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Tufts Composers: Tone Stampede
Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University 20 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesTufts Composers members Marti Epstein, Arthur Levering and John McDonald create a new-music rumble with new works performed by Ashley Addington and Sarah Brady, flute; Yoko Hagino and John McDonald, piano; Rane Moore, clarinet; and Philipp Stauedlin, saxophone. Free to the public with no tickets required; also viewable via Tufts Music Live Streaming.
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Tufts Composers New Sounds Now #5: Self-Similarity
Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University 20 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesToday's fifth edition of Tufts Composers' New Sounds Now series is titled "Self-Similarity: Algo-Rhythmic Composition, Automaticity, and Counting." Tufts Composers look to composer Tom Johnson, asking: What resembles the thing that just happened? What makes our music move and dance without overthought? Can we count in new ways? Free and open to the public with …
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C. Spencer Yeh Performance
Fisher Performance Room, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University 20 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesThe Tufts Department of Music and Tufts University Art Galleries are hosting experimental musician and exhibiting artist C. Spencer Yeh for his first Boston-area performance in a decade. Presented in …
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Tufts/NEC Dual Degree Recital
Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University 20 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesStudents from Tufts University and the New England Conservatory of Music studying in this program present a unique evening of classical, jazz, and original compositions. Free to the public for in-person attendance with no tickets required. This concert also may be viewed online via Tufts Music Live Streaming.
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Granoff Colloquium: Rap and Redemption of Death Row
Varis Lecture Hall, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University 20 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesToday's Granoff Music Center Colloquium at Tufts University features University of North Carolina music professor Mark Katz speaking on his book, "Rap and Redemption of Death Row – Seeking Justice and Finding Purpose Behind Bars," which was published last April. A hip-hop-rich prison memoir, the book chronicles inmate Alim Braxton’s struggles and triumphs as he …
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A Girl and Her Crocodile
Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University 20 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesMolly Wong’s one-act opera "A Girl and Her Crocodile" receives its stage premiere at Tufts University. Featuring Kristen Watson and Krista River, voice; John McDonald, piano; Nathan Troup, director; and Riley Halliday, costumes. Free to the public with no tickets required; also viewable via Tufts Music Live Streaming.
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Impossible Music: Playing the Imaginary
Remis Sculpture Court, Aidekman Arts Center, Tufts University 40 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesAs part of the ongoing "Impossible Music" exhibition at Tufts University Art Galleries, the Tufts New Music Ensemble — with special guest John McDonald — will perform a selection from Tom Johnson’s "Imaginary Music" series (1974-1975, 1993). Containing a total of 104 scores, these drawings of musical symbols or loose suggestions of notes promote non-linear interpretations, …
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Film Screening: Ballaké Sissoko, Kora Tales
Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University 20 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesThe Tufts Department of Music presents the screening of the film "Ballaké Sissoko, Kora Tales," telling the story of the kora, one of Africa’s most iconic instruments and featuring kora player Ballaké Sissoko. Co-written and co directed by Lucy Durán and Laurent Benhamou. This screening is part of the International Symposium on the Musical Arts …
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International Symposium on the Musical Arts of Africa
Aidekman Arts Center, Tufts University 40 Talbot Ave., Medford, United StatesThe Tufts Department of Music presents the 2025 International Symposium on the Musical Arts of Africa, focusing on the dialogue between communities of practice and communities of learning. The event brings together representatives from African communities and a cast of interdisciplinary academics to unpack the multifaceted relationships between African communities and the researchers who study …
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Tufts Composers: Look What Happened Now
Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University 20 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesViolist Anna Griffis premieres Kareem Roustom’s "Pavane (pour les enfants défuntes)" alongside other new works for strings by Tufts Composers. Free to the public with no tickets required; also viewable via Tufts Music Live Streaming.
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