Music in the brain
For the first time, scientists identify a neural population highly selective for music.
Institute Professor John Harbison awarded György Kepes Fellowship Prize
Prize honors the distinguished career of a highly accomplished composer and professor of music at MIT.
Johnny Gandelsman performs Bach’s complete "Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin"
Violinist Johnny Gandelsman will perform the "Sonatas and Partitas" in their entirety as part of MIT’s Sounding Series in the first annual Terry and Rick Stone Concert
Book explores the "Musical Institute of Technology"
Collection of photographs and quotes from the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences celebrates music and the MIT mission.
From screen to stage
MIT’s Jay Scheib and Keeril Makan turn the famous film “Persona” into a new opera.
Arts on the Radar for MIT Students
New and returning students are introduced to MIT's wide array of arts programs and opportunities.
Hundreds of MIT students explore fields at the 2015 TOUR de SHASS
Academic expo connects students with MIT-SHASS faculty and courses.
The sound of (new) music
MIT composer Tod Machover debuts multiple new works at prestigious Lucerne Festival.
MIT Sounding announces upcoming performance lineup
New music series will feature Maya Beiser, Johnny Gandelsman, the Persona opera, Feldman’s six-hour string quartet, and more
Chisholm, Rivest, and Thompson appointed as new Institute Professors
Biologist, computer scientist, and musician awarded MIT’s highest faculty honor.
Sleuthing the Glaser Codex at MIT
Michael Cuthbert and Theresa Zammit Lupi examine medieval chant manuscripts in MIT's Lewis Music Library.