In the past 9 months Kenneth Amis, assistant MIT Wind Ensemble conductor, created Rep Decks. Rep Decks are musical repertoire playing cards that allow you to play over a dozen fun and exciting games that test, challenge and improve your knowledge of classical music. Each 54-card deck includes all the normal 13 ranks in their customary suits plus red and black jokers. However, each Rep Deck card has the added bonus of a melodic excerpt from standard orchestral works appearing in the center of the card. Use them for everyday card games or use them to play specialized Rep Deck games like Rep Recall, Rep Russian Rummy,

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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