Ethnomusicology
In Memoriam: Elspeth Poultney Wissner '02 and Dr. Anicet Mundundu '05
It is with great sorrow that we share the news of the passing of Elspeth Poultney Wissner and Dr. Anicet Mundundu, who earned degrees from the Department of Music at the University of Pittsburgh.
Mariam Shalaby on Qur'anic Recitation Among Pittsburgh Egyptian Muslims
Our guest for this episode of the Music at Pitt Podcast is recent graduate Mariam Shalaby. Mariam graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2018 with a BPhil in Music through the Honors College and Department of Music and a BS in Natural Sciences. She is a first generation Egyptian American now in her second year at Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey.
Research Thrives Amid Challenges of Pandemic
Doctoral candidate and Fulbright Scholar Steven Moon had to cut his research year in Turkey short due to the pandemic, but he has still made significant progress in exploring the intersection of culture and medicine in that country. Moon is studying the role of music in Ottoman healing practices with specific interest in how this approach transcends mind/body dualisms.
In Memoriam: Akin Euba, 1935-2020
Charles Lwanga: Ethnomusicologist, Composer, Performer
M. Rizky Sasono
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