The String Band Theory of Urban Economics
Nick Spitzer C’71 on the importance of “informal culture.”
Counterparts Gets its Glee Moment
Counterparts competes in a cappella college championship.
Singing Lorca Back to Life
Ainadamar, Osvaldo Golijov Gr’91’s “fountain of tears” for García Lorca, will be performed at Philadelphia’s Academy of Music from February 7 to 16.
Music and the Mother Tongue
Flutist Mimi Stillman G’03 Gr’12 crosses cultures.
Playing ‘Syrinx’ for a Sphinx
Alumna flutist Mimi Stillman G’03 Gr’12 performed and recorded Debussy's 'Syrinx for Solo Flute' every day for a full year.
Synthesizing Music and Science
Harry Mendell EE’76 GEE’76 invented digital sampling.
Songs of the Father
Father and son, and Mask and Wig. The Gypsy in My Soul.
Updating Tradition
Soulful, poetic, un-puzzling composer David Ludwig Gr’09.
A New Book of Old Penn Songs
Hurrah! Hurrah! Songs of Penn.
Celebrating a Choral Master’s Four Decades at Penn
William Parberry Gr’80 sings on his 40 years at Penn.
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your President, Your Veep …
Inauguration features choral work by David Ludwig Gr’80.
Songs in Red and Blue
A new Penn songbook from the late Bruce Montgomery.
Talkin’ Books, Films, Music
Online discussion groups from Kelly Writers House.
Somebody’s Been Listening
Stephen Jaffe C’77 G’78
Playful Pianos
Window, Jul|Aug 2012
The Music Man
Guthrie Ramsey on his new CD, The Colored Waiting Room
Killing with Broad Comedy
Katie Goodman C’90 and Soren Kisiel C’92
It’s Always Avril in West Philadelphia
John Shahidi WG’80 G’89
Alumna takes home her first Grammy—with a little help from The Boss
Last month Michelle Holme C’00 flew to Los Angeles, put on a sparkly black dress and proceeded to scare the hell out of Trey Parker.
“Good, Bad or Otherwise, Keep Writing and Peddling”
Persistence paid off for the songwriting duo of Ray Evans W’36 and Jay Livingston C’37, whose compositions include multiple Oscar winners, a much-loved Christmas song, and the themes from Bonanza and Mr. Ed. Their creative and personal journey—and the lost world of popular music pre-rock-and-roll—is documented in fascinating detail in a collection of materials recently donated to Penn.
When Steven Met Hoodie
Hip-hop artist Hoodie Allen (aka Steven Markowitz W’10) is using the latest in social networking and the old-school marketing skills he learned at Wharton—minimize barriers to entry; provide speedy, individualized customer service; build brand loyalty—to conquer the music world.
The Classics, Fully Loaded and Ready to be Heard
One-stop shopping for great literature at enjoytheclassics.com
Glee at 150
After a century and a half, Penn’s oldest performing arts group is still going strong.
Brave New Voices
A concert of vocal works by young composers, many of them Penn graduate students, shakes up the classical scene.