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Success for Bomi Jang

PhD student Bomi Jang’s composition, Three Little Pieces for Piano, was performed as part of a solo piano recital by Pablo Amorós at The XVIII Ciclo de Music Contemporanea de Malaga on January, 16, 2012 (Malaga, Spain).

David Hidek's Multifaceted Career

David Hidek (BA 2008) may be the only person we know who has heard his orchestral music played by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and seen his hip hop video splashed over the jumbotron at PNC Park.

Media Roundup for Jazz Seminar and Concert, Feldman Symposium and Mini-festival, and Sweeney Todd

Music at Pitt is starting November off in a big way and local media have taken notice. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published previews of the Jazz Seminar and Concert and Sweeney Todd, while the City Paper conducted extensive interviews with Jan and Amy Williams in anticipation of the Morton Feldman Symposium and Mini-Festival.

Concerts from Eric Moe and Adriana Helbig

The Department of Music doesn't have any scheduled events this weekend, but that doesn't mean members of the Department aren't busy.

If you're are in the New York City area on Friday, September 30, you can hear the premiere of Eric Moe's new percussion piece Danger: Giant Frogs as part of a performance from Talujon Percussion. The concert takes place at Roulette at 8 p.m.

Here in Pittsburgh on Saturday, October 1, Adriana Helbig has been the driving force behind a concert by the Ukrainian...

Slee Sinfonietta Previewed in Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette classical music critic Andrew Druckenbrod previews tonight's (Friday, September 16) performance by Slee Sinfonietta. Slee Sinfonietta performs at Bellefield Hall Auditorium at 8 p.m.

Iron Compsoser Matthew Heap

Composition and Theory PhD candidate Matthew Heap is a finalist in the Iron Composer Competition. On the morning of the competition, Iron Composer provides each finalist with an instrumentation, secret musical ingredient, and five hours to compose a new work which is then performed and broadcast live that same evening.

Mathew Rosenblum Awarded Barlow Endowment Commission

Mathew Rosenblum, Professor of Music at the University of Pittsburgh and Chair of the Department of Music, was recently awarded a prestigious Barlow Endowment commission. In considering 106 applications, the endowment granted commissions to eleven composers.

Music on the Edge featured in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

In the Sunday, January 23rd edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, classical music critic Andy Druckenbrod gave an extensive profile on Music on the Edge, the Department's contemporary music series now in its 20th year.

Two New Rosenblum Works Set for Premiere

Department of Music Chair Mathew Rosenblum is entering a busy season that will include two premieres and a residency. Rosenblum will be a Featured Guest Composer at the Festival of Contemporary American Music in Sacramento where his piece Throat will be premiered by Jean Kopperud and Tom Kolor on November 12.

Ben Harris' Graphic Scores Featured in Contemporanea 2010

Composition and Theory PhD candidate Ben Harris' graphical scores were featured in Contemporanea 2010, a new music festival taking place in Udine, Italy from October 12–24. Five of Harris' scores were selected for the 60x60 portion of the festival which focuses on the synergy between visual and sonic arts.

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