Our weekly Friday afternoon colloquia feature current research presentations by distinguished visiting scholars, as well as by our own faculty and graduate students in musicology, historical performance practice, and music education.
Following each session, receptions offer a valuable opportunity for social interaction, helping to foster a strong sense of community, camaraderie, and mutual support within the department.
📅 When: Fridays at 4:00 p.m. during the academic term
📍 Where: Harkness Chapel, Classroom
👥 Who: open to the public
Spring 2025 Schedule
Jan 24: Graduate Roundtable (CWRU)
“800 Years of Musicking”
Jan 31: Devin Burke (Univ. of Louisville)
“Metamorphosis, Metalepsis, and Metaopera: Hidden Intertextualities in Jean-Philippe Rameau’s Pigmalion”
Feb 7: Julie Andrijeski (CWRU)
“Curiouser and Curiouser: The Five-String Violin in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries”
Feb 14: Jessica Gallagher-Steuver (CWRU)
“‘My Chorus is My Lifeline’: LGBTQ+ Choral Participation in Older Adulthood”
Feb 21: Jonathan Goya (CWRU)
“Exalting Natural Genius: Francesco Geminiani's Pedagogy of Harmonic Creativity”
Feb 28: Tekla Babyak (Independent Scholar)
"Thinking with the Hand: Marie Jaëll’s Intersections Between Physical Technique and Metaphysical Theology"
March 21: Speaker TBA
March 28: Terri-Lynn Carrington (Jazz Performer/Producer)
“A Conversation with Terri-Lynn Carrington and Paul Ferguson”
Apr 4: Susan McClary and Daniel Goldmark (CWRU Grad Student Conference)
“Music and Connection: A Keynote Conversation with Dr. Susan McClary”
Apr 11: Maria Ryan (FSU)
“Ambivalent Listening: Musical Encounters in Slavery’s Archive”
Apr 25: Mark Belfast (FSU)
“Endless Opportunities: Providing Accessible Community Music Opportunities in a Post-Pandemic Era”
Safety Guidelines: University Health and Counseling Services (UH&CS) is committed to protecting the health and well-being of our students and our campus community. Consult university guidance for any respiratory virus, including COVID-19 and influenza.