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Grossman Ensemble honored by Library of Congress invitation
On November 15, the Grossman Ensemble will perform in the Library of Congress’s famed Coolidge Auditorium—a rare distinction that recognizes the Ensem...
Five UChicago Humanities Faculty Members Receive Named, Distinguished Service Professorships
The following was published in UChicago News on January 6, 2025.
Five University of Chicago Humanities faculty members have received distinguished ...
Prof. Philip V. Bohlman to address complexity of "doing good" through music during Humanities Day keynote
By Sara Patterson
A pioneering ethnomusicologist, Prof. Philip V. Bohlman seeks to reveal how music helps human beings deal with critical ideas and...
Acclaimed UChicago composer's new orchestral composition debuts at the New York Philharmonic
By Sara PattersonFor University Prof. Augusta “Gusty” Read Thomas, each new work is an adventure. She describes her new orchestral work Bebop Kaleidos...
A UChicago Composer Finds Inspiration in Rome
The following was published in UChicago News on February 19, 2024.
Editor’s note: This story is part of Dispatches from Abroad, a series highli...
Music and Medicine Foster Creativity and Belonging at South Side School
The following was published in UChicago News on February 15, 2024.
By Benjamin Ransom
University of Chicago student Alli Marney-Bell was surpris...
NEH Recognizes Three UChicago Humanities Scholars
The following was published in UChicago News on September 6, 2023.
Allyson Nadia Field is writing a transformative book about Black love in ear...
UChicago's Korngold Festival rediscovers composer who straddled two worlds: A Q&A with Prof. Philip V. Bohlman
Starting on April 1, the Korngold Festival at the University of Chicago will celebrate Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s music and discuss how his life and wo...
Vocalist Ian Bostridge to Deliver Lecture Series on Music and Identity
The following was published in UChicago News on April 5, 2021.
For acclaimed vocalist Ian Bostridge, classical music compositions count among the wor...
Drawn from Music: Art Exhibition Opens Window into Composers' Creative Process
The following was published in UChicago News on February 19, 2021.
For composers, drawing a “map” of music can give shape to a new work and articulat...