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Mason Gross announces spring 2022 events at NBPAC
Rutgers Jazz Lab Band March 2, 7:30 p.m. Women in the Writer's Chair. Music written and arranged by such luminaries as Mary Lou Williams, Melba Liston, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and Maria Schneider. Directed by Abraham Burton. Public $15 // Rutgers Alumni/Employees &...
Percussion instructor Javier Diaz plays in “West Side Story” remake
Photos courtesy of Javier Diaz Percussion instructor Javier Diaz originally was tapped just to play rehearsals for one of the most iconic scenes in Steven Spielberg’s acclaimed West Side Story remake. But Diaz – who has wowed audiences of philharmonic orchestras,...
Doctoral student delves into video game music in career inspired by Atari
Aaron Vaders-Collins is a first-year doctoral student at Mason Gross School of the Arts pursuing a degree in music composition and the emerging field of ludomusicology, the scholarly analysis of video game music. A mashup of technology and music theory, engineering, and production, the subject is a perfect blend of Vaders-Collins’s interests.
Alum nominated for 2022 Grammy Award
Composer Tom Nazziola, a 2019 PhD graduate, has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Instrumental Composition category for "Cat and Mouse," a piece from his 2021 album Distant Places. Nazziola describes the album as "a collection of works that reflect both...
Faculty featured in “State of the Arts” episode about Angela Davis exhibition
The image of Angela Davis was a lightning rod for both the left and the right in the early 1970s. A new exhibit explores her visual and political legacy through rare archival material from the collection of Lisbet Tellefsen, and with the work of artists including Faith Ringgold, Steffani Jemison, Carrie Schneider, Sadie Barnette, and others. The story includes interviews with Angela Davis, Lisbet Tellefsen, Art & Design faculty Steffani Jemison, and the co-curators Donna Gustafson, Interim Director of Zimmerli Art Museum, and Art & Design faculty Gerry Beegan. See Angela Davis: Seize the Time at the Zimmerli Art Museum (September 8, 2021 – June 15, 2022) and the Oakland Museum of California in the fall of 2022.