News Archives - University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Nancy Murphy Publishes Research in Music Theory Online

Oct 15, 2023

Kevin E. Korsyn Receives a Festschrift Honoring Decades of Scholarship

Sep 28, 2023

In tribute to Kevin E. Korsyn, professor of music theory, Routledge published a festschrift, a collection of essays honoring a scholar’s work, in July 2023. “Perspectives on Contemporary Music Theory: Essays in Honor of Kevin Korsyn” consists of nine essays that pay tribute to Korsyn’s decades of scholarship by exploring a variety of topics important to Korsyn and the field.

Working Toward a “Better, Brighter Future”: The Arts & Resistance Theme Semester

Sep 22, 2023

Highlighting SMTD’s involvement in the U-M Arts & Resistance Theme Semester and many of the related special events.

[In the News] First Recording of Lost James P. Johnson Blues Opera ‘De Organizer,’ Libretto by Langston Hughes

Sep 8, 2023

[In the News] Jonathan Kuuskoski Quoted in CNN Article about Theatrical Release of Taylor Swift Concert Film

Sep 7, 2023

Cindy Sang Named 2023 Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award Recipient

May 24, 2023

SMTD to Host International Society of Bassists Convention

May 8, 2023

SMTD will be hosting the International Society of Bassists (ISB) for its biennial convention from Monday, June 5, through Saturday, June 10. Organizers anticipate more than 1,000 bassists, exhibitors, collaborative musicians, family members, and guests from around the world to arrive in Ann Arbor for the convention, which will include seminars, workshops, lecture-demonstrations, panel discussions, master classes, and exhibits.