The exhibit ‘Embrace和’ uses art to visualize the localization of Christianity in China, building a bridge between scholarship, the public, digital humanities, and international outreach. It makes historical images visible, intelligible, searchable, and reusable—a scholarship‑grounded public program...
a dance performance re-visioning womanhood and sexuality
Preview performances:
Saturday, January 31 at 7:30pm
Sunday, February 1 at 2:30pm
Performances:
Thursday, February 5 at 7:30pm
Friday, February 6 at 7:30pm
Saturday, February 7 at 7:30pm
All performances in Building W97 Theater
Co-created...
Friday, April 17, 2026
7:00pm Q&A Session—“Music at MIT” in Tull Concert Hall
7:30pm Concert in Tull Concert Hall
Dr. Frederick Harris, Jr., Conductor & Concert Curator
This special annual MIT signature event features performances by MIT Wind Ensemble chamber ensembles, MIT Festival Jazz...
MIT Emerson/Harris Music Masterclass Series
Lorna McGhee, flute
Friday, March 13, 2026
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Killian Hall
About the Artist
Lorna McGhee has been appointed principal flute of the Boston Symphony Orchestra beginning with the 2024-2025 season. She was previously appointed by...
MIT Emerson/Harris Music Masterclass Series
Sean Chen, piano
Monday, March 9, 2026
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Killian Hall
About the Artist
A “thoughtful musician well beyond his years” (The Republic), pianist Sean Chen shares his “alluring, colorfully shaded renditions” (New York Times) and “...
Middle Eastern Ensemble
Garo Saraydarian, Director
Killian Hall, MIT
Come hear music from the Arabic, Turkish, Greek, and Klezmer traditions!
Please note that this event is in-person only and will not be livestreamed.
As a graduate student, Leslie Tilley spent years studying and practicing the music of Bali, Indonesia, including a traditional technique in which two Balinese drummers play intricately interlocking rhythms while simultaneously improvising. It was beautiful and compelling music, which Tilley heard...
The Past Can Be Changed: How RADWIMPS Drummer Satoshi Yamaguchi Reclaimed Music Through Neuroscience Research and Voice-Controlled Drums
This lecture-performance focuses on the life lessons Satoshi Yamaguchi has learned through major turning points marked by both success and setback as a...
Thirteen Notes to Musical Fluency: How Brains Learn the Impossible
This talk explores how brains learn unfamiliar musical structures using the Bohlen-Pierce scale—a tritave-based tuning system—as a culturally neutral research paradigm. By studying learners , this work reveals fundamental...
Rocking With the Machine: Jordan Rudess and the Future of Live AI Music
Jordan Rudess, Grammy-winning keyboardist of the progressive metal band, Dream Theater, has consistently pushed the limits of keyboard technology, performance expression, and the relationship between human creativity and...
