Ellen T. Harris, Class of 1949 Professor of Music Emeritus will be teaching a graduate course on Handel at the Juilliard School.  A musicologist whose work focuses on Handel, Baroque opera, and vocal performance practice, her most recent book, George Frideric Handel: A Life with Friends, earned her the Nicolas Slonimsky Award for Outstanding Musical Biography.  Ellen Harris is President of the American Musicological Society.

Norton Award winner Ken Urban on bringing tough topics to the stage

Newly crowned for "Outstanding New Script, playwright discusses how his work helps him make sense of the world.

One stage at a time

Associate Professor Sara Brown, an accomplished theater set designer, teaches MIT students to create and think visually.    

Jazz in the key of life

Saxophonist Miguel Zenón, a Grammy-winning MIT faculty member, creates a distinctive blend of jazz and traditional Puerto Rican music.