Composition and Theory
Luis Miguel Delgado Grande
DEI Committee
The Department of Music’s Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focuses on practical ways to implement the commitments outlined in our Departmental Statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Our projects have ranged widely, from setting up feedback loops between different constituencies in our department, to facilitating student interest groups, to updating restroom signage.
Devon Osamu Tipp presents at UCLA's Asian Performing Arts on Stage and on Screen Conference
Pitt Music Department's Devon Osamu Tipp will be presenting a lecture recital at UCLA's Asian Performing Arts on Stage and on Screen Conference on May 14 at 11:15 PDT. The presentation will culminate in the virtual premiere of Tipp's composition Kanibarugaku wo Kangaetara/When I think of the Crab Fields for an ensemble of traditional japanese instruments.
Dead Elf Music Award Winners Announced
Cullyn D. Murphy has been named winner of the 2022 Dead Elf Music Award for the best composition by a graduate student for his composition
everywhere all ways.
The judges also singled out Xinyang Wang’s Boréas for Honorable Mention.
Aaron Myers-Brooks Presents on Electronic Music for "Love Data Week"
Input/Output - Creative Approaches to Source Material and Sonic Result in Electronic Music
Dr. Aaron Myers-Brooks
Pitt Magazine features Charles Lwanga: The Sound and Meaning of Music
Marcelle Pierson Talks Voice Leading With The Note Doctors
Pitt Music Theory faculty member Marcelle Pierson is a featured guest on the Dec. 13, 2021 episode of Note Doctors, the music theory and pedagogy podcast. The podcast is hosted by three university theory instructors: Paul Thomas, Jenn Weaver, and Ben Graf.