Congratulations to MPP participant Eugene Zhang for winning the Columbia University Orchestra’s Concerto Competition! He’ll be performing Contrabass Concerto ‘Wolf Totem’ (2014) by Tan Dun with the orchestra on April 22 at Alice Tully Hall.
There are so many exciting upcoming Music Performance Program events! Check out what's happening this Fall at the Music Performance Program! Read our November newsletter here.
Professor Magdalena Stern-Baczewska will offer a new course in Fall 2024 titled "Bach Interpretation for Performers."
Fall 2024
Music UN3213 Section 001
This course will explore the music of Johann Sebastian Bach from the perspective of performance practice. Attention will be given to Baroque dance forms and the social significance of dance in the 18th century, the art of rhetoric as a driving force for convincing delivery, an exploration of period instruments, as well as the study of elements of style,such as articulation and ornamentation. The course consists of lectures,…
Read our last newsletter of the semester where we congratulate our graduating seniors, celebrate the retirement of viola faculty Ah Ling Neu, and get to know one of our Jazz students, Ben Wolstein (CC'24).
Read our March 2024 Newsletter, which features the announcement of the Carnegie Hall Gala winners. Read on for the latest student & faculty updates, along with details about upcoming events!