News and Announcements

Carmine-Emanuele Cella’s new concerto, When the Moon of Mourning Is Set, for augmented vibraphone and large orchestra, will receive its premiere at Teatro alla Scala in Milan on May 18, 2026.

Conceived as an “ecology of resonance,” the work extends the...Read more about Professor Cella to Premiere New Work at La Scala, Milan

With the academic year coming to a close we want to celebrate the outstanding students who earned special recognition through departmental awards this year. Below is a list of those recognized. For more information on these awards, ...Read more about Recipients of 2026 Department of Music Prizes Announced

The end of Spring semester is almost upon us, and the Department of Music is gearing up for Summer Sessions. Join more than 16,000 students on UC Berkeley campus—including more than 5,000 visiting students—for these high quality, innovative academic courses taking place on an...Read more about Our Summer 2026 Classes Offer Great Opportunity to Get Credits, Learn New Skills

Jean Ahn, a senior composition lecturer in the Department of Music, recently published a new book, titled "Korean Art Songs: Folksongs Revisited." Available now from Hildegard Publishing, the book features contemporary reinterpretations of classic Korean folk music, alongside historical...Read more about Senior Department Lecturer Publishes New Book on Korean Art Songs

The Department of Music is sad to annouce the passing of Professor Emeritus and CNMAT-founder Richard Felciano. Professor Felciano's impact on the department was immense, and there are many faculty and alumni who benefitted from his vision and brilliance as an academic.

Below are...Read more about Department Mourns the Passing of Professor Emeritus Richard Felciano

Recently, Department of Music Lecturer Martin Perna’s work was featured in “The Inquisitor,” a feature documentary about Congressperson Barbara Jordan that aired on PBS...Read more about Department Lecturer’s Work Featured in PBS Documentary

The Society for Music Theory (SMT) recently announced Musicology and Medieval Studies graduate student Flannery McIntyre as a winner of their dissertation fellowship. The award is intended to recognize and foster excellent research in music theory by helping highly qualified PhD...Read more about Musicology Graduate Student Awarded Dissertation Fellowship from Society for Music Theory

The Department of Music congratulates Professor Ken Ueno on his election to the Board of the Society of Fellows of the American Academy in Rome. Acomposer, vocalist, and sound artist whose work bridges performance, installation, and scholarship, Professor Ueno is a former Rome Prize...Read more about Professor Ken Ueno Elected to the Board of the Society of Fellows of the American Academy in Rome

Over the course of three concerts in the Fall of 2025, the UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra demonstrated a remarkable wealth of talent through a curriculum of engaged, diverse programming. What began with the distinct Americana of Copland and the grandeur of Beethoven evolved into...Read more about UCBSO Closes Season with Two Sold Out Performances of the Lim Fantasy of Companionship

The Department of Music has long been recognized as a vital contributor to Berkeley’s tradition of excellence. Recently, we put together a video highlighting the opportunities we provide to our students. Centered on Music major Momoka Yanagisawa, the video details how private music lessons...Read more about Video Details the Wealth of Opportunities Provided to Music Majors

Assistant Professor Matthew Evan Taylor has been named an Artistic Consultant for BMI Foundations New Music Grants program. In this role, Dr. Taylor (alongside a panel of Artistic Consultants made up of musicians and music industry veterans) will help adjudicate grants providing up to three...Read more about Professor Matthew Evan Taylor Named Artistic Consultant for Non-Profit Music Grants

Exciting news! The Oxford Handbook of Spectral Music is now available in print. The volume features new chapters by UC Berkeley Professors Ken Ueno and Edmund Campion, each offering distinct perspectives on contemporary compositional practice.

Ueno’s essay, “Embodied Practice in Ken Ueno...Read more about Professors Ken Ueno and Edmund Campion Publish in The Oxford Handbook of Spectral Music

On November 7th and 8th, the UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra & Chorus will perform Beethoven's 9th. In advance of this, Department of Music Professor and renowned Beethoven scholar Nicholas Mathew...Read more about Video details importance of Beethoven's 9th in advance of UCBSO & Chorus performance

The Department of Music is pleased to announce that three graduate students in Musicology were recently recognized by the American Musicological Society (AMS) for their outstanding research.

Ryan Gourley is the 2025 recipient of the William F....Read more about Music Graduate Students Receive Fellowship and Awards from American Musicological Society

Professor Ken Ueno has guest-edited a special issue of Sonic Ideas, the journal of CMMAS (Mexican Center for Music and Sound Arts), dedicated to the theme of AI and Music.

The edition features contributions from leading voices including George Lewis, De Kai, Michael...Read more about Professor Ken Ueno edits special edition for CMMAS on AI and Music

CNMAT OpenLab, focused on generative AI in audio. Space is limited to 30 attendees. Fill out this quick form to register.

What: A full-day event with talks on...Read more about CNMAT to Host OpenLab Looking at Generative AI in Audio on Friday, August 29

The Department of Music's newest faculty member, Chris Batterman Cháirez, is already making the news. Joining the department as an assistant professor of ethnomusicology, Batterman Cháirez's research and experience are documented in a recent article from Berkeley News, linked below.

...Read more about New Music Faculty's Work Highlighted by Berkeley News

In late June, the Department of Music hosted a five-day workshop that explored the world of early choral music. Officially titled the “Summer Institute for Late Medieval Polyphony”, the workshop was organized by Associate Professor Emily Zazulia, along with faculty from...Read more about Summer Workshop Explores Performance and Interpretation of Early Choral Music

The Department of Music is saddened to share the news of Emeritus Professor Michael Senturia's passing.

Speaking on Michael's passing, Department Chair David Milnes said “Michael’s contributions over three decades helped shape the department we see today. Devoted to his craft,...Read more about Department Mourns the Passing of Emeritus Professor Michael Senturia