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On July 25, SMR member Dorian Mueller successfully defended her dissertation, “Reconstructing the Edges and Surfaces of Musical Experience through Musical Spatial Frames: An Approach to Analysis through a Narrative Space Model of Musical Perception,” before her committee, colleagues, and...

Seven members of SMR recently presented at the IASPM (International Association for the Study of Popular Music) International Conference 2023, held at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis from June 26 to June 30. IASPM’s theme this year was “Popular...

Last week, SMR gathered via Zoom for the last time of the 2022–2023 academic year for the Winter General Assembly. Officers provided an overview of SMR’s activities over the past year, and all members engaged in productive conversation about future...

Over the weekend, SMR members braved the April wind and rain to gather at County Farm Park and celebrate the end of another successful academic year. They enjoyed each other's company, burritos from MAIZ Mexican Cantina, and the first glimmers...

Sunhong Kim organized a three-day field trip to Chicago for Sinaboro (student organization for Korean percussion ensemble at U of M) members from February 25 to 27, 2023. The purpose of this trip was to advance the performing skills on...