The Jacobs School of Music Department of Music Theory and Latin American Music Center are excited to host Eileen Karmy Bolton, a socio-musicologist from Universidad de Playa Ancha, Chile. She is visiting Bloomington through November 23 as a fellow through the Institute for Advanced Study. Best known for her research on music in political and… Read more »
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American Criminologist Charis Kubrin to Visit Indiana University
On Monday, April 15, American Criminologist Charis Kubrin will be on campus to deliver a Jacobs School of Music Distinguished Lecture Series talk titled “Art or Confession? Rap Music as Evidence in Criminal Trials”. The talk will take place in The Grand Hall at the Cook Center for Public Arts & Humanities, located in Maxwell… Read more »
Music Theory PhD Student Wins New Works Commission
IU Music Theory PhD student, Hippocrates Cheng, was just announced as a winner of the 3rd New Works commission project, hosted by the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Indiana. His chamber opera, All of Us, is inspired by true stories from people of Asian-American and Pacific Islander heritage. Through this work, he seeks… Read more »
A Celebration of Mathematics and Music
On Monday, April 10, the IU Department of Mathematics will host “A Celebration of Mathematics and Music.” The evening will feature a lecture titled “Music as a Mathematician’s Playground” by Prof. Julian Hook and poster presentations by three IU students — music theory PhD students David Orvek and Lizhou Wang and Walker Smith, a student… Read more »
René Rusch Visits IU Music Theory for Five Friends Master Class Series Lectures
Wednesday through Friday, March 22-24, René Rusch (University of Michigan) will visit the Indiana University Department of Music Theory. Prof. Rusch will deliver two talks on the music of Franz Schubert as well as hold individual meetings with graduate students. She will also lead a workshop titled “From Perceptions to Representations” that explores the value… Read more »
IU Alumni Win SMT Awards
Congratulations to IU Music Theory alumnus Mitch Ohriner (PhD 2011), who won a 2022 Wallace Berry Award for his book Flow: The Rhythmic Voice in Rap Music (OUP, 2019). Presented each year by the Society for Music Theory, the award is given for a “distinguished book by an author of any age or career stage.”… Read more »
Prof. Jay Hook’s “Exploring Musical Spaces” Published with Oxford University Press
Congratulations to Prof. Julian Hook on the publication of his book, Exploring Musical Spaces, which is now available for purchase on the Oxford University Press website. Exploring Musical Spaces is a comprehensive synthesis of mathematical techniques in music theory, written with the aim of making these techniques accessible to music scholars without extensive training in… Read more »
Julian Hook awarded Production Grant from IU Presidential Arts and Humanities Program
We are pleased to share that Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Professor Julian “Jay” Hook has been awarded a Production Grant from the IU Presidential Arts and Humanities Program. His book project, titled “Exploring Musical Spaces,” aims to bridge the gulf between music theory and mathematics. The funds will be used to defray publication… Read more »