Reflections from BU community members, including Professor of Music, Music Education André de Quadros, on racism, history, violence, and the death that rocked a nation.
CFA students from the graduating Class of 2022 share in a few words what their CFA experience was like and what’s next for them in their journeys.
Funded by a $1 million endowment from the late Esther Kahn (Wheelock’55, Hon.’86), the Kahn Awards Competition is open to CFA students in their final undergraduates or graduate semester, providing a launching pad for aspiring artists.
New theatrical works, mainstage productions, student recitals, sweeping ensemble concerts, groundbreaking artwork… the list of inspiration goes on as we reflect on an event-filled spring 2022 semester at BU College of Fine Arts.
Through the Esther B. and Albert S. Kahn Awards, six CFA students received grants to support their artistic pursuits, giving them an extra boost to launch their careers after graduation.
Hannah Berube, a K-2 general music teacher, recently finished work for her Master of Music in Music Education program. The courses of the program have helped her develop skills related to research, advocacy, and pedagogy. For her capstone project, Berube focused on anti-ableism in early childhood music education, realizing a lot of work needs to be done and that the arts are an important part of that work.
Georgia K-5 general music teacher Jennifer Gebcyzk reflects on how CFA’s DMA in Music Education has widened her worldview as an educator, learning material specific to social justice in music. She is now connecting her current research to her teaching practice, specifically in teaching students of diverse learning abilities.
Inspired at the age of 11 by the movie School of Rock, CFA online student Chris Lee-Rodriguez is a Traveling Conservatory Teacher in the Brookline School District and a Teaching Artist at the nonprofit organization, Zumik, teaching beginning and advanced ukulele orchestra and including folkloric and popular music from around the world in his teachings.
BU School of Music, the oldest degree-granting music school in the country, celebrates its sesquicentennial with a year of concerts, workshops, masterclasses, and special events
Associate Professor of Music in Composition and Music Theory Ketty Nez spent last fall in Hungary, teaching contemporary orchestration and musical analysis to advanced composers at the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, working with international musicians, and meeting esteemed composer György Kurtág (all through a Fulbright Award).