The Department of Music presents guest artist Mike Bullock on March 2 in a lecture/demo at Studio 2 (N420) in the Granoff Center. Bullock will discuss and demonstrate his Wave Field Synthesis speaker array. Later that evening in the same space from 5-8pm, visitors are welcome to observe and listen to Ephemerospheres, an installation of electroacoustic audio works for the Wave Field Synthesis speaker array. Bullock’s visit to Brown is made possible in part through the Brown Arts Institute’s Guest Artist Fund.

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Please save the date and attend this upcoming event presented by our friends at the Watson Institute's Center for Contemporary South Asia. "Body, Home, World" is a web-documentary on the South Asian American LGBTQ+ community, its complex and rich bond with family, colonial history, and other communities of color. The creator of this work is Aashish Kumar, a Professor of radio, television and film at Hofstra Unviersity and an award-winning documentary filmmaker and social action scholar whose work turns a spotlight on issues such as emerging democracies, social stigmas, globalization, migration, civic engagement, and grassroots advocacy. And, last but not least, the original music score of "Body, Home, World" was composed by Brown University Musicology & Ethnomusicology PhD candidate Ravi Krishnaswami.

The Brown University Wind Symphony, directed by Kevin Plouffe, performs a concert in Grant Recital Hall on Friday, March 4 at 8pm. The program features music by David Gillingham, Timothy Brege, Charles Ives/Richard Thurston, and Rossano Galante. Admission is free and open to the public.

The Feminist Musicking Series is a salon-style gathering open for women and gender non-conforming individuals in our community. The series is thought of as a non hierarchical peer-to-peer mentoring program and hopes to bring together a wide array of participants: undergraduate and graduate students, staff, and faculty alike. Please visit the event page for more information including a description of the goals of the Series as well as prep for first-time attendees.

The Brown University Department of Music presents guest artist and Brown PhD alum Julie Hunter as part of the lecture-demonstration series “Women in Ethnomusicology & African Drumming.” The organizer of the series is Kwaku Kwaakye (Martin) Obeng who directs Brown’s Ghanaian Drumming & Dancing Ensemble and the World Music Ensemble. This event is free and open to the public. Attendees must wear a mask regardless of vaccination status.

Through collaborative art making using sound, poetry, and performance, participants will collectively define what it means to foster a home where all people can feel radically seen and cared for. This workshop highlights improvisatory methods of creating sound and poetry to enable sonic dialogues. These exchanges illustrate the power of transmuting revolutionary ideologies that can live on through spirit. We welcome all and especially writers, poets, musicians, and producers! Free and open to the public.

With Abdu Ali, Shirine Saad, Joey DeFrancesco, Xander Marro, Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo, moderated by Bonnie Jones. Free and open to the public. Limited capacity. Please arrive 10 to 15 minutes early to ensure entry.

Learn more about the speakers and moderator.

A live show featuring Abdu Ali, Shirine Saad, and La Neve. Limited in-person tickets ($10) available for purchase. Will also be live-streamed via Facebook @as22O; Instagram @as220providence; and YouTube @TV220.

Learn more about the AS220 concert at the organization's website.

Schola Cantorum of Boston
Members of the Brown Chorus
Providence Baroque Orchestra

Andrew Brown '15 - Evangelist
Stephan Griffin - Jesus
Frederick Jodry - Pilate

Presented by Museum Concerts of RI. Advance tickets strongly suggested.

Special guest artist and trumpeter Ingrid Jensen joins the Brown Jazz Band, directed by Ed Tomassi, for the 34th annual Eric Adam Brudner ’84 Memorial Concert. The event takes place at Salomon Center’s DeCiccio Auditorium. Jensen will play several selections with the big band and with a jazz combo, and the program features arrangements by Bob Brookmeyer, Alan Baylock, John Fedchock, and Nelson Riddle. Learn more about Ms. Jensen and the legacy of the Brudner Concert. General admission tickets cost $5. Proceeds go to the Brown Jazz Band Tour Fund. Masks are required on all audience members regardless of vaccination status.

University Organist Mark Steinbach performs a recital on the Sayles Hall 1903 Hutchtings-Votey pipe organ at 4pm on Sunday, March 13. The repertoire Mr. Steinbach has selected for this recital celebrates the spring solstice and Johann Sebastian Bach’s birthday. Admission is free and open to the public. Masks are required.

Visit the event page for full program information as well as details about Mr. Steinbach and the history of the Sayles Hall organ.

Music Now is an informal forum series for Brown’s community of composers and music scholars. This week’s guest is Gabriela Ortiz, one of the foremost composers in Mexico, and the talk will convene in person. Masks are required of all guests regardless of vaccination status. All Music Now talks are free and open to the public. Very limited space; masks are required.