FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT PERFORMANCE
1. When applying to MIT, must musicians apply or audition for the music program?
No. You only apply for admission to MIT. Once admitted, MIT students are welcome to take classes and audition for membership in the performance ensembles.
2. Should all...
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Uploading Inline Images on Content Pages
This video shows you how to upload an image from your desktop for use on regular Content Pages (About Us, etc)
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When adding images, you can uploading a new one from the desktop, or select one that is already uploaded to the system...
A dynamic and versatile conductor, Adam Kerry Boyles is a notable figure in the musical life of New England. Boyles is currently Director of Orchestras at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Assistant Conductor of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra. Previous Music Director positions include...
Peter Child, Class of 1949 Professor of Music, Margaret MacVicar Faculty Fellow. Ph.D., Composition, Brandeis University. Recent works include Tell Everyone: Fragments of Sappho (2021), which was premiered at the Bergen International Festival in Norway, and music written for streamed performances...
David Deveau served with distinction on the MTA fulltime teaching staff from 1988 to 2020 first as Lecturer, then as Senior Lecturer, teaching hundreds of piano and chamber music students during his tenure. Although he retired from fulltime teaching in 2020, He continues his affiliation with MTA...
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Mark Harvey, Senior Lecturer in Music, Ph.D., Boston University, is a trumpeter, composer, arranger, and founder/music director of the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra. Commissions include those from the Meet the Composer/Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Commissioning Program, the Organization of...
Michael (1949) and Sonja Koerner Music Composition Professor, Section Head | Composition/Theory
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