Article by Michael Muckian
If John Harbison were an athlete, his 2018-19 season might be considered a “career year” for the award-winning composer and music educator. New commissions, world premieres of his compositions, and the publication of his first book, What Do We Make of Bach?, have created a whirlwind season for Harbison, who turns 80 on tomorrow, December 20. Read Full Article
 Keeril Makan named vice provost for the artsAn 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 musicLeslie 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 BuildingUntil 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 RambaxKAOLACK, 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 …”
|
