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SMR Welcome BBQ 2021

SMR Welcome BBQ 2021

September 13, 2021

This weekend, SMR members gathered to socialize and kick off an academic school year like no other at County Farm Park for our annual SMR Welcome BBQ—our first in-person event since February 2020! Socially distanced introductions were made, burritos and...
Lisa Decenteceo defends dissertation

Lisa Decenteceo defends dissertation

July 21, 2021

On July 20, via Zoom, Lisa Decenteceo defended her dissertation, “From Being to Becoming: Protests, Festivals, and Musical Mediation of Igorot Indigeneity,” before her committee and virtually gathered colleagues and friends. Congratulations on this step, Lisa, and good luck in...
Anna Rose Nelson and Carlos Pérez Tabares present at Music Theory Midwest

Anna Rose Nelson and Carlos Pérez Tabares present at Music Theory Midwest

July 07, 2021 – Anna Rose Nelson and Carlos Pérez Tabares

This June, two of our own SMR members presented at the thirty-second annual conference of Music Theory Midwest. On Thursday, June 10th, Anna Rose Nelson presented a paper entitled “‘Non multa, sed multum’: On the Category of Webern’s ‘Miniature’”, followed...
John Edwartowski defends dissertation

John Edwartowski defends dissertation

July 05, 2021

Congratulations to John Edwartowski, who successfully defended his thesis “Guys & Dolls as a Fluid Text” on June 23rd, 2021 in the Cady Room of SMTD’s Stearns building. Good luck to you on your next steps, John! Please see below...
Kai West and Cody Jones present at SAM 2021

Kai West and Cody Jones present at SAM 2021

June 28, 2021 – Cody Jones and Kai West

This June, the Society for American Music held their 47th annual conference virtually. Two of our SMR members, Kai West and Cody Jones, presented papers at the conference and were kind enough to answer some questions about the event. See...