Publication of "Dreams of Germany" Volume

Dreams of Germany: Musical Imaginaries from the Concert Hall to the Dance Floor, a volume of essays edited by Neil Gregor and Thomas Irvine, has been published by Berghahn in the series Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association. Emily Richmond Pollock's essay, "Pride of Place: The 1963 Rebuilding of the Munich Nationaltheater," is included in the collection. More Info

Keeril Makan named vice provost for the arts

An acclaimed composer and longtime MIT faculty member, Makan will direct the next act in MIT’s story of artistic leadership.

The “delicious joy” of creating and recreating music

Leslie Tilley combines deep experience as a musician with cultural and formal analysis, to see how people refashion music anew.

Seen and heard: The new Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building

Until very recently, Mariano Salcedo, a fourth-year MIT electronic engineering and computer science student majoring in artificial intelligence and decision-making, was planning to apply for a master’s program in computer science at MIT.

Travels with Rambax

KAOLACK, Senegal – The MIT students have just finished dinner and are crumpling soda cans into trash bins when they get the summons: “Grab your drums, grab your drums, grab your drums …”