Notable Alumni in the Arts
An astonishing number of Columbians made a mark in literature, film, drama, architecture, music and other art forms. The Arts Initiative thought it might be nice to assemble a list. In 2005, several students made it a part-time project; we're particularly grateful to Madeleine Elish, Julia Kelly and David Harrington, and hope to see them on the list they created one day.
You didn't have to graduate to be included, which kept Federico Garcia Lorca and many others on board. You didn't have to go to Columbia or Barnard Colleges, which yielded Paul Robeson (Law '23) and Georgia O'Keefe (TC '14-'15). Among the graduates, you'll find Tony Kushner (CC '78), Cynthia Nixon (BC '88) and Suzanne Vega (BC '81).
Any omissions were inadvertent, not a result of editorial decisions, and we apologize to those we missed. Please send additions, and of course corrections, to cuarts@columbia.edu.
Gregory Mosher Director, Arts Initiative |
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Xiao-Song, Qu (1952 - )
Music Composer '89 Visiting Scholar Xiao-Song is a Chinese composer of contemporary classical music. He is a 1983 graduate of the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, and he has received commissions from the Holland Festival, American Composers Forum, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, and Boston Musica Viva. His operas Oedipus and The Death of Oedipus were premiered in 1993 and 1994 respectively, in Stockholm and Amsterdam. His chamber opera The Test was commissioned by the Munich Biennale and Contemporary Opera Berlin, and performed in both cities in May 2004. |
