Archive: Music News
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GU Music Program Prof. Carlos Simon Named as Kennedy Center Composer-in-Residence
Georgetown University Music Program Professor, composer, and arranger Carlos Simon will join the Kennedy Center in 2021-2022 as its new Composer-in-Residence. During his three-year residency, Simon w
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Looking back at Fall Semester 2020: A Virtual Semester with Real Impact
https://performingarts.georgetown.edu/fall-2020-a-virtual-semester-with-real-impact/
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GU Chamber Music Ensembles Program Students Perform Digital Concert, Continents Apart
On the evening of November 18, 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the GU Music Program presented a pre-recorded digital concert featuring the students of the GU Chamber Music Ensembles Program perf
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GU Music Program Prof. Benjamin J. Harbert Receives American Musicological Society’s 2020 Best Essay Prize in Popular Music
Congratulations to Georgetown University Music Program Professor Benjamin J. Harbert, who just received the American Musicological Society's 2020 Best Essay Prize in Popular Music, for an essay for a
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The Hoya: Georgetown Hip-Hop Community Creates Art to Honor the Marginalized
The Hoya examines the links between hip-hop and racial justice on Georgetown's campus, featuring insights from Professor of Music Carlos Simon, hip-hop artist in residence Marco Pavé, and the co-
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Tauheed Rahim II (Marco Pavé) “Soundtrack for Life” event Oct. 30 explores music in film
Georgetown University’s first hip hop artist-in-residence continues his work with the Music Program and the community Now in his second year as Artist in Residence at the Georgetown University, sp
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New Naxos CD released featuring GU Music Program Prof. Angel Gil-Ordóñez and the PostClassical Ensemble
Prof. Angel Gil-Ordóñez conducts the PostClassical Ensemble on the Naxos CD being released on Oct. 9, 2020, featuring the works of Bernard Herrmann. Famous for his film scores, Herrmann was also a le
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Performing Arts Department Adapts to Online Learning, Provides Space for Students to Heal and Grow
Read the full story on Georgetown College's website.
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New York Times: GU Music Program Prof. Carlos Simon’s new work “Loop” featured as part of NY Philharmonic Bandwagon’s pop-up concert series
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/30/arts/music/ny-phil-bandwagon.html The New York Times August 30, 2020 edition covers the New York Philharmonic's first public performances since March, includin
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GU Music Program Prof. Carlos Simon Awarded 2021 Sphinx Medal of Excellence
Composer Carlos Simon, a faculty member of the Georgetown University Music Program, has been named a recipient of the Sphinx Medal of Excellence. The Sphinx Medal of Excellence is the highest hono
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