Makoto Harris Takao works at the intersection of cultural history, religious studies, and musicology to map Japan’s international relations from the sixteenth century to the present day. His research pursues transregional and transcultural stories of entanglement, with a commitment to...
A new, multidisciplinary MIT graduate program in music technology and computation will feature faculty, labs, and curricula from across the Institute.
The program is a collaboration between the Music and Theater Arts Section in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS) and the ...
Composer Molly Herron “thinks deeply about motion, energy, and the physics of sound” (NPR). Whether writing for baroque strings, flowerpots, or newly designed instruments, her work achieves “a wonderful consideration of counterpoint and sound in time” (Seen and Heard International).
Released on...
A Unity of Purpose—a musical celebration for Jamshied Sharifi
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 8:30pm
Thomas Tull Concert Hall, MIT Linde Music Building
Celebrating the life and artistry of Jamshied Sharifi and his vision of seeking transcendence in music, long-time collaborators join the MIT Wind...
MIT’s Annual Family Weekend Concert
Sonic Innovations—Celebrating maverick musicians
Friday, October 24, 2025/8:00 p.m.
Kresge Auditorium, MIT
MIT Wind Ensemble, MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble & MIT Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Frederick Harris, Jr., Music Director
Kenneth Amis, Assistant Conductor...
"In a story, someone had a dream; In that dream, someone told a story.”
Theater at MIT presents the 2025 Fall Theater Arts Production of
A Dream Like a Dream
如夢之夢
a play by Stan Lai 賴聲川
directed by Jay Scheib
21T.100 Theater Arts Production
Th 7pm-10pm, Fri 2pm-5pm
Building W97-160
Seeking...
"In a story, someone had a dream; In that dream, someone told a story.”
MIT Theater Presents
A Dream Like a Dream
如夢之夢
a play by Stan Lai 賴聲川
directed by Jay Scheib with Xinyu Xu '25
A meteor of the Chinese contemporary theater told through the eyes of over 100 characters onstage, offstage...
Join the MIT Symphony Orchestra for their first concert of the fall semester!
October 23, 2025 8:00pm | Kresge Auditorium
Repertoire
Ruth Crawford: Rissolty Rossolty
Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F (Mi-Eun Kim, soloist)
Dvorak: Symphony no. 9
Adam Boyles, Conductor
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Join the MIT Symphony Orchestra for their second concert of the fall semester!
November 21, 2025 8:00pm | Kresge Auditorium
Repertoire
Shostakovich: Violin concerto no. 1 (Justin Yamaguchi, soloist)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5
Adam Boyles, Conductor
About the MIT Symphony Orchestra
The...
Join the combined forces of the MIT Concert Choir and Chamber Chorus for an unforgettable night of musical artistry!
November 22, 2025 8:00pm | Thomas Tull Concert Hall
LIVESTREAM LINK
Repertoire
Songs of the Earth by Elena Ruehr, MIT faculty emerita
Wallaye arr. Julian Jouga, with MIT Rambax
The...
