Area News

CMA Students travel to New Orleans for Musicological Conference Aug 24, 2023 1:15 PM In November of 2022, Colin Hochstetler traveled to New Orleans, LA for the joint conference of the American Musicological Society, the Society for Ethnomusicology and the Society for Music Theory.

CMA musicologist awarded prestigious music theater studies prize Dec 22, 2021 3:13 PM Dr. Ryan Ebright wins one of this year’s Kurt Weill Prizes for his research on sound design in opera.

New book from ethnomusicology professor Christopher Witulski Aug 27, 2019 4:15 PM New book from ethnomusicology professor Christopher Witulski

Ethnomusicologist Christopher Witulski's new book explores spirit possession ceremonies in Morocco Sep 18, 2018 1:41 PM Christopher Witulski's new book, The Gnawa Lions: Authenticity and Opportunity in Moroccan Ritual Music, is now available from Indiana University Press as a part of the Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa series.

Rancier Co-Edits Volume on Turkic Soundscapes Mar 15, 2018 10:04 AM Dr. Megan Rancier's co-edited volume on Turkic Soundscapes is now published.

Alum Graham Raulerson publishes article on Harry Partch’s Bitter Music Oct 26, 2017 12:07 PM Graham Raulerson, 2001 graduate from the College of Musical Arts, has an article appearing in the November 2017 issue of the Journal of the Society for American Music. His article, “A Fountainhead of Pure Musical Americana: Hobo Philosophy in Harry Partch’s Bitter Music,” discusses the hobo lifestyle and its influence on Partch’s approach to speech, song and instrumental music. The full article can be read here. Congratulations!

Dr. Papanikolaou will present on ancient Greek music at the Toledo Museum of Art Sep 11, 2017 10:05 AM In conjunction with TMA’s latest exhibit, “The Berlin Painter and His World,” Dr. Eftychia Papanikolaou, Associate Professor of Musicology, will present a multi-media lecture on ancient Greek music.

Professor Ryan Ebright awarded a 2017-2018 Short-Term Research Fellowship from the New York Public Library Aug 3, 2017 10:30 AM Dr. Ryan Ebright has been awarded a 2017-2018 Short-Term Research Fellowship from the New York Public Library for his project "Scoring the Body: Meredith Monk's Atlas and the American Operatic Work."