Emily Richmond Pollock awarded Kurt Weill Prize

Emily Richmond Pollock has been awarded the 2019 Kurt Weill Prize for her article, "Opera by the Book: Defining Music Theater in the Third Reich," published in The Journal of Musicology in 2018. The prize is given every two years and recognizes an outstanding article on opera since 1900 or musical theater. More information.

Ken Urban Wins 2024 Blue Ink Award

Congratulations to Ken Urban, winner of the 2024 Blue Ink Award for The Conquered.

Composing for 37 Years at MIT

In the intimate but acoustically reassuring Killian Hall, with the cooperation of Collage New Music, the Institute’s Music Department hosted an evening of Peter Child’s recent works.

MTA Associate Professor Emily Richmond Pollock Named 2024 MacVicar Fellow

Four outstanding undergraduate teachers and mentors have been named MacVicar Faculty Fellows: professor of electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) Karl Berggren, professor of political s

Play It Again, Spirio

A piano that captures the data of live performance offers the MIT community new possibilities for studying and experimenting with music