Listen, watch and read about recent stand-out Music and Theater Arts student performances and work below.
Grace Yin, violin
Student of Angelo Xiang Yu
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Sonata in G minor, BWV 1001 - IV. Presto.
Grace Yin, violin. Dina Vainshtein, piano.
Sitan Chen, piano
Student of David Deveau
Leopold Godowsky (1870-1938): Symphonic Metamorphosis on "Die Fledermaus".
Sitan Chen, piano.
Amalia Lee, voice
Student of Kerry Deal
Clara Schumann (1819-1896): Die Lorelei (1843).
Amalia Lee, voice. Eileen Huang, piano.
Yun Chang, piano
Student of David Deveau
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953): Toccata, Op. 11 (1916).
Yun Chang, piano.
MIT Chamber Music Society
Marcus Thompson, coach
Robert Schumann (1810-1856): String Quartet No. 1 in A minor - II. Scherzo: Presto -- Intermezzo.
Lawrence Cheuk, violin.
Melissa Cao, violin.
Malinda McPherson, viola.
Nolan Peard, cello.
Marcus Thompson, coach.
MIT Chamber Music Society
Marcus Thompson, coach
Leo Brouwer (b.1939): Quintet for String Quartet and Guitar - Movement 1.
Silvia Knappe, violin.
Deepti Raghavan, violin.
Irene Zhou, viola.
Jaeyoung Jung, cello.
Sebastian Franjou, guitar.
Marcus Thompson, coach.
MIT Symphony Orchestra
Adam K. Boyles, director
MIT Symphony Orchestra performing:
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957): SymphonyN.6 in D minor, Opus 104.
I. Allegro molto moderato.
MIT Chamber Chorus
WIlliam Cutter, conductor
MIT Chamber Chorus performing:
Benjamin Britten (1914-1976): Rejoice in the Lamb - Chorus, "Rejoice in God".
MIT Concert Choir
William Cutter, conductor
MIT Concert Choir performing:
Jonathan Dove (b. 1959): The Passing of the Year (2000).
I. Invocation & V. Ah, Sun-flower!
MIT Wind Ensemble
Dr. Frederick Harris, Jr., Music Director
MIT Wind Ensemble performing:
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990): Slava! (1977) trans. C. Grundman.
MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble
Frederick Harris, Jr., Music Director
MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble performing:
Peter Godart (b. 1992) & Ricky Richardson (b. 1990): The Sower (2017) - World Premiere.
Ricky Richardson, Lead Vocalist/Preacher.
The Sower Choir: MIT Vocal Jazz Ensemble and other guests vocalists.
MIT Gamelan Galak Tika
Directed by Evan Ziporyn
MIT Gamelan Galak Tika performing:
Evan Ziporyn (b. 1959): Tire Fire (1995) - for traditional Balinese gamelan, guitars, bass and keyboard.
Ziporyn composed this work soon after starting Gamelan Galak Tika at MIT. It has since become their signature piece, with the MIT student-and-community group performing it at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, & the World Financial Center Winter Garden in New York, the Cleveland Museum of Art, Southern Exposure Festival, universities throughout New England, and at the Bali International Arts Festival in Indonesia.
Rambax MIT
Senegalese Drumming Ensemble, directed by Lamine Toure
Video excerpt from RAMBAX MIT’s performance, December 2nd. 2017 at Lobdell Hall MIT Student Center.
21M.385 - Interactive Music Systems
Eran Egozy, instructor
Student project presentation.
ACAHERO (Alyssa Chen, Courtney Guo and Varun Mangalik).
A computer game to emulate the experience of learning and singing a cappella arrangements for users who enjoy singing but does not neccessarily know how to read sheet music or harmonize.
21M.601: Drawing for Designers
Sara Brown, instructor
Selections of student works from 21M.601: Drawing for Designers.
