UMD Musicology and Ethnomusicology

TOMORROW, Feb. 2, Megan Lavengood will tell us why timbre analysis is crucial in undergrad music theory pedagogy! Join us in Leah Smith Hall at 4pm!

We've got an amazing spring Music Scholars Lecture Series lined up! Join us at 4pm on these Fridays: 2/2: Megan Lavengood 2/16: Tatiana Sirbu 2/23: Lizzie Morales & Ryan Koons 3/8: Suzanne Cusick 3/12: Kerry O'Brien & William Robin 4/26: La Marr Jurelle Bruce Details to come!

After exploring the historical significance of the Boulanger sisters with students, @seatedovation talked to Laura Colgate, Executive/Artistic Director & Co-Founder of boulangerinitiative.org about the importance of advocating for women and all gender-marginalized composers.

Dr. Rios presenting at the Dumbarton Oaks symposium today! doaks.org/events/other-e… An important contribution to research on the dynamics of D.C.'s Latinx music scene.

Division faculty & students took a short break from their stroll through Dumbarton Oaks Gardens for a pic! Looking forward to day two of the symposium: doaks.org/events/other-e…

Talking conferences & looking forward to doaks.org/events/other-e… - featuring our very own Fernando Rios this Saturday!

Professor Will Robin in conversation with composer Joan Tower yesterday at the Clarice before a performance of her work, "1920/2019"!! @NOIFestival @TheClariceUMD

Check out @OUPMusic author & new faculty member @UofMaryland Kelsey Klotz's brilliant take on "Kenny G and the Ignorance of Whiteness" in JJS 14.1. (bit.ly/3N4DODB). @kennyg @RutgersU @IJS_Rutgers @RULibraries @UMDMusicStudies

@FergusonGuitar 🙏

This is a wonderful thread and makes me excited for my students intending on transferring there. I wish my alma maters did this, my cohorts were amazing and did so much but the schools never recognized it. Kudos to UMD for doing this!!

@DougShadle 🙏⚾️🎉

@DougShadle @sivblie Thanks, Doug!!

We’ve just capped off a busy semester in the Musicology & Ethnomusicology Division at UMD! Here’s a non-exhaustive thread of the wonderful things our members have been up to this spring (in alphabetical order): 🧵🎉📚💐

Forgot to add this photo of Amanda's poster!

Amanda Henderson (MA musicology) presented a research poster for her project “The Sounds of Prince George’s County —Part II” as part of the Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS) showcase at the PG County Parks and Recreation center on May 11.

Kajwan Ziaoddini (PhD ethnomusicology) presented his paper “Tape Masters: Negotiating Iranian Classical Music through Governmental Policies and the Cassette Industry” at the 2023 MACSEM conference.

Lilia Yaralian (MA ethnomusicology, @LYaralian) will be interning with the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage for the Folklife Festival this summer.