Musicology in the World
Good Musicians Borrow, Great Musicians Steal (12/15/2025)
A versatile bowed-strings player considers putting old music into a new context. Read more.
Study Day Report: Piano Music of the Twentieth Century (12/15/2025)
The Royal College of Music hosted the study day “Piano Music of the 20th Century: Interrogating Performance and Research.” Read more.
It Wasn’t Easy Being a Founding Father of the American Symphony (12/16/2025)
George Frederick Bristow, born 200 years ago this month, struggled to find American champions of his music as orchestras favored European traditions. Read more.
Kennedy Center Board Votes to Rename It “The Trump Kennedy Center” (12/18/2025)
The Trump-appointed board has unanimously voted to rename the performing arts center in Washington, DC. Read more.
Video Dance: New Spaces for Creativity and Engagement (12/20/2025)
The origins of video dance trace back to the late nineteenth century, shows the RILM blog, Bibliolore. Read more.
I’m Bidding My Opera Career Adieu. Here’s Why. (1/3/2026)
After more than forty years of singing in opera houses around the world, Denyce Graves has decided to retire from the stage. Read more.
Anthony Davis’s New Children’s Opera About Immigration Couldn’t Be More Timely (1/6/2026)
Best known for X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X and the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Central Park Five, Davis has composed several operas with political themes. Read more about his latest.
Protip: Graphics in Your Edition (1/7/2026)
House editors from A-R Editions discuss the preparation of graphics in critical editions. Read more.
Washington National Opera Leaves Kennedy Center, Joining Slew of Artist Exits (1/10/2026)
The Washington National Opera is leaving the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, its home since 1971. Read more.
Hidden Virtuosas: The Women of Venice’s Ospedali (1/12/202)
The all-female Ospedali musicians have been hidden twice: once behind the grills in their own time and once behind Vivaldi in ours. Read more.
Mindy Meng Wang on the Experience of Her Father’s Funeral, and the Chinese Cyber-Opera It Inspired (1/12/2026)
The guzheng virtuoso remembers being shocked by the traditional ceremony in China’s northwest. Now she’s processing it on stage. Read more.
Rosalía’s Lux Transforms Pop Into Ritual (1/13/2026)
If its reception is anything to go by, this record is as close as it gets to divine intervention, or at least some higher form of inspiration. Read more.
New Books in Music Podcast (1/15/2026)
Listen to the latest from the New Books in Music podcast, featuring books on Carole King, Bad Bunny, Dave Brubeck, and more.
Higher Ed News
Artist-Academic Collaborations Can Lead to “Unexpected Magic” (12/29/2025)
Joint projects require academics to “show up and feel a bit uncomfortable,” argues theater maker who is taking up a new position at the University of London. Read more.
The Value of Arts and Humanities in Higher Education (1/5/2026)
A vice chancellor–artist and a historian discuss the merits of the arts and humanities and what valuable life lessons and skills can be gained from their study. Read more.
Advice for Early-Career Academics: “Find a Different Job” (1/5/2026)
“Cynical” seasoned scholars advise younger peers to pursue alternative employment, signaling “sustainability crisis” for universities. Read more.
Colleges Face a New Test on Their Grads’ Earnings. These Programs Fail It. (1/5/2026)
Colleges will soon be evaluated on whether their programs leave graduates better off financially for having attended them. Read more.
Trump Admin. Touts 8,000 Student Visas Revoked (1/13/2026)
ICE warned international students on short-term work visas they may be deported if they don’t report employment in fifteen days. Read more.
Open Access Policies: The Devil’s in the Details (1/14/2026)
Read more at The Scholarly Kitchen.
AMS News
Job Opening: JAMS Editorial Assistant (1/9/2026)
The AMS seeks a part-time Editorial Assistant for the Journal of the American Musicological Society (JAMS), its flagship journal. Read more.
