Harmonic Convergence
A musical polymath brings out the best in Penn’s Chinese Musical Society.
Shaping Sound and Software
Michael Tiemann EAS’87
Doctor By Default
Some physicians can’t imagine doing anything else. I’m the other kind.
A Legend Brings Soul to Seoul
Checking in with John Legend C’99.
On with the Show!
A new book examines the remarkable history of the American musical theater.
Shredding the Classics on a Roman Holiday
DJ, guitarist—and classics-scholar—Corey Brennan C’81.
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.
Classical Revolutionary
Veronica Jurkiewicz C’04 foments Classical Revolution.
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.
Up Tempo
Jennifer Higdon G’92 Gr’94 reviewed and interviewed.
Spreading Hope and Music
Through music and a grassroots organization for girls,
ethnomusicology grad student Jennifer Kyker is making things happen in Zimbabwe.
When Wax Was Hot
Four decades ago, a Penn-dominated rock band was poised to take the world by storm. What happened?
These Kidz Are Alright
Jabari Evans C’04 and Michael Aguilar EAS’01 take hip-hop to school.
The Music Building Gets a Tune-Up
Rave reviews for music building makeover
Scoring a Hearing
When an artful dodger is interrogated by sopranos, music breaks out.
Grammy Sends Composer Over the Moon
Jennifer Higdon G’92 Gr’94 on her Grammy win
Music Appreciation for Monkeys
Charles Snowdon Gr’68
Big Sleep Sounds the Alarm
Big Sleep-er Sonya Balchandani C’98
Lightning Fingers and a Big, Beautiful Sound
A child prodigy grows up.
Briefly Noted
Nov|Dec 2009
Notes on a Revolution
The music, in words, of the late George Rochberg.