Keeril Makan's Dream Lightly Made Boston Globe's Best Classical Recordings For 2019

BMOP’s diligent efforts to document American music of the present and recent past reaches Makan, a composer on the MIT faculty. Shimmering textures, slowly unfolding processes, and lingering tones dominate in these four pieces, which form a bridge between Makan’s abrasive earlier work and the more open, tonally rooted music of his recent scores. Traces of darkness are never far from the surface, though, especially in the 25-minute title work, which unfolds like a eerie, half-remembered dream. Full article here.

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