Department News

When Harvard Music Graduate Student Micah Huang moved to the East Coast to pursue a Master’s Degree at Tufts University, they were ready for a change. After growing up in Los Angeles, Huang spent their post-undergrad years touring the West Coast, but they...

On Thursday, March 27, 2025 the 26th annual Everett I. Mendelsohn Excellence in Mentoring Awards ceremony took place. The Department of Music’s Paul and Catherine Buttenwieser University Professor Carolyn Abbate was among those honored during the event...

From Benin to Cuba to the Americas, Yosvany Terry sees how tradition safeguards culture and identity This article was originally published on April 28, 2025 on The Harvard Gazette website. Visit the Gazette website to learn more. By Julie McDonough...

The Department of Music is thrilled to announce Assistant Professor of Music Yvette Janine Jackson has been named a recipient of the 2025 Herb Alpert Award in the Arts. Initiated and funded by the Herb Alpert Foundation, and administered by the California...

On Saturday, June 7, 2025, Harvard University Department of Music Alumnus Aristo Sham won First Prize at the prestigious Van Cliburn Piano Competition. Sham, who graduated from the Harvard-NEC dual degree program, was also awarded the Carla and Kelly...