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Take Individual Lessons through the Applied Music Program

We welcome back Applied Music Program students from Fall 2019! New students interested in taking private lessons for credit, please take a few minutes to review Applied Music Program (AMP) guidelines. Audition is required for admittance to AMP. It is not required for students continuing from Fall 2019. Sign up for an audition or contact the director listed below based on your instrument or discipline.

(Distributed January 22, 2020)

Professor Kiri Miller Receives 2019 Alan Merriam Prize for Her Book, Playable Bodies: Dance Games and Intimate Media

The 2019 Alan Merriam prize is awarded to Kiri Miller for Playable Bodies: Dance Games and Intimate Media, published in 2017 by Oxford University Press.

(Distributed November 20, 2019)

Wang Lu Receives 2019 Commission from Fromm Music Foundation

Brown University Assistant Professor of Music Wang Lu is one of fifteen composers to receive a commission in 2019 from the Fromm Music Foundation at Harvard University. According to the Foundation, these commissions represent one of the principal ways that the Fromm Music Foundation seeks to strengthen composition and to bring contemporary concert music closer to the public.

(Distributed November 19, 2019)

Assistant Professor Eric Nathan Featured on New Release by Boston Symphony Orchestra

Last week, the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Andris Nelsons commercially released their recording of Assistant Professor Eric Nathan's "the space of a door" on the Naxos American Classics label.

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(Distributed November 11, 2019)

Congratulations to BUO Concerto Competition Winners: Neil Goh, Derek Xu, and David Sacks!

The Brown University Orchestra Concerto Competition took place this past weekend. Kudos to all who participated—all contestants showed remarkable effort.

This year's winners are Neil Goh '20, Derek Xu '20, and David Sacks '22. Mr. Goh and Mr. Xu will play with the BUO on April 18-19, 2020. Mr. Sacks will play with the BUO during the 2020-21 academic year. The winners' pieces are as follows:

Neil Goh: Henri Vieuxtemps, Violin Concerto No. 5

(Distributed October 9, 2019)

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Take Individual Lessons through the Applied Music Program

Professor Kiri Miller Receives 2019 Alan Merriam Prize for Her Book, Playable Bodies: Dance Games and Intimate Media

Wang Lu Receives 2019 Commission from Fromm Music Foundation

Assistant Professor Eric Nathan Featured on New Release by Boston Symphony Orchestra

Congratulations to BUO Concerto Competition Winners: Neil Goh, Derek Xu, and David Sacks!

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