About the Composer Forum Series
The MIT Music & Theater Arts Composer Forum is a series of public presentations by composers from inside and outside of MIT. Hosted in the Lewis Music Library, the MTA Composer Forum Series gives the MIT Community an opportunity to engage with leading voices in...
16th Annual Herb Pomeroy Memorial Concert - Celebrating The 60th Anniversary of Jazz@MIT
Saturday, March 2, 2024
8:00 PM, Kresge Auditorium, MIT
MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble, Frederick Harris, Jr., Music Director
Miguel Zenón, saxophonist-composer, MIT Assistant Professor in Jazz
MIT Alumni Jazz Band...
With two acclaimed musicians and over 100 historical photographs, author Thomas Wolf recounts the compelling story behind his award-winning book, The Nightingale’s Sonata. The tale takes us from the shores of the Black Sea to the Tsar’s palace to Carnegie Hall to Boston and Tanglewood and beyond....
Join us for an Emerson/Harris Jazz Masterclass with Debo Ray!
Debo Ray, a Grammy-nominated musician, unlocks the inner joy with her music.
Growing up in the Boston area to Haitian immigrant parents, Debo faced the challenge of not fitting societal molds. Misunderstood and labeled an outcast, music...
About the Composer Forum Series
The MIT Music & Theater Arts Composer Forum is a series of public presentations by composers from inside and outside of MIT. Hosted in the Lewis Music Library, the MTA Composer Forum Series gives the MIT Community an opportunity to engage with leading voices in...
Jubilees—Celebrating new music commissioned by the MIT Wind Ensemble
Friday, March 8, 2024
8:00 PM Kresge Auditorium, MIT
Eric Ostling ’88, guest composer
Elizabeth Klein, guest flute soloist
Sara Simpson G, flute soloist
Kathryn Salfelder, guest composer
Featuring the world premiere of Three...
Anton Bruckner’s expansive and monumental Symphony no. 4, given the title Romantic by the composer, is the featured work on our March program. The work is the composer’s most popular symphony, and is a wonderful gateway into Bruckner’s musical soundscape. Our concert will also feature the winner of...
7pm Pre-Concert Talk; 8pm Concert
Livestream: https://web.mit.edu/webcast/mta/s24/4/
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New Music by Peter Child: Celebrating 37 Years at MIT
Collage New Music performs recent works by Peter Child. The program includes two chamber works premiered in the last two years: Turning Point, ...
Join us for an Emerson/Harris Jazz Masterclass with Elizabeth Klein!
Elizabeth Klein joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1994 and was named associate principal flute in 1997. Klein grew up in Ridgewood, NJ, and graduated in 1994 from the Curtis Institute of Music, where she was a student of...
MIT’s Annual Campus Preview Weekend Concert
Friday, April 12, 2024
7:00pm Q&A Session—“Music at MIT” in Kresge Auditorium
7:30pm Concert in Kresge Auditorium
Dr. Frederick Harris, Jr., Conductor & Concert Curator
This special annual MIT event features performances by MIT Wind Ensemble...