News | Department of Music

Tufts Music Chair Kwasi Ampene helps facilitate the return of stolen artifacts to Kumasi, Ghana

The Los Angeles Times covers the return of looted works to the Palace Museum after being stolen by British forces during the Third Anglo-Asante War 250 years ago

Students Put an Inventive Spin on Electronic Musical Instrument Design

Tufts Alum and Senior Lecturer in Music Paul Lehrman, AG10, has seen students in his course Electronic Musical Instrument Design create instruments in shapes as varied as a sword, a turtle, a plain black box, and a pyramid

Is Bradley Cooper a Maestro?

Iverson Eliopoulos, A21, shares his thoughts on the Oscar-nominated Bernstein biopic and the art of conducting

Faculty Spotlight: Kareem Roustom

Meet Kareem Roustom, Emmy-nominated composer and Tufts Music professor

Student Spotlight: Valerie Zhang

Meet Valerie Zhang, class of 2024 computer science & cognitive and brain science major

How Do I Get the Best Audio Quality from Streaming Music Services?

Paul D. Lehrman, who is co-director of the Program in Music Engineering, explains the many formats and choices

Faculty Spotlight: Melinda Latour

Meet Melinda Latour, Associate Professor of Music

Student Spotlight: M.K. Titiati

Meet M.K. Titiati, a class of 2023 music graduate student concentrating in ethnomusicology

Student Spotlight: Ben Lanzi

Meet Ben Lanzi, class of 2023 music major and Chinese minor