April Concerts at Pitt
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Music Performance Showcase |
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Music Performance Showcase |
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Pitt Symphonic Band
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I had the opportunity to sit down with Brian Riordan, a part-time instructor here at the University of Pittsburgh. In this interview, Brian generously shared his experience working with metal band and Pittsburgh natives Code Orange on their newest album ‘The Above’ (released September 29, 2023). In a candid moment, Brian recalled a remark he’d made years ago to his Composition professor when asked, “Why are you here?
The songs of the Jewish Yemenite women were performed entirely in Yemenite Arabic and covered the circle of life - such as the well-known wedding and henna songs, and alongside them- songs that accompanied the woman's work every day, songs for childbirth, love songs, and also laments. This tradition was transmitted only orally and created within the women's groups - and today, it has almost disappeared because the environment in which the songs were created no longer exists.
The Department of Music promotes an integrated approach to the study of music grounded in composition/theory, ethnomusicology, jazz studies, and musicology. Our innovative and dynamic curriculum enables students to explore music in the broadest terms possible through artistic creative activity, performance, and scholarship.