Jay Scheib directed two operas Pylades and Jocasta, two different approaches to the tragic, by Giorgos Koroupos with texts by Giorgos Cheimonas and loulita iliopoulou,

They were conducted by Geroge Petrou, sets by Paris Mexis, costumes by Laine Rettmer and lighting by Giorgos Tellos, Stella Kaltsou.  Performances on July 7 and 8 at the Athens and Epidaurus Festival.

Ken Urban Wins 2024 Blue Ink Award

As part of the award, Urban receives a $3,000 cash prize, a staged reading directed by Artistic Affiliate Dexter Bullard at American Blues Theater, and the opportunity to further develop his script with our artists.

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

Role models both in and out of the classroom, Berggren, Campbell, Pollock, and Vaikuntanathan join an elite academy of scholars from across the Institute who are committed to curricular innovation; exceptional teaching; collaboration with colleagues; and supporting students through mentorship, leadership, and advising.

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