Composition and Theory

Belcher and Tipp Appointed Physics and Astronomy Artists in Residence

The Department of Physics and Astronomy has announced that Composition and Theory doctoral candidates Jason Belcher and Devon Tipp have been selected as 2018-19 Artists in Residence. Each composer will work with a faculty member from the Department of Physics and Astronomy to shape an interdisciplinary composition to be performed at an afternoon concert on April 12 at Frick Fine Arts Auditorium.

Conference Schedule

Music & Erotics

 University of Pittsburgh

22-23 February 2019

 

Friday, 22 February 2019

(Frick Fine Arts Auditorium)

            1:00 - 1:15 — Welcome, Opening Remarks

            1:15 - 2:45 — Historicizing/Glocalizing Music and Erotics —

                                    Chair: Andrew Weintraub

Music Monday: December 3

 

The next Music Monday concert features music by William Shield, Burr Van Nostrand, David Leisner, Claude Debussy, Catherine McMichael, Ludwig van Beethoven, and songs by our own undergrads, Connor Lindsay, Benjamin Volk, Emma Lebo, Max Snyder, Jordan Bender, Peter Hu, and Dan Rothman

Performed by

Emma-Leigh Jones, Amal Saeed, Yuto Iwaizumi, & Roger Zahab*, violins

James Ferla, guitar*

Avery Bazell, Lily Carley, Gillian Reed, Alyssa Zamloot, flutes

Shumeng Yang, piano

Harrison Wayne, singer

Connor Lindsay, guitar

Rosenblum's New Album Released

Mathew Rosenblum’s new recording Lament/Witches’ Sabbath is now available from New Focus Recordings. The album features some of Rosenblum’s highly ambitious recent compositions performed by an all-star slate of new music performers including David Krakauer, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, FLUX Quartet, Mantra Percussion, the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, Lindsay Kesselman, and Lisa Pegher.

Friday Afternoon Concert: October 19

The next Friday Afternoon Concert will feature music by J.S. Bach for cello performed by faculty artist Paula Tuttle along with new music for piano from the Composition I class. The program will include new compositions by Dan Rothman, Casey McMullen, Kenneth Thomas, Max Snyder, Emma Lebo, Connor Lindsay, Jordan Bender, Ben Volk, and Peter Hu.