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Alum Gurminder Kaur Bhogal Receives 2026 Royal Music Association Monograph Prize
The Department of Music is excited to share that alumna Gurminder Kaur Bhogal (PhD '04) received the Royal Music Academy's 2026 Monograph Prize for Si...
Steven Rings Receives Public-Facing Scholarship Award from the Society for Music Theory
The Department of Music is pleased to share that Professor Steven Rings received the Public-Facing Scholarship Award from the Society for Music Theory...
Interview with Giang Vo, Chamber Orchestra Director
Conductor Giang Vo joined UChicago as the Director of the Chamber Orchestra in the Autumn 2026 quarter. Learn more about his musical background, his v...
UChicago Arts & Humanities Day Returns to Showcase Luminous Makers and Thinkers
Annual celebration spotlights UChicago scholars and artists, visiting luminaries, and special exhibitions across campus.
Music Department Faculty and Students Present at Fall 2026 AMS, EMS, and SMT Conferences
This autumn, many UChicago Department of Music faculty and students are presenting at the American Musicological Society, the Society for Ethnomusicol...
UChicago to Host Symposium "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free"
On October 30, 2026, the University of Chicago will host the I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free symposium. The symposium brings together schol...
Alum Tomás Gueglio Releases Second Album
Alum Tomás Gueglio (PhD in Composition, '16) released his second portrait album, Ciclo Lamarque - part 1: Songs and Madrigals, on September 4, 2026. T...
Giang Vo Appointed Director of University Chamber Orchestra
This autumn, the Department of Music welcomes Giang Vo as the new Director of the University Chamber Orchestra.Giang Vo is a first-generation Vietname...
Philip V. Bohlman's 2026 Eurovision Blog Post
And what of Eurovision’s future? The Eurovision Song Contest celebrates its 70th anniversary, ViennaThe neutrality and integrity of the Eurovision Son...
Alum Deirdre Loughridge Co-Authors New Book
Alum Deirdre Loughridge, née Kelly, co-authored the recently released book The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments (University of Chicago Press), ...