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  • Book Launch: Dr. Kristin Wendland Releases New Book
    Dr. Kristin Wendland, Teaching Professor of Music Theory in Emory’s Department of Music, launches The Power of Practice: How Music and Yoga Transformed the Life and Work of Yehudi Menuhin Announcement by Emory’s Digital Publishing…
  • Music Faculty Wins NEH Grant
    Project Director Kristin Wendland, Ph.D. (Emory) and Co-Project Director Kacey Link, D.M.A. (independent scholar/pianist, Los Angeles, CA) received an NEH collaborative research grant in the convening category to organize and host an interdisciplinary conference of…
  • Music Dept. Teams Up with Artists from the Praise House Project
    Students in the Jazz Improvisation class and MUS 349 Composition class teamed up with artists from the Emory Arts Praise House Project for guest lectures and workshops. The Praise House Project: Standing on Hallowed Grounds…
  • The Merian Ensemble website launch
    This summer, The Merian Ensemble was announced as a recipient of New Music USA’s Organization Fund Awards. The quintet, 4 of which are Emory affiliate faculty, are thrilled to present the result of that funding…
  • New Faculty Hires in Fall 2023
    The Department of Music welcomes new faculty hires joining the team fall 2023. Jack Mitchener is the Emory University Organist and Artist Affiliate in Organ, as of June 1. Ivana Ilic will join us as…
  • Farewell to Our 2023 Faculty Retirees
    The Department of Music said farewell in spring 2023 to two outstanding faculty members: Melissa Cox and Brad Howard. We thank them for their commitment over the years and all they’ve done for Emory music…
  • Soprano Maria Clark: A Recital Celebrating Black History Month
    This concert, “Songs of Love and Justice”, was themed for Black History month, and featured soprano Maria Clark, pianist Trey Clegg, cellist Ismail Akbar, as well as Spelman English professor and poet Sharan Strange, and…
  • Review: Soprano Bethany Mamola takes spotlight at Dekalb Symphony concert
    ArtsATL’s Jordan Owen reviews a local performance of two of Emory’s faculty, Soprano Bethany Mamola and Conductor Paul Bhasin. The concert was a pleasant surprise from a conceptual standpoint as the orchestra dug deep into…