We invite members of the Peabody community to participate in activities hosted by the Musicology department.

  • A Reading Group for students and faculty meets monthly for an informal discussion on recent scholarship. For more information please contact Anicia Timberlake.
  • The Musicology Colloquium features lectures by visiting scholars and is free and open to the public. See more about the Colloquia below.

Musicology Colloquium Series

Fall 2024: All talks will be on Tuesdays at 5:30 pm in the Arthur Friedheim Music Library Open Classroom.  

9/17

5:30 pm ET


Shalini R. Ayyagari
University of Pittsburgh

Talk title: "Piecing the Patronage Puzzle Together: Musical Resilience in the Thar Desert and Beyond"

About Shalini R. Ayyagari

9/24

5:30 pm ET


Dana Gorzelany-Mostak
Georgia College & State University

Talk title: "'Black, Right, Left, White: Eminem, Masculine Virtues, and the Limits of Political Crossover"

About Dana Gorzelany-Mostak

10/15

5:30 pm ET


Emily Richmond Pollock
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Talk title: "The Geography of American Opera at the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis"

About Emily Richmond Pollock

11/12

5:30 pm ET


Nana Sharikadze
Krieger School of Arts and Sciences

Talk title: "The Thaw as a Cultural Strategy: Reframing Soviet Ideology and Colonial Control in Music During the Cold War"

About Nana Sharikadze

Musicology Roundtables

Fall 2024: All roundtables will take place on Fridays at 1:00 pm in the Marbury Room

10/11

Demystifying the Academic Career Path

11/8

How to Write and Publish an Article as a First-Time Author