music
July 22, 2016
The Oxford University Press published an excerpt from Ross Duffin’s chapter in the Oxford Handbook of the Age of Shakespeare. Duffin, the Fynette H. Kulas Professor of Music, wrote a chapter titled “Music and the Stage in the Time of Shakespeare.” He explained the history of instruments from…
May 17, 2016
When Ryan Anthony first felt sharp pains in his ribs while blowing into his trumpet, he never imagined he’d be diagnosed with multiple myeloma—a cancer of the cells formed in his bone marrow—and given two to three years to live. Anthony was just 43, with an extremely rare and incurable disease…
April 29, 2016
Susan McClary, professor and head of musicology, will receive an honorary Doctor of Music honoris causa from McGill University May 31. McClary was selected for her reputation as one of the world’s leading feminist musicologists. She is known for publishing Feminine Endings: Music, Gender, and…
April 08, 2016
Shake out your mid-semester slump with tonight’s Spot Night event, featuring garage-pop band Yuck, with opener Big Thief. The show will begin tonight (April 8) at 9 p.m. at Leutner Commons. Learn more about the musicians.
April 01, 2016
It’s been a whirlwind of a year—complete with international travel—for APP students and saxophonists Matthew Castner, Leah Feitl, Collin Kemeny and Ryan Rose, who comprise the Ingeniare Quartet (named for their backgrounds in engineering). Next up: Performing at the…
March 25, 2016
After a brief hiatus for spring break and the Spring Comedian Show, Spot Night, University Program Board’s weekly free concert night, is back. Punk band Screaming Females and opener Surf Deer, will perform tonight to get things moving again. The event is free and open to the public. Learn more…
March 18, 2016
Case Men's Glee Club, Solstice, Speakeasy and Case in Point will come together to perform the Spring a Capella Festival Saturday, March 19, at 7 p.m. in Harkness Chapel. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided.
March 16, 2016
TriHearn, a band of siblings who play a blend of Irish, Scottish and American folk, will hold a St. Patrick’s Day performance at APP. TriHearn's members are CWRU undergraduate student Caitlin, alumnus Brendan (CWR '15) and Conor Hearn. All members of the university…
February 26, 2016
When the Ohio Music Education Association sought outstanding teachers and mentors to recognize with its annual honor, Gary Ciepluch’s former students inundated the organization with nominating letters. In all, 42 letters were submitted in honor of Ciepluch, each one detailing the impact he had on…
February 26, 2016
Ross Duffin, the Fynette H. Kulas Professor of Music at APP, presented “Music and the Stage in the Time of Shakespeare” Feb. 12 at Syracuse University, where he was serving as a visiting professor. Duffin’s seminar was part of a yearlong celebration at Syracuse, through…