Recent News
Esther Kurtz's new book "A Beautiful Fight: The Racial Politics of Capoeira in Backland Bahia" has been released
Musicology Ph.D. candidates Christina Smiley and Tad Biggs were recently selected as panelists for the WashU Engaging the Local Public Humanities Colloquium & Workshop
Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ and the Blood Moon Orchestra April 6 - The Source
Elijah Darden (WashU25) named a winner of the Missouri Composer's Project 2025
WashU announces 2026 Great Artists Series - The Source
World-class tenor Lawrence Brownlee performs for WashU's Great Artist Series - Post-Dispatch
Opera star Lawrence Brownlee March 23 - The Source
Grammy winner Yefim Bronfman March 2 - The Source
Esther Viola Kurtz's article "Call, Response, and Compromisso: Ethical Practice in Capoeira of Backland Bahia, Brazil" was published online by Cambridge University Press
Robert Snarrenberg, Associate Professor of Theory at WashU, has received a grant from the WashU Office of Digital Transformation.