The Arts

Lyle Ashton Harris: Exploring Identity in 'Our First and Last Love' at the Queens Museum

The exhibition showcases Harris's exploration of identity, race, and sexuality through diverse media, including photography, video, and installations.

Miller Wins Educator of the Year Award

Larry Miller, Director of the Program in Music Business, received the 2024 Educator of the Year Award from the Music Business Association.

Music Business Students Dominate Association Scholarship Awards

The Music Business Association Scholarship Foundation awards twelve $5,000 scholarships annually. This year, 5 of the twelve awards went to students in the NYU Steinhardt Program in Music Business.

Music Business Students Take Bulk of Awards from Music Business Foundation

The Music Business Association Scholarship Foundation annually awards financial aid packages in support of the industry’s future leaders. Students from the NYU Steinhardt Program in Music Business received 5 out of 12 awards.

Chelsea Melnick Receives 2023-2024 Presser Foundation Award

The Presser Foundation established this award to celebrate students, selected by music faculty, who have achieved a high level of musical and academic excellence, demonstrated leadership, and contributed to an inclusive community.

Elena Shaddow on the Importance of Passing the Torch

Elena Shaddow got her start on Broadway in Les Miserables when she was in her senior year at Steinhardt. She likes to say she is a Steinhardt success story. In this interview, she shares the importance of passing on the torch, learning from those with experience and why NYU Steinhardt is the place to be for a future career in vocal performance.

Žibuoklė Martinaitytė awarded a 2024 Goddard Lieberson Fellowship

We congratulate Music Composition Artist Faculty Žibuoklė Martinaitytė for receiving a 2024 Goddard Lieberson Fellowship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for her powerful and inventive compositions.

NYU's Wayne Shorter Jazz Ensemble performs in WBGO Studios

WBGO continues to celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month by showcasing the talents of the next generation of jazz musicians. Recently, students from NYU's Steinhardt's Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions, along with the longtime Director of Jazz Studies at NYU, Dave Pietro, came to visit and record a performance at WBGO Studios.

Cincinnati Symphony Invites Julia Wolfe to be Inaugural Festival Director

The Cincinnati Symphony has invited Julia Wolfe to be the inaugural Festival Director of the 2024 May Festival. Concerts will feature the world premiere of Wolfe's All that breathes.