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Recently, SMR Forum, in conjunction with the Musicology Department’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative, convened the first meeting of what is to be a monthly Student-Faculty Reading group. The goal of this group is for students and faculty to come together...

This summer, theorist Anna Rose Nelson was awarded a one-month stipend from the Paul Sacher Stiftung in Basel, Switzerland to conduct research pertaining to her dissertation on miniature forms in modernist compositions. While she was there, she spent the bulk...

On Friday afternoon, SMR hosted its traditional beginning-of-the-year General Assembly. We heard reports on past events from each of the committees, ate yummy sandwiches, had a lot of laughs, and brainstormed exciting new ideas for the academic year. Be sure...

Last weekend, the fall meeting of AMS Midwest Chapter took place at Wayne State University in Detroit. SMR member Nee Chucherdwatanasak participated on panel on a Saturday afternoon to present her paper, “Live from Orchestra Hall: The Detroit Symphony Orchestra...

This past Sunday, SMR held its annual welcome-back get-together in the form of a barbecue. Alyssa Wells, our wonderful co-chair, was kind enough to host the event at her house, alongside assistant host Gustav (the furry one with the collar...