Concluding the Blackstar Tour

Evan Ziporyn's Ambient Orchestra's Blackstar Tour concluded with an exceptional performance at Standford Univesity. The Orchestra has already sold out tickets for it's Boston performance at the Isabella Stweart Gardner Museum on February 28, 2019.

 

Originally inspired by the emotion around Bowie's death," "composers Evan Ziporyn and Jamshied Sharifi have done something herculean in creating an orchestral arrangement of David Bowie's masterpiece Blackstar." - San Francisco Classical Voice

 

"For Beiser, interpreting pieces inextricably linked to legendary acts provides a protean platform 'with the cello taking on both the singing roles and instrumental solo roles...' - Datebook

 

"Ziporyn's decision to go with the flow turned what could have been an annoyance into a bold new artistic direction." - MetroActive

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