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Hannah Brier ’20 is a class act

Hannah Brier '20 rehearses for a boundary-pushing teaching career

Clark composer to receive honor from Academy of Arts and Letters

The American Academy of Arts and Letters will recognize Clark University Associate Professor John Aylward with its annual Walter Hinrichsen Award in Music, given for the publication of a work by a mid-career American composer. Professor Aylward will receive the award at the Academy’s annual ceremonies next month. This is the second time the Academy has honored Aylward; in 2011, he received a Goddard…

Professor Aylward receives Guggenheim Fellowship for music composition

John Aylward, associate professor of music composition and theory at the Clark University Department of Visual and Performing Arts, received a 2017 Guggenheim Fellowship. He is one of 173 current fellows representing scholars, artists, and scientists from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, selected from among more than 3,000 applicants. Professor Aylward is a composer, conductor and performer of…

Music forecast is promising for 3 Piece Meal

In 2015, Clark University students Akiba Davis ’16, Asir Arif ’18 and Diego Baraona Calvo ’17 added “groovy beats” to the annual International Students Association International Journey event. A year later, the trio — transformed into 3 Piece Meal — created “Tomorrow’s Forecast,” their first studio album released Feb. 8 on Bandcamp. “Tomorrow’s Forecast” addresses climate change and a host…

Acclaimed jazz artist Ravi Coltrane will headline 2017 Geller Jazz Concert at Clark University

Tickets available now for March 29 event

Professor Aylward awarded prestigious Fromm Music Foundation commission

Clark University Associate Professor of Music John Aylward was awarded a 2017 commission by the Fromm Music Foundation. One of 12 composers chosen by the Harvard-based foundation, Aylward’s commission offers him the chance to compose a new work and a subsidy to have his collaborating musicians bring that music to life. The Fromm Foundation chose its commissioned composers…

On the Air: In 1964, Clark students brought a bigger vision to WCUW

Alumni celebrate ‘station with a mission’