The Edward Cohen Memorial concert celebrates the music of the distinguished MIT composer with a performance of his "Stone and Earth" for Mezzo-soprano and String Orchestra. With other works, include 3 world premieres, by colleagues and students.
Program
Charles Shadle: Song of Removal (2024)
1st...
MARY KOUYOUMDJIAN – Studies on Rage for Each Day of the Week for flute, bassoon and piano (2025)
JONATHAN RUSSELL – Quintet for Clarinet and Strings (2026)
WORLD PREMIERE RADIUS CO-COMMISSION
CAROLINE SHAW – Limestone and Felt for viola and cello (2012)
FRANCIS POULENC – Sextet for piano and...
MOLLY HERRON – Canon No. 4 for bassoon and tape (2021)
CHARLES SHADLE – Postcards from Native America for wind quintet (2024)
NEW ENGLAND PREMIERE
AMY BEACH – Piano Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 67 (1907)
Postcards arrive from near and far, in both time and space, in the second concert of...
JOHN CAGE – Music for Wind Instruments (1938)
SOFIA GUBAIDULINA – String Trio (1989)
KURT ROHDE – blued – a remix after Joni Mitchell for flute and strings (2020)
CHRISTOPHER CERRONE – Barnes Dances for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and electronics (2024)
The third concert of the season features...
THEA MUSGRAVE – Niobe for oboe and tape (1987)
KEERIL MAKAN – New Work for flute, violin, cello and piano (2027)
WORLD PREMIERE RADIUS COMMISSION
MIGUEL DEL ÁGUILA – Nostálgica for bassoon and strings (1998)
JOHN HARBISON – Nine Rasas for clarinet, viola and piano (2016)
Emotional Auras ...
Enacted, not Extracted: Designing and Performing with Music-Analytical Concepts
This is a talk about designing musical instruments and the delicate interplay of artistic and technical ways of thinking. All instruments, and especially digital ones, entail a balance between design and analysis, with...
Come try some amazing Selmer saxophones and clarinets, and learn more about this legendary brand. Hosted by Associate Professor (and Selmer Artist) Miguel Zenón and Selmer Brand Ambassador Guillaume Pauwels
Honoring the late A. Neil Pappalardo’s impact on MIT
Celebrating Neil Pappalardo
Thursday, October 15, 5:30pm
Thomas Tull Concert Hall, Linde Music Building
by MIT Video Productions of MIT Open Learning and MIT Music & Theater Arts
Honoring the late A. Neil Pappalardo’s impact on MIT, this...
Tools for Musicians in the Age of AI: From iZotope to Berklee
Speaker Bio:
Mark Ethier is an entrepreneur and innovator dedicated to empowering creativity. In 2001, after graduating from MIT with degrees in music and computer science, he cofounded iZotope. Today, he is the Founding Executive...
This masterclass featuring jazz superstar Christian McBride will also be a listening session and performance hosted by Associate Professor Miguel Zenón.
Christian McBride has blazed an extraordinary trail as one of the most preeminent musicians of his time. Over the last three decades, the 11x...
