Associate Professor, Carlos Simon awarded the Magis Prize

Department of Performing Arts Faculty member and Grammy award winning composer, Carlos Simon was one of three associate professors awarded the Magis Prize by Georgetown University. The Magis prize recognizes early-stage Associate Professors of exceptional creativity who are making a profound impact in their field of scholarship. It makes an investment in the candidate’s potential to make future advances, by providing $100,000 and two semesters of research leave to focus on scholarship. Further, it seeks to enhance student participation in advanced research collaborations with extraordinary faculty.

Carlos will use the Magis Prize to compose an original opera for the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. The work, The Highlands, will premiere at the Lincoln Center in May, 2027. Simon will be the first Black American commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera to create original work. Read the full article here.