Recent grad Ferkol accepted into prestigious film-scoring program
Thomas Ferkol, who graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in May with a bachelor’s degree in psychology in Arts & Sciences, and studied writing and music throughout his undergraduate career, was accepted into the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM)’s summer film-scoring program.
Department of Music’s Gill named 2015 American Council of Learned Societies fellow
Denise Elif Gill, PhD, assistant professor of ethnomusicology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, was named a fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). Gill will finish her book titled “Melancholic Modalities: Affect and Contemporary Turkish Classical Musicians.”
Music faculty member participates in Mizzou Improvisation Festival
Paul Steinbeck, PhD, assistant professor of music theory and composition in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, recently attended the Mizzou Improvisation Festival at the University of Missouri-Columbia and — and even had one of his works performed.
Stefaniak presents at American Musicological Society meeting
Alexander Stefaniak, PhD, assistant professor of musicology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, was invited to present his paper, “Brilliant, Transcendent Virtuosity in Clara Wieck Schumann’s 1830s Concerts” at the American Musicological Society Annual Meeting (held jointly with the Society for Music Theory), in Milwaukee in early November.
Great chemistry, choreography and costumes make the Stereotypes a hit
The members of the Stereotypes, Washington University’s all-male a cappella ensemble, compete Friday, Dec. 6, for the title (and the tiara) of the Mr. Stereotype pageant. Music director and junior Kevin Vondrak talks about the group’s repertoire and new four-song EP.
We don’t like unfamiliar music, even though we claim we do, study finds
Spotify. Pandora. iTunes. YouTube. We are constantly bombarded with a seemingly limitless amount of new music in our daily lives. But why do we keep coming back to that one song or album we couldn’t get enough of in college? New
research from Washington University’s Olin Business School shows that
although consumers say they prefer to listen to unfamiliar music, their
choices actually belie that preference.
Concert features talents of faculty, staff, students
A Jan. 14 winter concert showcased the musical talents of Washington University School of Medicine faculty, staff, residents and students. The event, held in the lobby of the Center for
Advanced Medicine, was sponsored by the Department of Pathology and
Immunology and the Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s Arts + Healthcare Program.
Sharing holiday spirit
School of Medicine students showcase their artistic talents at the Dec. 2 coffeehouse at the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center. Medical students such as Kristen Danley gather a few times a year to sing, play piano and other instruments and read poetry.
Israeli musicologist and pianist Assaf Shelleg to lecture at Washington University, Sept. 2
“Embattled Israeliness, Embedded Jewishness: Jewish Influences on Israeli Music” is the focus of a lecture by visiting Israeli scholar Assaf Shelleg at 8 p.m., Sept. 2, in the Whitaker Hall Auditorium at Washington University.
‘Piano Extravaganza’ opens 560 Music Center
Photo by David KilperAcclaimed conductor Leonard Slatkin — music director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C., and conductor laureate of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra — will return to St. Louis as guest conductor for WUSTL’s “Piano Extravaganza” at 7 p.m. Oct. 28. Presented by the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences, “Piano Extravaganza” will mark the formal opening of the University’s newly renovated 560 Music Center, located at 560 Trinity Ave. in University City.
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