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Taking a page from poetry to understand the music
April 18, 2022
Music theorist Matt BaileyShea explores the interrelationship between poetry, lyrics, and music in a new book.
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Nearing its eighth decade, a modern musical invention remains cutting edge
April 14, 2022
When the Eastman Wind Ensemble was founded at the Eastman School of Music in 1952, it launched a movement in wind music.
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Artist Mizin Shin inspires change with printmaking
April 7, 2022
To counter anti-Asian hate, the Rochester professor has harnessed her love of a traditional art form combined with a digital sensibility.
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Walt Whitman ‘more important now than ever’
March 22, 2022
On the anniversary of the Walt Whitman’s death, Ed Folsom ’76 (PhD) looked back on the legacy of the poet’s work, examples of which are available in the University’s libraries.
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New poster exhibit documents urgency, complexity of HIV/AIDS messaging
March 14, 2022
On display at the Memorial Art Gallery through June 19, the first major exhibition of the University’s AIDS Education Posters highlights the role of poster art during the global epidemic.
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English professor’s cotranslation of poetry wins PEN American Literary Award
February 28, 2022
Everything I Don’t Know, translated from the Polish by Jennifer Grotz and Piotr Sommer, takes top honors for poetry in translation.
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National Endowment for the Arts grant supports Open Letter’s ‘International Voices’ project
January 11, 2022
Lauded for contributing to Rochester’s creative economy, the nonprofit literary translation press will publish five works of literature with the funding.
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Memorial Art Gallery collections add new dimension to Renaissance Impressions
January 6, 2022
An exhibit at the Memorial Art Galler pairs decorative arts objects with prints from the renowned Kirk Edward Long collection of Renaissance prints.
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Novelist Joanna Scott returns to short stories in Excuse Me While I Disappear
December 9, 2021
The acclaimed writer and University of Rochester English professor explores the theme of ‘lost stories.’
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Mortality informs creativity in poet James Longenbach’s latest collection
December 2, 2021
Written in the aftermath of a cancer diagnosis, Forever is the University of Rochester English professor’s sixth book of poetry.
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Inaugural theater production at Sloan Performing Arts Center opens December 2
November 29, 2021
The International Theatre Program returns to in-person performances as it presents Aaron Posner’s Stupid F*cking Bird, a modern adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull.
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Open Letter novel wins National Book Award
November 19, 2021
Winter in Sokcho is the first title from the University’s literary translation press to be awarded the prize.