The San Francisco Opera Center recently announced the recipients of the 2024 Adler Fellowship, and two SMTD alumni have been named to this prestigious cohort: coach/pianist Julian Grabarek (MM ’23, collaborative piano) and baritone Samuel Kidd (BM ’19, voice).
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.
Highlighting SMTD’s involvement in the U-M Arts & Resistance Theme Semester and many of the related special events.
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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.