Posts Tagged "department of music"

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Posted on April 15, 2022

Immersive Expressions of Holy Week

Three Gordon artists contributed works to a performance of Handel’s Messiah, each representing one of the soprano arias.

Posted on December 16, 2020

How the Pandemic Changed the Tune for Gordon’s Musicians

COVID-19 protocols posed a challenge to the Department of Music's daily rhythms, but their creative adaptations meant they reached more audiences than ever.

Posted on March 4, 2020

How a 20th-Century African American Composer is Shaping Classical Music Today

Florence Price was told she had no place in classical music as an African American woman. But against the many odds present in her day and field, the musical pioneer created a space for herself.

Posted on January 22, 2020

Music, Science and Faith Inform Award-winning Research

Alumnus Dr. Joshua Neumann's innovative musical exploration of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau earned him the American Musicological Society Thomas Hampson Award for research in classic song.

Posted on December 23, 2019

The Irresistible Good News in Handel’s ‘Messiah’

Thousands gather in the concert halls of Boston each Christmas season, brought to tears and their feet by the gospel of Christ as painted with music in Handel's 'Messiah.'

Posted on October 28, 2019

Multimedia Concert to Highlight Artistic Inspiration Abroad

Through music, art and interviews, the Gordon Symphony Orchestra's fall concert spotlights the inspiration that students and famed composers alike experience when abroad, November 2.

Posted on January 8, 2019

Grammy Nominations for Gordon Music Instructors

As members of the Boston-based chamber orchestra A Far Cry, Gordon Department of Music string instructors Megumi Stohs Lewis and Rafael (Rafi) Popper-Keizer are nominated for two Grammy Awards.

Posted on December 5, 2018

‘Tis the Season for Gordon Friends and Family

Drawing over 1,000, Christmas at Gordon festivities has become a popular College tradition, inviting alumni, local community members, faculty, staff and students to celebrate and spark the beginning of season.

Posted on May 18, 2018

Tarleton Makes Broadway Debut

Vocal performance grad Jonmichael Tarleton '15 recently achieved a career milestone, making his Broadway debut at the Minskoff Theatre in a benefit show, the Easter Bonnet.

Posted on December 11, 2017

The Department of Music at 50: Looking Back and Ahead

The 27th annual Christmas Gala celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Department of Music at Gordon. It was 50 years ago that Alton C. Bynum’s vision for the Department came to fruition.