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Kája Lill awarded SMT-40 Dissertation Fellowship
On March 17, 2022, SMR member Kája Lill was awarded the prestigious SMT-40 Dissertation Fellowship for his work on the history of Hugo Riemann’s reception among Czech music theorists. This award confers a writing stipend, as well as recognition in...
Lydia Bangura presents at conferences
This month, SMR member Lydia Bangura presented her paper, “The Sound of Black Sisterhood: A Womanist Analysis of Florence Price’s Fantasie Nègre,” at conferences at both the University of Toronto and the University of Kansas—an exciting feat for a first-year...
Alyssa Wells defends dissertation
On March 8, SMR member Alyssa Wells successfully defended her dissertation, “Falling Out of Step: Belonging, Grit, and Drum Corps International’s Moment of Reckoning,” before a Zoom room packed with captivated attendees. Congratulations on this achievement, Alyssa! Please see below...
SMR Forum hosts abstract workshop
SMR Forum recently hosted an abstract workshop to prepare for the many upcoming conference deadlines. Participants exchanged drafts of their abstracts for critique, receiving helpful feedback and guidance from their peers. The 2022 conference season promises to be a busy...
SMR Hosts Holiday Movie Night
To celebrate and unwind in the last few weeks of the semester, SMR members gathered to watch Christmas at the Plaza, a Hallmark movie about an archival historian working with a decorator to create a Christmas exhibit at the Plaza...