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SMR to Host Midwest Graduate Music Consortium 2025 Conference
The 29th annual meeting of the Midwest Graduate Music Consortium (MGMC) will be hosted at the University of Michigan on April 18th and 19th, 2025. MGMC is a collaborative organization composed of the graduate students in music from the University...
SMR Welcome BBQ at County Farm Park
In September of 2024, SMR members met at County Farm Park for the annual Welcome Picnic. Thanks to social chairs Luis Armando Rivera and Micah Mooney for their fantastic planning!
Julian Grey defends dissertation
On June 4, SMR member Julian Grey successfully defended their dissertation, “Non-Binary Drag: A Trans* Musicology of Sensation and Interperformativity,” before their committee, colleagues, and friends gathered via Zoom. Congratulations, Julian! Please see below for an abstract of Julian’s dissertation....
Michaela Franzen defends dissertation
On May 20, SMR member Michaela Franzen successfully defended her dissertation, “Prokofiev in Paris: Reconstructing the Narrative of Sergei Prokofiev’s Émigré Period,” before her committee, colleagues, and friends gathered via Zoom. Congratulations, Michaela! Please see below for an abstract of...
Kai West defends dissertation
On May 15, SMR member Kai West successfully defended his dissertation, “Signal Paths: Electric Guitar Culture in the Twenty-First Century,” before his committee, colleagues, and friends gathered via Zoom. Congratulations, Kai! Please see below for an abstract of Kai’s dissertation....
