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Hollywood Reporter Names Setnor a Top Music School
The College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music was ranked No. 20 on the Hollywood Reporter’s (THR) list of the world’s “Top 25 Music Schools” in its Nov. 14 issue. The…
Artist and Critical Musicologist Explores T-Pain’s Use of Sonic, Cinematic Strategies
The sonic and cinematic strategies of hip-hop producer and rapper T-Pain are the subject of a forthcoming scholarly article by James Gordon Williams, a new faculty member of the College of Arts and Sciences. An assistant professor of African American…
MIT Professor to Discuss ‘Identity Thesis for Language and Music’ Oct. 14
The linguistic interface between music and language is the subject of an upcoming presentation in the College of Arts and Sciences. David Pesetsky, a world-renowned linguist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), will discuss “Language and Music: Same Structures,…
Two Time Tony Award-Winning Musical ‘Parade’ Starts SU Drama’s Season
Daring, innovative, and bold, “Parade” won two well-earned Tony Awards in 2000. The tragic, true story of Leo Frank, a Jewish man wrongly accused of murder in 1913 Georgia, serves as the basis for a tender love story.
Special Event Series at Syracuse Stage Kicks Off with Local Musicians, Eateries, Experts
Special events during the 2014/15 Season at Syracuse Stage will kick off with live music, tastings, lectures and talks throughout the run of “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” the Tony-Award winning “ripped-roaring” comedy running Sept. 24-Oct. 12. Following…
CFAC Executive Director Elected to Association of African American Museums
Kheli Willetts ’92, G’94, G’02, executive director of the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) and professor of practice of African American Studies (AAS) in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, is one of three scholars elected to the Association…
Electronic Musician Dillon Francis Headlines 10th Annual Juice Jam
University Union’s 10th annual Juice Jam Music Festival will take place on Sept. 7, featuring performances from seven different artists across the event’s two stages. Dillon Francis, Schoolboy Q, 3LAU and Tinashe will play Juice Jam’s main stage, while hip…
Art, Music and Food Align to Celebrate Summer in Forman Park
A Midsummer Night’s Fling in Forman Park, an enchanted, family-friendly evening along the Connective Corridor featuring music, food and art, will be held on Friday, Aug. 22, from 6-10 p.m. in Forman Park in downtown Syracuse. The event is free…
Writer Publishes Book on Iconic Arts Leader, Music Educator
One of today’s leading arts leaders is the subject of a new book by a member of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Rob Enslin, The College’s communications manager, has co-written the Ned Corman memoir, Now’s the Time: A Story of Music, Education, and Advocacy (Epigraph, 2014). A resident of Rochester, N.Y., Corman is best known as founder of the Penfield Music Commission Project (PMCP) and its national successor, The Commission Project (TCP). He also is closely associated with several major festivals, including the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (XRIJF).
Tony Award-Winning Rock Musical ‘Spring Awakening’ Closes SU Drama Season
Winner of eight Tony Awards, “Spring Awakening” is a hard-hitting rock musical adaptation of Frank Wedekind’s expressionist play. Set in late-19th-century Germany, the story follows Wendla Bergmann, Moritz Stiefel, Melchior Gabor and their peers as they struggle to understand the…