Diana Rodriguez (DM R), Camila Agosto, Joshua Mastel, Artun Çekem, Fjóla Evans, Corie Rose Soumah Win 2026 Charles S. Miller Award
Drs. Diana Rodriguez (DM R), Camila Agosto, Joshua Mastel, Artun Çekem, Fjóla Evans, and Corie Rose Soumah have won the 2026 Charles S. Miller Awards (graduate).
The Department warmly congratulates Artun Çekem, who successfully defended his DMA dissertation in Music Composition, titled "Mea Pulpa: A Musical Response to the Problem of Moral Agency and Determinism" on May 5, 2026.
The Department warmly congratulates Gareth Cordery, who successfully defended his PhD dissertation in Music (Historical Musicology), titled "Gender, Mechanization, and the Étude: Discourses of Pedagogy in the Nineteenth Century" on May 12, 2026.
The Music Performance Program congratulates the Class of 2026 on all their achievements and a wonderful journey of music making.
The Department warmly congratulates David Farrow, who successfully defended their PhD dissertation in Music (Ethnomusicology), “Ephemeral Autonomy: The Politics of Place in Illegal Art Spaces,” on May 14, 2026.
Dr. Corie Rose Soumah (DMA '26) will be joining the Composition and Sound Practices program at the University of Chicago this fall.
Drs. Diana Rodriguez (DM R), Camila Agosto, Joshua Mastel, Artun Çekem, Fjóla Evans, and Corie Rose Soumah have won the 2026 Charles S. Miller Awards (graduate).