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Posted March 3, 2008
Tufts Daily
Tufts Opera Ensemble sets new standard with "Dido & Aeneas"
Get your togas ready, Tufts! "Dido and Aeneas," the Opera Ensemble's first full-length opera performance, will play tonight through Sunday in Distler Performance Hall. Two talented casts will sing the opera, written by English Baroque composer Henry Purcell, during this four-show run. "Dido and Aeneas", based on a story from Virgil's "Aeneid," tells the tale of Dido, Queen of Carthage, and her star-crossed Trojan lover Aeneas. First performed in the late 1600s, the one-hour work is renowned as one of the top English operas and is a monumental step for the Tufts Opera Ensemble. Click here for more information.

Posted February 11, 2008
Inside Medford
Beantown Swing Orchestra at Chevalier Sunday
Mark your 2008 calendars for Sunday, February 10 at 2 p.m. and make plans to attend the Medford Family Concert at Chevalier Theatre! Presented by the Chevalier Theatre Organ Society and produced in collaboration with the Medford Family Network, the Medford Public Schools, Springstep, and the Tufts Music Mentor Program, the concert will feature the Beantown Swing Orchestra, an 18-piece big band composed of young jazz musicians known for their lively and energetic playing of classic Swing Era music. The orchestra is featured as the wedding band in climactic scene of the upcoming movie “Bachelor No. 2″ starring Kate Hudson, Dane Cook and Jason Biggs. Click here for more information.

Posted February 11, 2008
Washingtunes Blog
Arabesque Music Ensemble: Three Musketeers Tour
The Arabesque Music Ensemble (formerly known as the Chicago Classical Oriental Ensemble) will be coming to Tufts University's Granoff Music Centre on Tuesday, March 4, for a performance as part of their new national new to promote another legacy treasure of Arab World music: Music of the Three Musketeers in which the ensemble plays the music of the three who composed the most songs for Umm Kulthum (1904-1975): Muhammad al-Qasabji, Riyad al-Sunbati, Zakariyya Ahmad. Click here for more information about the Arabesque Music Ensemble.

Posted February 8, 2008
Tufts Observer
Choral Color
Walking out of Granoff Music Center after the “The Creature’s Choir,” I wondered about the performance I had just seen. It was a strange presentation; very unique. I realized that “The Creature’s Choir” had shown me two things: a new perspective on animals, and that John McDonald and Jessica Bowers are extremely talented musicians. The concert, written and co-performed by Mr. McDonald, was presented by the Tufts Community Concert Series. It is based on a series of poems by Carmen Bernos de Gasztold, translated by Rumer Godden. Each song or interlude in the presentation is based on a different poem, each of which is a short prayer to God from the perspective of — you guessed it — animals. Click here to read the full article.

Posted February 1, 2008
Boston.Com
Providence to Medford
Outreach is all the rage among classical-music ensembles these days, but the Providence String Quartet outdoes most in this regard. The ensemble is the mainstay of Community Music Works, a group that offers a host of music lessons, workshops, mentoring, and free concerts to the underserved communities of Providence. The quartet visits Tufts University tomorrow night to play a concert centered on Dvorak's music. It also holds a preconcert panel discussion on music and community engagement. Call 617-627-3679 or visit CommunityMusicWorks.org for more information.

Posted January 31, 2008
Tufts Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Jean Foo, Music Magic
Tufts Graduate student Jean Y. Foo has accomplished a lot in twenty-five years. A native of Singapore, the music she’s composed has been played in Japan, Egypt and the United States and she has lectured in, to name a few, Berlin, Germany and Beijing, China. In 2006, Foo was the first and only Singaporean chosen to be part of “Global Interplay,” a program which brings together young composers from around the world, and that same year she received an offer for her music to be played permanently on Germany’s Freies Radio für Stuttgart (FRS). Click here to read the full profile.

Posted January 31, 2008
Wicked Local News
Tufts Gives Grants to Local Organizations
MEDFORD - With the strained state of the economy, it’s getting tougher and tougher to find extra money for the little things, whether it’s a school read-a-thon or the purchase of necessary supplies. But that’s just the type of community outreach Tufts University does, thanks to the donation of its employees and the Tufts Neighborhood Service Fund (TNSF). Out of $22,000 in available funds distributed to the four communities which host the university — Medford, Somerville, Grafton and Boston’s Chinatown — eight local organizations received a total of $5,850 in grants. Click here to read the full article.

Posted January 31, 2008
Tufts Daily
String Quartet to Assist Tufts in Community Outreach
It is a classic recipe that seems almost impossibly simple: Give a kid a violin, and he or she not only comes away with a few pretty tunes but also with a sense of accomplishment, dedication and confidence. This winning formula will be on display this Saturday when the Providence String Quartet performs pieces by Czech composer Antonín Dvorák at the Granoff Music Center. Before the concert, entitled "Dvorák in America," members of the quartet will be joined in a panel discussion by students of Community MusicWorks, an outreach organization founded by violist Sebastian Ruth. Faculty from Tufts and the Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service as well as community leaders will also add their opinions to the debate on the future and efficacy of community music programs. Click here to read the full article.

Posted December 27, 2007
The Lawrentian
Tufts Graduate and Instructor of Music Composition at Lawrence University Passes Away
Lawrence University lost a valuable member of its community on December 23, 2007. Jennifer Fitzgerald, an instructor of music composition in the Conservatory, died after a long battle with cancer. Fitzgerald was continually exploring new forms of composition and was particularly attracted to "unusual instrumental combinations," according to her personal Web site. She taught with great passion and energy throughout her entire battle with cancer. According to music professor Fred Sturm, Fitzgerald's colleague and friend, Fitzgerald "was never complaining, never drawing attention toward her pain or suffering ... her courage and spirit will inspire all of us who were privileged to know her." Fitzgerald was born July 8, 1975 in New York City. She received her BA in music from Tufts University and her master's degree and doctorate in music composition from Duke University. Click here to read the full article.

Gilbert Kalish Press Coverage

Posted December 11, 2007
Boston Globe
Review: In 'Concord,' pianist pulls off a Tall Order
By Matthew Guerrieri
Concert Review: Pianist Gilbert Kalish, Tufts Music Guest Artist Series,
December 8, 2007, Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University
MEDFORD - Some monuments need to be experienced in person; Charles Ives's Piano Sonata No. 2 ("Concord, Mass., 1840-60") is one of them, but performances of this sprawling, Great American Novel of a work aren't exactly everyday occurrences. Tufts University made an occasion out of the inauguration of a Guest Artist Series in its new performance hall, inviting pianist Gilbert Kalish for a recital centered around the piece....Click here for the full review from the Boston Globe written by Matthew Guerrieri.

Posted December 7, 2007
Boston Globe
Pianist revisits a decades-old triumph
Kalish to play Ives's 'Concord' Sonata at Tufts
By David Weininger
Concert Preview: Pianist Gilbert Kalish, Tufts Music Guest Artist Series,
December 8, 2007, Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University
A little more than 30 years ago, Gilbert Kalish recorded Charles Ives's "Concord" Sonata, his epic portrait of New England Transcendentalism. The recording won immediate praise... Click here for the full preview article from the Boston Globe written by David Weininger.

Posted December 2, 2007
Boston Globe Northwest Best Bet, December 2, 2007
Gilbert Kalish has been the pianist of the Boston Symphony Chamber Players since 1969, accompanies Jan DeGaetani and Dawn Upshaw, and has more than 100 recordings to his name. Click here for more .

Released November 14, 2007
Tufts Music - Official Press Release
Acclaimed concert Pianist Gilbert Kalish to present a
program of piano masterworks at Tufts University

MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, MA – Piano masterworks from three centuries will fill Tufts University’s Granoff Music Center on Saturday, December 8, 2007 at 8 pm, as acclaimed concert pianist and Grammy nominee Gilbert Kalish kicks off Tufts Music’s new Granoff Music Center Guest Artist Series. As part of his Tufts appearance, Mr. Kalish will perform Beethoven’s Bagatelles, Copland’s Four Piano Blues, Haydn’s Sonata No. 47 in D Major, and Charles Ives’s Concord Sonata. The concert will be held in the Distler Performance Hall, the Granoff Music Center’s main performance venue, located at 20 Talbot Avenue on the Tufts Medford campus.

Through his work as both pianist, recording artist, and educator, Mr. Kalish has established himself as a major figure in American music making. A native New Yorker and graduate of Columbia College, Mr. Kalish has been the pianist of the Boston Symphony Chamber Players since 1969, was a founding member of the Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, and is a frequent guest artist with many of the world’s most distinguished chamber ensembles. His thirty-year partnership with the great mezzo-soprano Jan DeGaetani, which produced an immense and highly celebrated discography of vocal music, was universally recognized as one of the most remarkable artistic collaborations of our time. He continues to maintain long-standing duos with cellists Timothy Eddy and Joel Krosnick, and he appears frequently soprano Dawn Upshaw.

Including his output with Ms. DeGaetani, Mr. Kalish’s discography includes over 100 recordings of works from the classical period to the present day. Of special note are his extensive recordings of Haydn’s piano sonatas, as well as his Grammy-nominated solo recording of Ives’s Concord Sonata. Mr. Kalish has also been highly celebrated for his frequent recordings of landmark 20th century works by composers such as Carter, Crumb, Shapey, and Schoenberg.

As an educator, Mr. Kalish is Distinguished Professor and Head of Performance at SUNY Stony Brook, and is a former member of the faculty at the Tanglewood Music Center. He continues to serve as a guest faculty at distinguished music institutions such as the Banff Centre and the Steans Institute at Ravinia. In 1995, he was presented the Paul Fromm Award by the University of Chicago Music Department for distinguished service to music of our time.

FALL SEMESTER PRESS

From The Tufts Daily
Brown to use Tufts' music center as inspiration - 10/26/2007
Tufts' Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center will serve as an inspiration for a new creative arts building at Brown University. The various arts departments within the university have united to call for the construction of . . . ( read more )

On-Campus Review | Double-degree recital to provide double the fun at Distler - 10/24/07
For a small number of musically inclined students, Tufts is only half of their college experience. The five-year Tufts University-New England Conservatory (NEC) double-degree program . . . ( read more )

Carnival-style fun of 'Avenue of the Arts' . . . - 10/11/2007
As Parents Weekend approaches, two burning questions arise, namely "Where do I hide all of the empty liquor bottles I've painstakingly saved since the beginning of the semester?" and "What do old people like my parents do for fun?" While Tufts offers no solution to the first quandary, this year's "Avenue of the Arts," the highlight of the 2007 Parents Weekend Program, is sure to provide some cross-generational entertainment. . . ( read more )

Tufts student breaks gender barriers on reality TV show -10/9/2007
Geeks are traditionally stereotyped as pocket-protector wearing, library-loving, graphing calculator enthusiasts. But for Nicole Morgan, a Tufts graduate student in the Department of Music, geekiness is in the eye of the beholder. Morgan has become the first female "geek" on "Beauty and the Geek," a reality show on the CW Television Network . . . ( read more )

Beyond Boundaries on pace to reach $1.2 billion goal - 10/05/2007
Almost a year after its official launch, Beyond Boundaries, Tufts' ongoing capital campaign, is well on the way to reaching its goal. As of Sept. 30, the fundraising effort has brought in $690 million, according to Central Development Programs Director Christopher Simoneau. The goal is to raise $1.2 billion. ( read more )

Musicians' Collective promises to impact music scene - 10/04/2007
When junior Deborah Neigher first walked into the basement of the newly constructed Granoff Music Center, she was amazed at the number of faces she didn't recognize. As a music major very involved in the program, Neigher thought that she knew everyone in the Tufts music scene . . . ( read more )

Gospel Choir Director Preaches the Power of Living through Song - 9/25/2007
It is Friday afternoon, and most of Tufts University is in a collective state of lazy content. In the Distler Performance Hall, however, something is just getting started. A crowd of students, representing a diverse cross section of Tufts, are gathering excitedly . . . ( read more )

From The Somerville Journal
Tufts Music Mentors enrich the lives of Somerville students -9/28/2007
SOMERVILLE - The Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center at Tufts University opened in February 2007 to much critical acclaim. The 55,000 square foot instructional and performance facility has been heralded as the best “small(performance) hall in the Boston area, and updated the architectural profile of the campus on the hill between Somerville and Medford . . . ( read more )

From Mix Magazine
What Makes a Great Space? - 06/01/2007
. . . This is the reason why Hoover, who has some 1,600 projects on his resume, used Symphony Hall as a reference point when he designed Tufts University's new Distler Recital Hall. . . ( read more )

From Tufts Magazine
WHY MUSIC?
As part of the opening of the Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center, artists and scholars weigh in on music’s origins, uses, and transforming power in a special edition of Tufts Magazine. Click here for the the Tufts Magazine feature.

Visit this link for a series of special multimedia presentations on the opening semester of the Granoff Music Center.

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"Dido and Aeneas", based on a story from Virgil's "Aeneid," tells the tale of Dido, Queen of Carthage, and her star-crossed Trojan lover Aeneas. First performed in the late 1600s, the one-hour work is renowned as one of the top English operas and is a monumental step for the Tufts Opera Ensemble. Click here for more information. Posted February 11, 2008 Inside Medford Beantown Swing Orchestra at Chevalier Sunday Mark your 2008 calendars for Sunday, February 10 at 2 p.m. and make plans to attend the Medford Family Concert at Chevalier Theatre! Presented by the Chevalier Theatre Organ Society and produced in collaboration with the Medford Family Network, the Medford Public Schools, Springstep, and the Tufts Music Mentor Program, the concert will feature the Beantown Swing Orchestra, an 18-piece big band composed of young jazz musicians known for their lively and energetic playing of classic Swing Era music. The orchestra is featured as the wedding band in climactic scene of the upcoming movie “Bachelor No. 2″ starring Kate Hudson, Dane Cook and Jason Biggs. Click here for more information. Posted February 11, 2008 Washingtunes Blog Arabesque Music Ensemble: Three Musketeers Tour The Arabesque Music Ensemble (formerly known as the Chicago Classical Oriental Ensemble) will be coming to Tufts University's Granoff Music Centre on Tuesday, March 4, for a performance as part of their new national new to promote another legacy treasure of Arab World music: Music of the Three Musketeers in which the ensemble plays the music of the three who composed the most songs for Umm Kulthum (1904-1975): Muhammad al-Qasabji, Riyad al-Sunbati, Zakariyya Ahmad. Click here for more information about the Arabesque Music Ensemble. Posted February 8, 2008 Tufts Observer Choral Color Walking out of Granoff Music Center after the “The Creature’s Choir,” I wondered about the performance I had just seen. It was a strange presentation; very unique. I realized that “The Creature’s Choir” had shown me two things: a new perspective on animals, and that John McDonald and Jessica Bowers are extremely talented musicians. The concert, written and co-performed by Mr. McDonald, was presented by the Tufts Community Concert Series. It is based on a series of poems by Carmen Bernos de Gasztold, translated by Rumer Godden. Each song or interlude in the presentation is based on a different poem, each of which is a short prayer to God from the perspective of — you guessed it — animals. Click here to read the full article. Posted February 1, 2008 Boston.Com Providence to Medford Outreach is all the rage among classical-music ensembles these days, but the Providence String Quartet outdoes most in this regard. The ensemble is the mainstay of Community Music Works, a group that offers a host of music lessons, workshops, mentoring, and free concerts to the underserved communities of Providence. The quartet visits Tufts University tomorrow night to play a concert centered on Dvorak's music. It also holds a preconcert panel discussion on music and community engagement. Call 617-627-3679 or visit CommunityMusicWorks.org for more information. Posted January 31, 2008 Tufts Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Jean Foo, Music Magic Tufts Graduate student Jean Y. Foo has accomplished a lot in twenty-five years. A native of Singapore, the music she’s composed has been played in Japan, Egypt and the United States and she has lectured in, to name a few, Berlin, Germany and Beijing, China. In 2006, Foo was the first and only Singaporean chosen to be part of “Global Interplay,” a program which brings together young composers from around the world, and that same year she received an offer for her music to be played permanently on Germany’s Freies Radio für Stuttgart (FRS). Click here to read the full profile. Posted January 31, 2008 Wicked Local News Tufts Gives Grants to Local Organizations MEDFORD - With the strained state of the economy, it’s getting tougher and tougher to find extra money for the little things, whether it’s a school read-a-thon or the purchase of necessary supplies. But that’s just the type of community outreach Tufts University does, thanks to the donation of its employees and the Tufts Neighborhood Service Fund (TNSF). Out of $22,000 in available funds distributed to the four communities which host the university — Medford, Somerville, Grafton and Boston’s Chinatown — eight local organizations received a total of $5,850 in grants. Click here to read the full article. Posted January 31, 2008 Tufts Daily String Quartet to Assist Tufts in Community Outreach It is a classic recipe that seems almost impossibly simple: Give a kid a violin, and he or she not only comes away with a few pretty tunes but also with a sense of accomplishment, dedication and confidence. This winning formula will be on display this Saturday when the Providence String Quartet performs pieces by Czech composer Antonín Dvorák at the Granoff Music Center. Before the concert, entitled "Dvorák in America," members of the quartet will be joined in a panel discussion by students of Community MusicWorks, an outreach organization founded by violist Sebastian Ruth. Faculty from Tufts and the Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service as well as community leaders will also add their opinions to the debate on the future and efficacy of community music programs. Click here to read the full article. Posted December 27, 2007 The Lawrentian Tufts Graduate and Instructor of Music Composition at Lawrence University Passes Away Lawrence University lost a valuable member of its community on December 23, 2007. Jennifer Fitzgerald, an instructor of music composition in the Conservatory, died after a long battle with cancer. Fitzgerald was continually exploring new forms of composition and was particularly attracted to "unusual instrumental combinations," according to her personal Web site. She taught with great passion and energy throughout her entire battle with cancer. According to music professor Fred Sturm, Fitzgerald's colleague and friend, Fitzgerald "was never complaining, never drawing attention toward her pain or suffering ... her courage and spirit will inspire all of us who were privileged to know her." Fitzgerald was born July 8, 1975 in New York City. She received her BA in music from Tufts University and her master's degree and doctorate in music composition from Duke University. Click here to read the full article. Gilbert Kalish Press Coverage Posted December 11, 2007 Boston Globe Review: In 'Concord,' pianist pulls off a Tall Order By Matthew Guerrieri Concert Review: Pianist Gilbert Kalish, Tufts Music Guest Artist Series, December 8, 2007, Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University MEDFORD - Some monuments need to be experienced in person; Charles Ives's Piano Sonata No. 2 ("Concord, Mass., 1840-60") is one of them, but performances of this sprawling, Great American Novel of a work aren't exactly everyday occurrences. Tufts University made an occasion out of the inauguration of a Guest Artist Series in its new performance hall, inviting pianist Gilbert Kalish for a recital centered around the piece....Click here for the full review from the Boston Globe written by Matthew Guerrieri. Posted December 7, 2007 Boston Globe Pianist revisits a decades-old triumph Kalish to play Ives's 'Concord' Sonata at Tufts By David Weininger Concert Preview: Pianist Gilbert Kalish, Tufts Music Guest Artist Series, December 8, 2007, Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University A little more than 30 years ago, Gilbert Kalish recorded Charles Ives's "Concord" Sonata, his epic portrait of New England Transcendentalism. The recording won immediate praise... Click here for the full preview article from the Boston Globe written by David Weininger. Posted December 2, 2007 Boston Globe Northwest Best Bet, December 2, 2007 Gilbert Kalish has been the pianist of the Boston Symphony Chamber Players since 1969, accompanies Jan DeGaetani and Dawn Upshaw, and has more than 100 recordings to his name. Click here for more . Released November 14, 2007 Tufts Music - Official Press Release Acclaimed concert Pianist Gilbert Kalish to present a program of piano masterworks at Tufts University MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, MA – Piano masterworks from three centuries will fill Tufts University’s Granoff Music Center on Saturday, December 8, 2007 at 8 pm, as acclaimed concert pianist and Grammy nominee Gilbert Kalish kicks off Tufts Music’s new Granoff Music Center Guest Artist Series. As part of his Tufts appearance, Mr. Kalish will perform Beethoven’s Bagatelles, Copland’s Four Piano Blues, Haydn’s Sonata No. 47 in D Major, and Charles Ives’s Concord Sonata. The concert will be held in the Distler Performance Hall, the Granoff Music Center’s main performance venue, located at 20 Talbot Avenue on the Tufts Medford campus. Through his work as both pianist, recording artist, and educator, Mr. Kalish has established himself as a major figure in American music making. A native New Yorker and graduate of Columbia College, Mr. Kalish has been the pianist of the Boston Symphony Chamber Players since 1969, was a founding member of the Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, and is a frequent guest artist with many of the world’s most distinguished chamber ensembles. His thirty-year partnership with the great mezzo-soprano Jan DeGaetani, which produced an immense and highly celebrated discography of vocal music, was universally recognized as one of the most remarkable artistic collaborations of our time. He continues to maintain long-standing duos with cellists Timothy Eddy and Joel Krosnick, and he appears frequently soprano Dawn Upshaw. Including his output with Ms. DeGaetani, Mr. Kalish’s discography includes over 100 recordings of works from the classical period to the present day. Of special note are his extensive recordings of Haydn’s piano sonatas, as well as his Grammy-nominated solo recording of Ives’s Concord Sonata. Mr. Kalish has also been highly celebrated for his frequent recordings of landmark 20th century works by composers such as Carter, Crumb, Shapey, and Schoenberg. As an educator, Mr. Kalish is Distinguished Professor and Head of Performance at SUNY Stony Brook, and is a former member of the faculty at the Tanglewood Music Center. He continues to serve as a guest faculty at distinguished music institutions such as the Banff Centre and the Steans Institute at Ravinia. In 1995, he was presented the Paul Fromm Award by the University of Chicago Music Department for distinguished service to music of our time. FALL SEMESTER PRESS From The Tufts Daily Brown to use Tufts' music center as inspiration - 10/26/2007 Tufts' Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center will serve as an inspiration for a new creative arts building at Brown University. The various arts departments within the university have united to call for the construction of . . . ( read more ) On-Campus Review \| Double-degree recital to provide double the fun at Distler - 10/24/07 For a small number of musically inclined students, Tufts is only half of their college experience. The five-year Tufts University-New England Conservatory (NEC) double-degree program . . . ( read more ) Carnival-style fun of 'Avenue of the Arts' . . . - 10/11/2007 As Parents Weekend approaches, two burning questions arise, namely "Where do I hide all of the empty liquor bottles I've painstakingly saved since the beginning of the semester?" and "What do old people like my parents do for fun?" While Tufts offers no solution to the first quandary, this year's "Avenue of the Arts," the highlight of the 2007 Parents Weekend Program, is sure to provide some cross-generational entertainment. . . ( read more ) Tufts student breaks gender barriers on reality TV show -10/9/2007 Geeks are traditionally stereotyped as pocket-protector wearing, library-loving, graphing calculator enthusiasts. But for Nicole Morgan, a Tufts graduate student in the Department of Music, geekiness is in the eye of the beholder. Morgan has become the first female "geek" on "Beauty and the Geek," a reality show on the CW Television Network . . . ( read more ) Beyond Boundaries on pace to reach $1.2 billion goal - 10/05/2007 Almost a year after its official launch, Beyond Boundaries, Tufts' ongoing capital campaign, is well on the way to reaching its goal. As of Sept. 30, the fundraising effort has brought in $690 million, according to Central Development Programs Director Christopher Simoneau. The goal is to raise $1.2 billion. ( read more ) Musicians' Collective promises to impact music scene - 10/04/2007 When junior Deborah Neigher first walked into the basement of the newly constructed Granoff Music Center, she was amazed at the number of faces she didn't recognize. As a music major very involved in the program, Neigher thought that she knew everyone in the Tufts music scene . . . ( read more ) Gospel Choir Director Preaches the Power of Living through Song - 9/25/2007 It is Friday afternoon, and most of Tufts University is in a collective state of lazy content. In the Distler Performance Hall, however, something is just getting started. A crowd of students, representing a diverse cross section of Tufts, are gathering excitedly . . . ( read more ) From The Somerville Journal Tufts Music Mentors enrich the lives of Somerville students -9/28/2007 SOMERVILLE - The Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center at Tufts University opened in February 2007 to much critical acclaim. The 55,000 square foot instructional and performance facility has been heralded as the best “small(performance) hall in the Boston area, and updated the architectural profile of the campus on the hill between Somerville and Medford . . . ( read more ) From Mix Magazine What Makes a Great Space? - 06/01/2007 . . . This is the reason why Hoover, who has some 1,600 projects on his resume, used Symphony Hall as a reference point when he designed Tufts University's new Distler Recital Hall. . . ( read more ) From Tufts Magazine WHY MUSIC? As part of the opening of the Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center, artists and scholars weigh in on music’s origins, uses, and transforming power in a special edition of Tufts Magazine. Click here for the the Tufts Magazine feature. Visit this link for a series of special multimedia presentations on the opening semester of the Granoff Music Center.
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