Music Department awards $236,000 in 2013 fellowships

The Music Department awarded $236,735 in 2013 awards and fellowships to support the scholarly and artistic work of its current graduate and undergraduate students. Research awards were given for projects ranging from the study of gospel music in Houston to Ugandan language study, and fieldwork in Israel, Finland, China, and Benin. The funds will also support research in archives and libraries throughout the world including Italy’s Nono Archive and the Paul Sacher Archive in Basel, Switzerland.

In addition, awards were given to both graduate and undergraduate composition students for original work, and to six members of the Class of 2013 to support post-graduation study in dance, contemporary and electronic music, composition, and research on musical theater’s impact on community and political advocacy.