2 July 2013: Flamenco on Film

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The Brook Center is a scholarly facility associated with the doctoral program in music at
The City University of New York Graduate Center.

Current Brook Center projects include:
Center for the Study of Free-Reed Instruments
Ensemble for the Romantic Century Seminars
Foundation for Iberian Music
Foundation for French and Francophone Musical Cultures
French Opera in the 17th and 18th Centuries
Music in 21st-Century Society
Music in Gotham: The New York Scene
Pergolesi Research Center
Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM)
Research Center for Music Iconography (RCMI)
Xenakis Project of the Americas

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Besalú: 2nd International Course on Medieval Music

6-14 July 2013: The 2nd International Course on Medieval Music (12th-14th c.) in Besalú, Girona, Spain will begin in early July. Located in the beautiful and well-preserved medieval town in Catalonia, Besalú hosts this nine-day immersion course designed for vocalists and instrumentalists performing early music. The variety of programs include Chant, Secular Music, Ars Nova, and Choral.

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New York Andalus Ensemble to Make Brooklyn Premiere

5 May, 2013: The Artist-in-Residence at the Foundation for Iberian Music, the New York Andalus Ensemble will make its Brooklyn debut on May 5 at Congregation Beth Elohim, performing music from the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa in Arabic, Hebrew, Spanish, and Ladino. The ensemble incorporates a large choir and a wide array of traditional and modern acoustic instruments.

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Flamenco on Film

2 July 2013: In collaboration with the Dance on Camera, the Foundation for Iberian Music will host a screening of three flamenco documentaries followed by a roundtable discussion with flamenco scholars and experts. The event will be in the Graduate Center’s Elebash Recital Hall on Tuesday, July 2 at 6:30. This film screening will be in conjunction with other concurrent flamenco events such as “Flamenco: 100 Years in New York” at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

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Chamber Music of Miguel A. Roig-Francolí

November 2013: Composer Miguel A. Roig-Francolí and friends will celebrate his 60th birthday at Carnegie Hall next fall (2013). The concert will feature chamber music by Roig-Francolí and “Songs of the Infinite” that was the 2010 Composer’s Commission.

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IB3 Radio: Interviews with Antoni Pizà

19 March, 2013: In December 2012 IB3 the public radio and television for the Balearic Islands, Spain, interviewed Professor Antoni Pizà about his most recent publication, La dansa de l’arquitecte. On December 17 his book was discussed on Tassa i mitia (A cup and a half), and on December 31, 2012, El crepuscle encén estels (The sunset lights the stars) with Pere Estelrich featured Pizà’s work.

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The Foundation for Iberian Music Featured on CUNY TV

19 March, 2013: The Foundation for Iberian Music was featured on CUNY TV’s series “Study with the Best” originally aired on February 24, 2013. This latest edition is “Music: Inside and Outside of CUNY” and focuses on the many musical activities in and around the CUNY campuses. From innovative hip hop and radio programs to classical performance and composition, the students and professors at CUNY are creating interesting and exciting music.

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New York Andalus Ensemble to Perform at Encuentros/Encounters 2014

February 2014: Next year the Center for Iberian and Latin American Music at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) will hold its annual conference Encuentros/Encounters in both California and in New York City. The conference’s theme, “Sounding Communities: Music and the Abrahamic Religions in Medieval Iberia” will focus on the relationship among the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Islam, and Christianity.

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Reviews: La dansa de l’arquitecte

5 March, 2013: Antoni Pizà’s most recent publication La dansa de l’arquitecte, a compilation of essays chronicling a wide range of musical topics from concert music and opera to jazz and popular music, has been positively reviewed in many print and online publications. Below are some links to the book’s most recent reviews.

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