music

In the last several decades, work across cognitive neurosciences has drawn increasingly frequently on the metaphor of the “neural orchestra,” which maps the activities of localized cortical areas onto sections of a musical ensemble. Although the model was embraced as a novelty in the mid-1990s (a…

Join the Siegal Lifelong Learning Program for an in-person lecture with Debra Nagy, artistic director of Les Delices and winner of the 2022 Cleveland Arts Prize. Nagy will present “What’s in a Concert?” Friday, Oct. 14, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Landmark Centre Building, Suite 100 (25700 Science…

Francesca Brittan, associate professor of music at the College of Arts and Sciences, was named a recipient of a Senior Research Fellowship at the Vossius Institute for the History of Humanities and Sciences at the University of Amsterdam.  As scholar-in-residence, Brittan will pursue the project…

Play an instrument or sing? Consider joining one of the Case Western Reserve University Department of Music’s many ensembles.With more than 20 ensembles of varying types, there is a group to suit your interests. These ensembles welcome anyone who plays an instrument, regardless of major. Review…

Voices of Glory (VOG) Gospel Choir will hold its fall concert on Saturday, Nov. 20, at 2 p.m. in the Thwing Center atrium. The concert will feature special guests Chris Chuong, Folarin Fowora and David Isitor, and others. There will be a free soul food reception from V’s Gourmet following the…

Join the Music Undergraduate Student Involvement Committee for an evening of music and performing arts at Harkness Chapel on Oct. 23 at 8 p.m. All students are invited to attend or perform at Arts After Dark, regardless of major or discipline. Students who sing, dance, play an instrument or act…

Case Western Reserve University’s Department of Music offers more than 20 ensembles, making it easy to find an ensemble in which to participate. Non-majors are welcome to join the ensembles and ensemble directors are able to answer questions about participation. Ensembles perform across multiple…

Christopher Clark will join the faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Music this fall as director of choirs and full-time lecturer in music education. He will direct the Case Concert Choir and Case Men’s Glee Club, teach vocal skills and pedagogy, and mentor students in choral…

In 2008, the Richard A. Bloom, M.D. Award was established to honor distinguished teaching in the SAGES program, part of Case Western Reserve’s current core undergraduate curriculum. Each year, students are invited to nominate their instructors who go above and beyond both in and out of the…

Engineering majors combine their passions to create digital musical instruments This spring, a small class of musically inclined engineering students learned how to bridge the gap between their passions for STEM and the creative arts when they signed up for the electrical, computer and systems…