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David Ake named new chair of Department of Music
David Ake, professor of musicology and an accomplished jazz scholar and musician, was appointed chair of the Department of Music at ϳԹ. Since 2011, Ake has served as director of the School of the Arts at the University of Nevada, Reno. A member of the university’s facul...
Ready to play: Play Me, I’m Yours launches July 18 at Toby's Plaza
Discover first hand the true harmony of art and music brought to life when a few dozen colorful, artistically decorated pianos appear throughout University Circle and other Greater Cleveland sites—all yours to play. Play Me, I’m Yours, an interactive, musical public art installation inspired by Bri...
View—and play—decorated pianos when “Play Me, I’m Yours” kicks off July 18
The “Play Me, I’m Yours” interactive art installation of 25 uniquely decorated pianos will kick off with a launch party Thursday, July 18, at 11:15 a.m. at Toby’s Plaza in Uptown. This is a great opportunity to view or play all of the pianos before they get disbursed throughout University Circle an...
5 questions with…adjunct professor of law and rock star, Mark Avsec
Cleveland native Mark Avsec’s big break in the music industry came in 1975, when he was asked to play keyboard on a new song by the Steubenville band Wild Cherry. That famous song, “Play That Funky Music (White Boy)” served as the jumping off point for Avsec’s long, successful career in the arena o...
Come see what’s up as Uptown Thursdays continue June 27
Yet again this Thursday, the entire campus community is invited to head to Toby’s Plaza—the grassy, open gathering space outside of MOCA—at 5 p.m. for fun experiences, and visit the alley to check out great shops, bars and eateries. Uptown Thursday’s activities include cornhole, table tennis, Twiste...
Two performances to take place on campus during 10-day ChamberFest music festival
ϳԹ will host shows during the second ChamberFest Cleveland—a 10-day summer music festival June 20-30. This year’s theme is “(It’s) About Time,” with music that explores the elements of time, from old and modern masters alike. A variety of offerings—including post-conce...
Fulbright winner starts research for a German Reformation case study
An accomplished organist, Alanna Ropchock’s performances for religious services and festivals fueled a curiosity for liturgical­­ music history. From that interest, Josquin des Prez’s Missa Pange lingua, an important Renaissance mass for the celebration of the feast of Corpus Christi, became the top...
Doctoral student receives Yale Distinguished Music Educator Award
Doctoral student Elizabeth Hankins received the Yale Distinguished Music Educator Award. Hankins will travel to New Haven, Conn., in June to participate in the Symposium on Music in Schools that will take place at the Yale School of Music as part of the Music in Schools Initiative. With support fro...
Hear the Case Men’s Glee Club in annual spring concert April 18
The Case Men's Glee Club will perform its annual spring concert on Thursday, April 18, singing some familiar songs from Valentine's Day as well as covering tunes from artists such as U2 and The Turtles. The concert is free and will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Harkness Chapel....
Tin Pan Alley’s greatest hits highlight ϳԹ’s Popular Music symposium
From Broadway to New York City’s beer gardens, popular songs written between the 1880s and 1930s ignited the American popular music industry. In the two-day symposium, “Sing Me That Song Again: The History and Impact of Tin Pan Alley,” ϳԹ’s Center for Popular Music Stud...