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The Activities Board at Columbia (ABC) (All)
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/abc/index.html
The Activities Board at Columbia (ABC) currently governs 155 undergraduate student organizations at Columbia University.The membership of student clubs under the ABC generally consists of students from the four undergraduate schools at Columbia: Columbia College, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, the School of General Studies and Barnard College.
Arts Administration Program (Art, Dance, Film, Literature and Writing, Media, Music, Theatre)
Affiliation: Teachers College
Phone: 212-678-3271
Contact: Joan Jeffri, Director
E-Mail: arad@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.tc.columbia.edu/academic/arad/
The Arts Administration program reflects the conviction that the management of cultural institutions and arts organizations requires strategic planning, artistic creativity and social commitment. The arts managers capable of responding to the challenges and responsibilities of the arts must possess integrated management and financial skills, knowledge of the artistic process in which they are involved and sensitivity to the dynamics and educational needs of the communities they serve. The Program, which offers a Master of Arts degree, represents an alliance of four disciplines: arts, education, business, and law. It is designed to help professionals meet the challenges of the next decade. These challenges include questions about the long-term health of arts organizations; their missions, governance and management; sources of income, and tax regulations. Such issues as freedom of expression, First Amendment rights, censorship and government intervention in the arts have important implications for international, educational, and cultural policy, and are integral to the Program. Today, arts administration training in the United States is a model in the field that addresses worldwide concerns.
Bacchanal Events (Music)
Contact: Jordan Keenan, President- jgk2107@columbia.edu
Group email: bacchanalevents@columbia.edu
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/cubacchanal/
Bacchanal Events is a student group that exists solely to promote and enhance Columbia spirit, community, and fun! In order to do this, BE regularly organizes parties, study breaks, festivals, and various other events at little to no cost to Columbia students. We also plan the biggest party on campus- Columbia's traditional spring festival Bacchanal!
Bacchantae (Music)
Contact: Michelle Guide, President- mg2249@barnard.edu
Email: barnard.bacchantae@gmail.com
Website: www.barnard.edu/club/sing
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Bacchantae is the official all-female a cappella group of Barnard College. We sprang forth from Barnard College 23 years ago to begin a tradition of spunky, soulful, silly, sexy, and stunning self-arranged pop, folk, and R&B from the last 5 decades of American music. As we are Barnard's only official a cappella group, Bacchantae is also privileged to sing Barnard's dear alma mater for many formal Barnard College events.
Bach Society (Music)
E-Mail: bach@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.bachsociety.com
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Since its founding in 1999 by a group of Columbia University musicians, the Bach Society (orchestra and chorus) has become a major part of musical life both at Columbia and throughout Manhattan. Composed of Columbia students as well as young musicians from around New York, the Bach Society presents several concerts both on and off campus during each academic year. The primary focus of the Bach Society's performance activities is the music, legacy, and influence of J.S. Bach.
Barnard-Columbia Chamber Singers (Music)
Contact: Gail Archer, Director
E-Mail: garcher@barnard.edu
Barnard-Columbia Chorus (Music)
Contact: Gail Archer, Director
E-mail: garcher@barnard.edu
Barnard Flute Choir (Music)
Contact: Stephanie Paciulla
E-Mail: flutechoir@barnard.edu
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cuBHANGRA (Dance, Music)
Contact: Hans Sahni, President
E-Mail: bhangra@columbia.edu
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Established in 2002, cuBHANGRA is a Punjabi Folk dance team representing Columbia University. The team's dance is first and foremost inspired by a passion for Punjabi culture. cuBHANGRA prides itself in its high energy and creative dancing style. Most recently, they have placed 1st at Bhangra Blowout 13 and 3rd at Bhangra Blizzard 3. Forged in the heart of Punjab and brought together by the great city of New York, prepare yourself for the sensation that is cuBHANGRA.
C.U.M.B. (Columbia University Marching Band) (Music)
Contact: Will Schuessler, Head Manager
E-Mail: majordomo@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.cumb.org
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In the 50s, our great country was going through a lot of changes. Disco was at its peak, little Shirley Temple was charming the hearts of Americans everywhere, Jesus was walking the earth, and Ronald Reagan was pushing hard for the new women's suffrage movement. The Columbia University Marching Band, which had always been slightly wacky, took a good look at itself. "How," we asked ourselves, "could we make being in a marching band even more fun?" Well, we decided that the whole marching around and forming rhombi thing had gone out of style with World War II. So we introduced the world to the "scramble band" concept--so named for the way bandies would scramble from one interesting formation to the next. As Band became more popular, people who didn't play stuff started to join solely as an outlet for their cleverness.
Center for Ethnomusicology (Media, Music)
Affiliation: Department of Music
Location: 701A and 701C Dodge Hall
Phone: 212-854-7185
Contact: Prof. Aaron A. Fox, Director
E-Mail: aaf19@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.ethnocenter.org
The Center for Ethnomusicology is a unique institution in the discipline and at Columbia University. Founded in 1967 by Professor Willard Rhodes and Prof. Nicholas England, the Center was an institutional home to the prominent mid-century music collector Laura Boulton during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The Center is more than an archive of tapes and instruments. It is also the hub of the graduate program in ethnomusicology at Columbia, and of musical activity on the Columbia campus. We support the work of our graduate students and enrich the content of our undergraduate classes by sponsoring talks and performances by major scholars and musicians. We sponsor a regular slate of talks and performances of vernacular and traditional musics.
Center for Jazz Studies (Music)
Affiliation: Department of English
Location: Prentis Hall, 4th Floor
Phone: 212-851-1633
E-Mail: jazz@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cjs/
The mission of Columbia University's Center for Jazz Studies is to include jazz as a part of Columbia University's core curriculum for the twenty-first century. In keeping with the great mission of Columbia University as a whole, the Center for Jazz Studies is committed to offering students a "broad range of innovative multidisciplinary programs, and through the earnest exploration of difficult questions," to provide "students from the United States and around the world with the depth of understanding and intellectual flexibility they need to respond to the challenges in the years to come."
Chamber Ensemble (Music)
Clefhangers (Music)
Contact: Asad Muhammad, President- am3024@columbia.edu
E-Mail: clefhangers@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.clefs.net
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The Clefhangers (a.k.a. "Clefs") are students at Columbia University who form a shockingly hot contemporary coed a cappella group in NYC. Since 1988, they've been singing their heads off from California to Georgia to Paris. Last Fall they took first place in the Quarterfinal Round of the ICCAs, winning the award for Best Choreography and Best Vocal Percussion! Check out their latest album, 47 Doors.
Club Zamana (Dance, Music, Theatre)
Contact: Varun Gulati, President, vrg2104@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/zamana
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Club Zamana is the largest undergraduate South Asian organization at Columbia University, and a functional umbrella for the South Asian groups on campus. We cater to over 800 general body members and strive to foster harmony, promote cultural awareness, and highlight the South Asian presence at Columbia. Throughout the year, we hold a wide range of events for our members and the community. These events range from political forums, movie nights, community service days, semi formals, career panels, and educational activities. In the spring semester, Zamana puts on a cultural show, Tamasha, featuring performances from all four South Asian dance troupes at Columbia, other student performances, and outside acts.
Collegium Musicum (Music)
Director: Amber Youell-Fingleton, aly2101@columbia.edu
E-Mail: columbiacollegium@yahoo.com
Website: http://music.columbia.edu/collegium/
The Collegium Musicum is one of Columbia University's leading choral ensembles. While traditionally maintaining a lean, intimate chamber choir size of 16 to 40 members, the repertoire of the last 10 years of the Collegium has included ventures into such ambitious repertoire as the Brahms Requiem, in collaboration with the Manhattan School of Music choir and Columbia University Orchestra. Founded in the mid-1950s, the Collegium was first conceived as an opportunity for graduate students in musicology to experience early music in a performance context that was tightly integrated with the academic curriculum. It soon developed into an ensemble featuring instruments as well as singers (with world renowned music scholar Richard Taruskin as its first gambist). The staple repertoire of the Collegium has been Medieval and Renaissance composers such as Machaut, Josquin, Palestrina, Ockeghem, Tallis, and Byrd as well as Baroque composers such as Monteverdi and Bach. The Collegium also has a commitment to perform works which are not frequently performed, as well as 20-th century and contemporary music. Recent examples of this are concerts featuring the works of John Cage and Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms. The Collegium has served as a springboard for former directors, some of whom have founded notable ensembles including Capella Nova (Richard Taruskin), Pomerium (Alexander Blachly), and Anonymous 4 (Susan Hellauer), and Eric Rice (the Collegium Musicum of University of Connecticut). Historic recordings of the Collegium can still be found at http://minstrelrecords.com/Coll_Des.htm
Columbia Classical Performers (Music)
Contact: Christopher Haas, Co-President
E-Mail: crh2109@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ccp/
Columbia Classical Performers is a new student-run club on campus. Their mission is to help musicians at Columbia have accessible solo performance opportunities on campus. This year, they will have four recitals per semester, with a one and a half hour cap per concert. They also help musicians plan their own solo recitals by assisting them in finding performance venues on campus.
Columbia Composers (Music)
E-Mail: cc@music.columbia.edu
Website: http://music.columbia.edu/%7Ecc/
Columbia Composers is a non-profit student-run organization created in the 1950's to perform musical works by Columbia graduate students.
Columbia Daily Spectator: Arts & Entertainment (Art, Dance, Film, Literature and Writing, Media, Music, Theatre)
E-Mail: arts@columbiaspectator.com
Website: http://www.columbiaspectator.com/?q=section/3
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The Columbia Daily Spectator is the second-oldest college daily paper in the country and has been financially independent from the University since 1962. The newspaper is published five days a week during the academic year and weekly during the summer. The Columbia Daily Spectator is written and edited by Columbia University undergraduates. It serves the communities of Columbia University and Morningside Heights as a forum for the expression of diverse viewpoints, a top source for in-depth and comprehensive news and features, and a rewarding extracurricular opportunity for their staff. Serving a community of over 60,000 students, faculty, administrators, and Morningside Heights residents, the Columbia Daily Spectator is the most widely read newspaper in Morningside Heights and Harlem.
Columbia Music Presents (Music)
E-Mail: columbiamusicpresents@gmail.com
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Columbia Musical Theatre Society (Music, Theatre)
Contact: Darcy Zacharias, President- drz2105@columbia.edu
E-Mail: cmts@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cmts/
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Columbia Musical Theatre Society strives to bring the highest quality theatrical performances, large and small, to the Columbia University community. CMTS is committed to giving students an opportunity to work in any aspect of a production regardless of their major or school. Each semester, CMTS produces a number of shows, in which students independently direct, design, act, and serve in all other roles of the production. By utilizing all the talent of the Columbia community, CMTS aims to produce amateur shows on a level with the surrounding professional scene.
Columbia New Music (Music)
Contact: Joe Rubinstein
E-Mail: mail@columbianewmusic.com
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cnm/
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Columbia New Music provides a venue to join student composers and performers who are interested in new music. Showcasing the talents of both groups, we attempt to present "new music" to a broad range of listeners in order to portray the beauty and diversity of music that is informed by our modern age. Columbia New Music supports all forms of new musical creativity, from classical composition, to electronic music, to noise, experimental jazz, and other popular mediums.
Columbia University Gospel Choir (Music)
Contact: Wendy Francois
E-Mail: gospelchoir@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/gospel/
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The purpose for the Columbia University Gospel Choir is to rejoice in the name of God through song as well as minister to the Columbia community. They are a Christian ministry dedicated to spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They seek to lead others to the wonderful love and grace of Jesus Christ. The Gospel Choir relays the message of the Gospel through musical performances throughout the year. They meet to fellowship and sing praise to God.
Columbia University Jazz Ensemble (Music)
Location: 621 Dodge Hall
Phone: 212-854-9862
Contact: Prof. Chris Washburne- cjw5@columbia.edu
This ensemble offers advanced level jazz musicians in Columbia's student body an opportunity to perform in a small jazz group setting playing variety of jazz styles including straight ahead, Latin jazz, and bebop. Performances will take place at Smoke, one of New York's premier jazz clubs. The ensemble is directed by Prof. Chris Washburne. The group will be limited to eight musicians. The ensemble will meet every Friday from 1-3 PM in 112 Dodge Hall. Two Sunday afternoon performances at Smoke each semester and other additional campus performances will be required (1 credit hour). The ensemble will also perform at various social events around the campus.
Columbia University Orchestra (Music)
Contact: Jeffrey Milarsky, Music Director and Conductor- jfm176@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cuo/index.html
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The Columbia University Orchestra was founded by composer Edward MacDowell in 1896, and is the oldest continually operating university orchestra in the United States. As a course within the Department of Music, the principal mission of the Orchestra is to give students the opportunity to perform in an ensemble of the most challenging nature possible.
Columbia University Wind Ensemble (Music)
E-Mail: wind-exec@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/wind/
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The Columbia Wind Ensemble is comprised of 55 woodwind, brass and percussion players who are undergraduate students, graduate students, and community members from all academic fields. The group performs the best of the wind ensemble repertoire which vary in instrumentation and style. On average the Wind Ensemble plays four formal concerts per school year in different venues around the Columbia University campus. Membership is by audition.
Columbia University Glee Club (Music)
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/glee/
The Columbia University Glee Club is the oldest student organization at Columbia and one of the oldest in the country. Each semester, the Glee Club performs one large concert, in addition to singing at other functions throughout the year. The Glee Club welcomes new members, even those with minimal singing experience; auditions are not necessary.
Computer Music Center (Media)
Affiliation: Department of Music
Location: Prentis Hall, 3rd Floor
Phone: 212-854-9266
E-Mail: cmc@music.columbia.edu
Website: http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/
The Computer Music Center at Columbia University is an innovative and exciting music and arts technology facility with a long history of creative excellence. The CMC maintains workspaces in two separate locations: one in Dodge Hall on the main Columbia campus (1/9 train to 116th Street), and another, larger facility on the third floor of Prentis Hall (1 train to 125th Street). There are many opportunities for involvement in CMC activities. Students, researchers and creative artists working at the Center come from many different divisions within Columbia University. The primary mission of the CMC is to operate at the intersection of musical expression and technological development, and as a result the Center has become involved in a broad range of interesting projects. The CMC has also produced events aimed at reaching out to a wider community, both locally in New York and globally in a number of different international venues.
CU Records (Media, Music)
E-Mail: curecords@gmail.com
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Current Musicology (Media, Music)
Location: Dodge Hall
Phone: 212-854-1632
Contact: Karen Hiles
E-Mail: current-musicology@columbia.edu
Website: http://music.columbia.edu/~curmus/
Current Musicology (CM) is a leading forum for scholarly music research, seeking to reflect the forefront of thought in historical musicology, ethnomusicology, and music theory, as well as music cognition, philosophy of music, and interdisciplinary studies. CM was founded in 1965 by graduate students at Columbia University as a semiannual review that would primarily serve the needs of musicologists who are about to undertake, are presently engaged in, or have recently completed their graduate studies. From its inception, the aim of the journal was to publish short articles of research, criticism, and opinion, predominantly by younger authors. The term 'musicology' in the journal's title is to be understood in the broadest sense possible. The wide scope of the journal is evident in special issues devoted to specific topics, in the broad range of scholarship encouraged, and in the variety of books reviewed.
Department of Music (Music)
Affiliation: GSAS
Location: 621 Dodge Hall
Phone: 212-854-3825
Website: http://www.music.columbia.edu/
Uniquely among the arts at Columbia, Music has its home in a Department, where its creators, interpreters, and scholars work together. For more than one hundred years, the Department of Music has supported musical study ranging from professional training in composition and scholarship to the criticism and appreciation of music as a liberal art, including a course in the Core Curriculum. Scholarship in Music includes the theoretical, analytical, historical, and ethnographic, combined and reconfigured by renowned faculty who also make close connections to philosophy, psychology, anthropology, history, comparative literature, linguistics, computer science, and other disciplines. Opportunities for solo and ensemble performance are likewise offered at every level, with and without academic credit, in the Music Performance Program. The Department sponsors a variety of concerts, lectures, and colloquia, all open to the public, most free of charge. Some of the Department's work is concentrated in the Center for Ethnomusicology and the Computer Music Center (formerly the Electronic Music Center), two of the most important institutions in their fields. The Fritz Reiner Center for Contemporary Music supports the regular concerts of new work given by Columbia Composers and the Columbia Sinfonietta, presentations by visiting composers, and other projects. The Department's performing ensembles include the Columbia University Orchestra, Columbia University Wind Ensemble, Barnard-Columbia Chorus and Chamber Singers, Collegium Musicum, Jazz Ensembles, World Music ensembles (among them bluegrass and klezmer), and many chamber groups. Music scores and audio and video recordings, as well as listening and viewing facilities, can be found in the Gabe M. Wiener Music and Arts Library. Department students edit and publish the interdisciplinary journal Current Musicology.
Department of Music – Barnard (Music)
Affiliation: Barnard College
Contact: Gail Archer, Director
E-Mail: ga61@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.barnard.edu/music/
Deutsches Haus (Media, Music)
Affiliation: Department of Germanic Languages and Literature
Location: 420 W 116th St
Phone: 212-854-1858
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/german/
E-Mail: deutsches-haus@columbia.edu
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Deutsches Haus at Columbia University was the first foreign language house established at an American university in 1911. Initially dedicated to preserving Germany's unique literary tradition, Deutsches Haus today wishes to encourage academic, cultural, and social exchange between members of the Columbia community and the public with programs not only in German, but in Dutch, Finnish, Swedish, and Yiddish as well. Events include academic lectures, film series, conferences, plays, recitals, and informal gatherings. At Kaffeestunde (German coffee hour), Koffieuurtje (Dutch coffee hour), and Kave Sho (Yiddish Coffee Hour) students at all proficiency levels can practice their language skills. Deutsches Haus programs are free and open to the public and provide a cultural resource for the wider intellectual and professional community of New York City.
Digital Media Center (DMC) (Media, Music)
Affiliation: School of the Arts
Location: 301 Dodge Hall
E-Mail: dmc-info@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/arts/dmc/
The Digital Media Center's resources serve the graduate students of School of the Arts, allowing students to develop new aesthetic directions in their work. The Center is an affirmation of Columbia University's dedication to providing a creative and intellectual center for artistic achievement using emerging technologies. The Digital Media Center provides training in 3-D modeling, graphic design, physical computing, motion graphics, programming, sound editing, video editing, video effects, web animation, and web design. Facilities and instruction are geared primarily to the needs of students in the Film and Visual Arts divisions.
The Fritz Reiner Center for Contemporary Music (Music)
Affiliation: School of the Arts
Harriman Institute (Media, Music)
Location: International Affairs Building, 12th Floor
Phone: 212-854-4623
E-Mail: harriman@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.harriman.columbia.edu/
The Harriman Institute is the oldest and largest academic center of its kind in the United States devoted to the interdisciplinary study of Russia and the other successor states of the former Soviet Union, East Central Europe, and the Balkans. The Institute's mandate is to advance scholarly knowledge and public understanding of the polities, economies, societies, and cultures of the Eurasian landmass extending from the Elbe to the Pacific, and from the Arctic to Afghanistan. In addition, the Institute promotes advanced research and publicly disseminates information, analysis, and opinion generated by its faculty, fellows, students, and other affiliated scholars. The Institute sponsors many conferences, special lectures, and other events for the University community, the private sector, media, policymakers, secondary school educators, alumni, and other constituencies.
Heyman Center for the Humanities (Media, Music, Theatre)
Affiliation: A&S
Location: East Campus, Morningside
Phone: 212-854-4270
Contact: Rebecca Hanger
E-Mail: mrh2101@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.heymancenter.org
The newly reconfigured Heyman Center is Columbia University's central site for the Humanities. It brings together the interests not only of the various departments in the Humanities but also the broad conceptual, methodological and value-laden issues that are of interest to the natural sciences and the professional schools of Law, Medicine, Journalism, Arts, and International Affairs. The Heyman Center presents several events on various themes in the Humanities throughout the Fall and Spring semesters each year, which are open not only to all at Columbia but to everyone in New York City and beyond. It also has eight post-doctoral fellows at any given time, each holding a two-year Mellon fellowship in the Society of Fellows in the Humanities. It plans to have various other levels of fellowship over the next few years for junior and senior faculty both at Columbia and from other universities, as well as some 'New York City Fellows' who are distinguished artists, writers, musicians, and journalists living in the city. Every week of each semester it has a lunch for a group of Columbia faculty fellows who present their work to each other for discussion. The Heyman Center also houses Columbia's Center for Comparative Literature and Society, the Human Rights Center, a group of Columbia's emeritus faculty known as the "Society of Senior Scholars," who teach in the Core Curriculum, and The Friends of the Heyman Center, all of which host seminars and colloquia of their own throughout the year. The Lionel Trilling Seminar (once a semester) and the Edward Said Memorial Lecture (once a year) are also based at the Heyman Center. Notices for these can be found in our Events section on our website.
Ho-Heup (Music)
Website: www.columbia.edu/cu/hoheup
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Ho-Heup is a traditional Korean drum troupe at Columbia University. A multiethnic group comprised of students, alumni, and other members of the Columbia community, its mission is to promote awareness and appreciation of Korean culture through teaching, learning, and performing poongmul (Korean folk drumming).
Horace Mann Auditorium (Media, Music)
Affiliation: Teachers College
Location: Horace Mann Hall
Horace Mann Theatre (Music, Theatre)
Affiliation: Teachers College
Location: Horace Mann Hall
The Italian Academy (Media, Music)
Location: Casa Italiana
Phone: 212-854-2306
E-Mail: itacademy@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.italianacademy.columbia.edu/
The Academy was created in 1991 on the basis of a charter signed by the President of the Republic of Italy and the President of Columbia University. It was conceived as a center for advanced research, particularly in areas relating to Italian culture, science and society. It was also intended to provide a locus for collaborative projects between senior Italian and American scholars, particularly those open to interdisciplinary research.
Jubilation! (Music)
E-Mail: via WebPage
Website: http://www.jube.org/
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Formed in 1991, Jubilation is Columbia University's original Christian a cappella group.
Kingsmen (Music)
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/kingsmen/
Founded in 1959, the King's Men of Columbia College is one of the most famous a cappella groups in the United States. Consisting of no more than 11 highly talented, highly motivated young men, their repertoire encompasses barbershop, gospel, traditional school songs, Christmas tunes, contemporary selections, and some witty songs that they wrote themselves.
Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program (Music)
Phone: 212-854-9862
Contact: Chris Washburne- cjw5@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.music.columbia.edu/%7Ececenter/JazzConcentration/
The Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program in the Music Department at Columbia University offers both undergraduate and graduate students jazz performance experience and private lessons.
La Maison Française (Media, Music)
Affiliation: Department of French and Romance Philology
Location: Buell Hall, 2nd Floor
Phone: 212-854-4482
Contact: Priya Wadhera, Director
E-Mail: maisondirector@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/french/maison/
Founded in 1913, La Maison Française of Columbia University is the oldest French cultural center established on an American university campus. It is a meeting place for students, scholars, business leaders, policy-makers and all persons seeking a better understanding of the French-speaking world.
Metrotones (Music)
E-Mail: metrotones-acappella@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/metrotones/
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The Metrotones are Columbia University’s all female a cappella group, founded in 1983, when Columbia became a coeducational institution. Waxing eloquence, they are dedicated to developing into a premier singing institution, sharing and spreading their musical talent and entertainment value to as many audiences as possible in a variety of venues in and outside New York. They perform at a wide variety of venues and events all over New York City, holding informal study breaks with other university a cappella groups, raising money for Hurricane Katrina victims, entertaining middle school children, celebrating Women's History Month, and spreading Easter cheer in Central Park.
Middle East Institute (Media, Music)
Location: International Affairs Building
Phone: 212-854-2584
Contact: Astrid Benedek, Assistant Director- amb49@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.sipa.columbia.edu/regional/mei/
The Middle East Institute of Columbia University, founded in 1954, has helped to set the national pace in developing an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the Middle East from the rise of Islam to the present, with a primary focus on the 19th and 20th centuries. Fostering an inter-regional and multi-disciplinary approach to the region, the Institute focuses on the Arab countries, Armenia, Iran, Israel, Turkey, Central Asia, and Muslim Diaspora communities.
Miller Theatre (Music, Theatre)
Location: 116th & Broadway
Phone: 212-854-1488
E-Mail: cp2234@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.millertheatre.com
Miller Theatre, the performing arts center of Columbia University, is one of the country's leading innovators in performing arts presentation. Miller Theatre presents an annual season of international performers in music, dance, and opera, as well as public events that draw on the intellectual resources of Columbia University. Established in 1988 with funding from Brooke Astor, John Goelet, and the Kathryn Bache Miller Fund, Miller Theatre is a thriving urban arts presenter attracting over 30,000 audience members annually.
Music & Arts Library, Gabe M. Wiener (Media, Music)
Affiliation: Columbia University Libraries
Location: 701 Dodge Hall
Phone: 212-854-4711
Email: music@libraries.cul.columbia.edu
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/music/index.html
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Located in Dodge Hall, the Gabe M. Wiener Music & Arts Library's onsite collection totals over 60,000 printed items, including monographs and serials on western and non-western music, as well as music scores; 20,000 sound and video recordings in multiple formats; CD-ROM indexes and multi-media titles; and several hundred microforms of scholarly interest.
Music at St. Paul's (Music)
Affiliation: Earl Hall Center
Location: St. Paul's Chapel
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/earl/music.html
St. Paul's Chapel, with its wonderful acoustics, is a landmark treasure of Columbia University. One of the finest architectural spaces on campus, it is an ideal place for diverse musical programs. Consistent with the Office of the University Chaplain's mission to help welcome Columbia's neighbors onto campus the Office of the University Chaplain has established the Music at St. Paul's program. Music at St. Paul's will increase the variety of performances of sacred music in St. Paul's Chapel and provide an on campus venue for stellar musicians from our New York City community to be heard in concert. Music at St. Paul's provides an opportunity to hear sacred music and music appropriate to the University Chapel outside of the context of a worship service in a setting for which much of the music was originally composed.
Music Department Ensembles (Music)
Website: http://www.music.columbia.edu/undergraduate/courses/ensembles.html
The Department of Music at Columbia is one of the oldest and most distinguished at any American university. Their teachers are among the best musicians in New York. The opportunities for music performance at Columbia and Barnard are rich and diverse. Instruction is given in all the principal keyboard and orchestral instruments, in a variety of Renaissance and Baroque instruments, and voice. There is also a symphony orchestra, a large chorus, a smaller vocal ensemble, a jazz orchestra and a wide range of instrumental ensembles that can be taken for credit. All of these are available to students of Barnard College, Columbia College, the School of General Studies and the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
NOMADS
New and Original Material Authored and Directed by Students (Theatre)
Phone: 212 266-5525
Email: nomads.columbia@gmail.com
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NOMADS produces original student-written theatre each semester, and is one of only two clubs at Columbia University that presents student-writing for the stage. From playwrights and composers, to actors, directors, designers, and technicians, NOMADS is dedicated to fostering artistic growth and collaboration among Columbia University theatre artists. Through producing and developing original student theatrical works , we aim to encourage emerging theatre artists to explore their creativity and develop their own particular crafts for the stage. We seek to present challenging, entertaining, and thought-provoking material for audiences at Columbia and in the wider New York theatre world. In addition to full productions, NOMADS programs include: The NOMADS Theatre Workshop and The PlayPen. Wander no more! Join NOMADS!
Nonsequitur (Music)
Contact: Anne Epstein, President- ae2158@barnard.edu
Email: nonsequitur.acappella@gmail.com
Website: www.columbiagroups.org/nonsequitur
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Founded by five a cappella enthusiasts, Nonsequitur represents the effort to better themselves and the Columbia community through song. They take pride in their varied repertoire and unique performing style.
Notes and Keys (Music)
E-Mail: notesandkeys@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/notesandkeys/
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Postcrypt Coffeehouse (Music)
E-Mail: postcryptcoffeehouse@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/postcrypt/coffeehouse/
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The Postcrypt coffeehouse, established in 1964, features professional, amateur, and student performers every Friday and Saturday night throughout the academic year from 9:00pm to midnight. Admission is always free and open to all and our shows and regular open-stages bring in a diversity of music and artists. From blues, folk, jazz, rock, country, a capella, and performance arts such as poetry, comedy, and storytelling -Postcrypt has it all- with the strict rule that everything has to be acoustic. We believe in an accessible and friendly atmosphere for artists to share their craft, so, our artists (local as well as from around the country) perform for small audiences without microphones. Some of the more well-known artists who have graced our stage include: David Bromberg, Jeff Buckley, Shawn Colvin, Ani DiFranco, John Gorka, Patty Larkin, Lisa Loeb, Ellis Paul, Martin Sexton, Tony Trischka, Suzanne Vega, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Dar Williams. The Postcrypt is completely student run and non-profit, and is the only free venue of its kind in the New York area. Our devoted volunteers listen to demos, book artists, manage the business, work in the bar, and interact with our guests who range from age 10 to age 80. Many of these guests come from Morningside Heights and have been with the Postcrypt for decades. Known nationally as a fantastic folk music site, the Postcrypt was recently listed in the Lonely Planet Guide to New York City. All-in-all, the Postcrypt is a key way for Columbia University to interact with neighborhood residents, for students to discover new (and old) music, and for aspiring musicians to come into their own.
Rabi-Warner Concert Series (Music)
Affiliation: Faculty House
Contact: Jennifer Cho at jc2305@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/fachouse/information.html
In 1985, Suzanne Fremon, a concert pianist and computer programmer at the Columbia computer center, with the help of Aaron Warner, president of the Advisory Board of the Faculty House, inaugurated a series of noon-hour concerts, for the Columbia and Morningside Heights community. In general, the series begins in mid-October and continues through mid-December, in the Fall; in the Spring, the series runs from mid-February through the end of April. There are roughly 20 concerts in the course of a school year. The series is named for I.I. Rabi, Nobel physics professor, who was an early supporter and Aaron Warner, director of the University Seminars, who was a major influence in the early days of establishing the series. Both are deceased. The concerts take place on Wednesdays, from 12:15 to 1 PM. Audience members are encouraged to have lunch, either beforehand or afterwards, at the 4th floor dining room, where a reservation is advisable, or at the 3rd floor cafeteria. The performers are professional musicians, usually from the New York area, who like to appear at the Faculty House, because the ambiance is friendly, the acoustics are good and the audience is welcoming. Many concert artists use the Faculty House setting as an opportunity to test upcoming programs they plan to perform in other venues around the City or on tour. Since the Faculty House sponsors the Rabi-Warner concerts, admission is free of charge to the audience.
Raw Elementz (Music, Dance)
Contact: Anna Ahn, President- aa2403@columbia.edu
E-Mail: rawelementz@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/rawelementz/
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Raw Elementz burst into being in the spring of 2001, when former Culture Shock dancer and current slave to academia Kristin Liu decided to take matters into her own hands. In the beginning, there was Kant. On the weekends, there was more Kant, and sometimes Aristotle, or if you were lucky enough to go to Barnard you might get something interesting. Then Kristin said, Let there be hip-hop, and Raw Elementz was born. And it was good. As long-time big cheese in the satellite hip-hop interest group of the Chinese Students Club, Kristin made the move to expand her base of operations. She created an organization modeled loosely after Culture Shock, a professional dance troupe and outreach organization in cities around the world. She worked tirelessly to attain ABC and SGA recognition, hounded random students for signatures, and essentially stopped at nothing until her mission was completed. Of course, in the end it all paid off, and Raw Elementz has since grown into what it is now: An independent, diverse, awesome group of people who love to dance.
Roone Arledge Auditorium (Media, Music, Theatre)
Affiliation: Lerner Hall
Location: Alfred Lerner Hall
School of the Arts (Media, Music, Theatre)
Location: 305 Dodge Hall
Phone: 212-854-2875
Website: http://arts.columbia.edu/
We are a community of artists inside a great university -- Columbia University -- in one of the greatest arts centers of the world --New York City. We take advantage of this fortunate location by connecting our students to the excitement and creativity of the arts in New York. At our doorstep are the resources and opportunities offered by hundreds of museums and galleries, theatres and theatre companies, publishing houses, reading spaces, and production companies. Equally important, within the walls of Columbia University are resources critical to the development of emerging artists, including libraries, performance spaces, and some of the best faculty -- in all disciplines -- in the world. The teaching and mentoring of our regular faculty is supplemented by a remarkable adjunct faculty, as well as by visiting artists and guest lecturers.
School of the Arts- Student Affairs (Media, Music, Theatre)
Website: http://wwwapp.cc.columbia.edu/art/app/arts/student_affairs/index.jsp
Whether you're a continuing student or new to the School of the Arts, the Office of Student Affairs is designed to make your time in the M.F.A. program easier and enrich your School of the Arts experience as whole. Aside from providing information to students regarding registration, financial aid, housing, student activities, general orientation and graduation (among others), we also serve as a bridge to the rest of Columbia University.
Sounds of China (Media, Music)
E-Mail: soc@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.soundsofchina.org
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We provide a resource for all to pursue interests in the Chinese language and culture beyond the boundaries of Columbia. Our weekly Cantonese and Mandarin radio programs on 89.9FM reach a wide off-campus audience in the tri-state area. We also provide workshops, monthly movie screenings, and field trips that run throughout the school year. Some of our annual event-highlights include Dumpling Dinner Karaoke Night (DDKN), Mahjong Madness, and radio drama productions.
Southern Asian Institute (Media)
Location: International Affairs Building, 11th Floor
Phone: 212-854-3616
Contact: Vidya Dehejia- Director
E-Mail: southasia@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.sipa.columbia.edu/regional/sai/
The Southern Asian Institute coordinates the many activities at Columbia University that relate to Southern Asia -- mainly the countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives. Its conferences, seminars, exhibits, films, and lecture series bring together faculty and students with widely varying interests and backgrounds. It works with many South Asia groups on campus and off. Because of its location in New York City, the Institute has lively ties with persons serving in the United Nations, the diplomatic community, and many international agencies. It is also in the midst of the largest South Asian ethnic community in North America, with all its cultural richness.
Student Development & Activities (Media, Music, Theatre)
Phone: 212-854-3611
E-mail: activities@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/sda/
Student Development and Activities (SDA) is committed to helping students enhance their leadership skills and explore the co-curricular opportunities available at Columbia. SDA forges a sense of community by providing opportunities for social interaction and student participation in community life and governance. Whether you are looking for advice in running your organization, planning an event, organizing your financial records, starting a group, or if you just want to brainstorm, the SDA staff is here to support you.
Uptown Vocal (Music)
E-Mail: uptownvocal@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.uptownvocal.com
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Just minutes away from the A train, Columbia University's jazz/pop co-ed a cappella group, Uptown Vocal, enters its second decade of bringing aural amusement to New York City & the rest of the world. UV is made up of unusually attractive members of the Columbia community with love for the a cappella spirit, and accepts members from any part of the Columbia community, including graduate students.
WBAR 87.9 FM (Media, Music)
E-Mail: wbar@columbia.edu
Website: http://wbar.org/
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WBAR is an independent, free-form, non-commercial, non-profit radio station broadcasting from the Barnard College campus in New York City. All of our programming is generated entirely by on-campus DJ's, with a new show spinning every 2 hours. Our staff is a fine bunch of Barnard and Columbia students, and every one of us is just as aesthetically pleasing as we are qualified for the job. WBAR's mission is to provide an outlet for the music that you won't find on mainstream stations, so we don't stop at broadcasting. We also put on some of the best shows in New York City.
WKCR 89.9 FM (Media, Music)
Contact: Matt Herman
E-Mail: board@wkcr.org
Website: http://www.wkcr.org
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WKCR is Columbia's non-commercial, student-run radio station broadcasting throughout the New York Metro area at 89.9 FM and streaming around the world at wkcr.org. Since its inception in 1941, WKCR has stood strong against the tide of commerce in defense of art. As a public radio station free from commercial and political pressures, WKCR gives top priority to meaningful art; Louis Armstrong, J.S. Bach, Bessie Smith, and many other geniuses are broadcast staples that grace WKCR's airwaves daily. WKCR applies to this artistic spectrum the stated goals of Columbia University: education and research. The mission of education is twofold, offering listeners informed programming with historical emphasis while training undergraduates in understanding the art forms as well as the style and science of presenting them on radio.
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