds of artists who received votes in the poll. For further information, please visit Downbeat.com.
In Other News
Cultivating Aluminum Flowers: Inside Steven Mackey’s Latest Electric Guitar Concerto
May 6, 2024
Steven Mackey’s Aluminum Flowers, a concerto for solo electric guitar and orchestra, made its world premiere on March 9, 2024 at the Kimmel Center. This concert featured jaw-dropping virtuosity of polymath guitarist JIJI.
One Year In, Here’s What Music Faculty Nathalie Joachim & Tyondai Braxton Are Up To
Apr 22, 2024
Over a year has swiftly passed since Nathalie Joachim and Tyondai Braxton joined the faculty of the Department of Music in Fall 2022. We were eager to catch up and share how these two dynamic musicians have been shaping the academic and creative landscape both within and beyond the classroom.
Thinking Through Musical Sound with Music Faculty Anna Yu Wang
Mar 4, 2024
Music Faculty Anna Yu Wang shares insights into her fall-semester course “Thinking Through Musical Sound” and reflects on how it broadened students’ (and her own) perspectives on music and world-making.