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- Art & Design’s Sue Huang to present research-based lecture-performance on May 1 at the Jersey Art Book Fair
- Mason Gross to co-host public salon exploring art, democracy, and civic belonging
- Saxophone student named a “Rising Star” by Jersey Jazz magazine
- Art & Design alumni create work for local public art initiative
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Music alumni and faculty nominated for Grammy Awards
Alumni Tom Nazziola (left) and Peter Martin Music alumni Tom Nazziola and Peter Martin, as well as faculty member and jazz pianist Bill O'Connell, are nominated for Grammy Awards this year. "Cat & Mouse,” written by Nazziola, a composer and percussionist who...
Windows of Understanding public art initiative returns for fifth year
The fifth annual Windows of Understanding social justice public art initiative kicked off on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, pairing over 24 artists–including several Mason Gross students and alumni–with local nonprofit organizations to create original works of art.
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.