Two new Faculty — Assistant Professor of Musicology Michael Carlson and Assistant Professor of Voice Jeni Houser — are joining the Universit...| Department of Music
When Glenn Foley’s trombone teacher needed a replacement for a breathing device he used to increase his students’ lung capacity, he knew where to turn for someone who could design and build an improved contraption. As a music major who also studied mechanical engineering in a five-year dual-degree…| Department of Music | News
As James Bennett began to perform Chopin’s Ballade No. 1, one of the judges tasked to critically score the pianist began to sit back and just listen, lost in a memory. …| Department of Music | News
Paul Appleby, an internationally renowned tenor, is in the midst of a run at the Metropolitan Opera playing the role of Caesar (Augustus) in the importa...| Department of Music
Hesburgh Libraries' annual Public Domain music contest inspires creativity.| Department of Music
Four faculty members were offered support for projects that will examine the history of Kurdish music and media, rethink Thomas Aquinas’ philosoph...| Department of Music
Kate Ragan, a 2021 summa cum laude graduate of Notre Dame with a B.A. in piano performance and political science, was commissioned to compose two works ...| Department of Music
Violinist Patrick Yim's One documents his activities commissioning, premiering, and recording new solo violin works by some of the contemporary music scene's most active composers, including Juri Seo, Notre Dame Professor John Liberatore, Takuma Itoh, Ilari…| Department of Music | News
There will be no time for pickleball when Assistant Professor of Music Theory …| Department of Music | News
Alex Mansour '19, has been nominated for the prestigious Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer. This recognition, awarded by the World Soundtrack Awards honors exceptional emerging talent in the music industry. Mansour is a composer, cellist, and jazz pianist. His concert…| Department of Music | News
Piano professor John Blacklow’s busy 2023-24 concert season featured appearances on the Chicago Symphony Chamber Series (piano quartets of Mozart and Brahms), Rochester Chamber Music Society, Palm Springs Friends of the Philharmonic, California Festival of New Music (West Coast premiere of “Diaspora”…| Department of Music | News
Art historian and College of Arts and Letters Associate Dean for the Arts Michael Schreffler has been named director of the University of Notre Dame&rsq...| Department of Music
The Department of Music welcomes David Bird to O'Neill Hall of Music as Assistant Professor of Music Technology. "I am thrilled to join Notre Dame," he ...| Department of Music
Veronica Mansour, a 2021 graduate of Notre Dame's College of Arts and Letters, has been honored with the Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theater by th...| Department of Music
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One March 23 two Notre Dame pianists, James Bennett '25 and Arda Kurama '27, competed with undergraduate pianists statewide in the finals of the Charles Joray Piano Competition and were awarded 1st place and 3rd place respectively. The prize includes a substantial cash award. Usually held at Butler…| Department of Music | News
For our April entry in Notre…| Department of Music | News
Professor Patrick Yim's new album New Waves was released on December 23, 2023, by Albany Records. New Waves, a collection that includes eight world premiere recordings, is the most comprehensive and wide-ranging album of Chinese solo string works to date. Encompassing music…| Department of Music | News
At the 66th Grammy Awards, two faculty members in the Department of Music will wait to hear if their project names are called. Daniel…| Department of Music | News
Assistant Professor of the Practice, Dror Baitel will be performing at Carnegie Hall Citywide this Spring with soprano, Meghan Kasanders. Kasnaders and Baitel performed a concert in O'Neill Hall last January. The concert will include works by Berg, Rachmaninoff, and Richard Pearson Thomas.…| Department of Music | News