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.
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.
100-year-old architectural Gem Still Sparkles on Walnut Street
The Rotunda’s Centennial.
Cynthia Kaplan C’85 is feeling a little bit Fangry
Kaplan was in Philly just before Christmas, delivering her yuletide carols to an enthusiastic crowd at the Tin Angel.
Jon Sarkin C’75 splashes some paint on Guster
The art of Jon Sarkin C'75 is all over the music video for Guster's hit song "Do You Love Me," and if you look closely you can see Sarkin himself make a cameo.
Jay Matsueda W’95 creates an album of volunteers
How did Jay Matsueda W’95 scrape together studio time with some of L.A.’s finest session musicians? “Barter, and the underground economy,” he says.
Wax in 1971
Lost photos from a band still making Rolling Stone Top 10 lists today.