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Music

Discoveries: Musical Repetition as Rituality

Michael Puri, associate professor of music theory and history, co-edited the new book, Musical Meaning and Interpretation: Perspectives, Reflections, Critique (Oxford University Press). In this video, Puri sits down at the piano and discusses his chapter in the volume, illustrating his points by playing excerpts from Debussy and Ravel. Watch as he reveals how the widespread notion of “rotationality,” which conceives of musical repetition as cyclical motion, is not merely a theoretical formalism but is rooted in the idea of sacred ritual.

https://as.virginia.edu/discoveries-musical-repetition-rituality

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Creative Writing

Want to Get Away? Summer Book Recommendations from A&S Faculty and Staff

For those of us looking for engaging and entertaining books to pack (or download) for a summer trip, it should come as no surprise that some of the best recommendations are available within the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. Here is a list of what some of your faculty and staff colleagues from the A&S community are reading for pleasure this summer.

https://as.virginia.edu/want-get-away-summer-book-recommendations-faculty-and-staff

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Art History

The Fralin Marks Joan Mitchell’s Centennial With a Restoration

In “Joan Mitchell: Uncovering 100 Years” at The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia, there’s a 1960 photo of the painter emphatically gesturing while standing in front of a large-scale canvas by Adolph Gottlieb. Mitchell seems comfortable in conversation with her art-world friends, hinting at the relationship she had with mid-20th-century galleries and their denizens.

https://c-ville.com/the-fralin-marks-joan-mitchells-centennial-with-a-restoration/

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Creative Writing

A&E Book Club: Queer Fiction Set in the Past, Present and Future

Celebrated every June, Pride Month is a time of celebration and authenticity, as well as a reflection on those who made progress for Queer people possible. Though the month will soon be over, it is never too late to celebrate the Queer community and all who are a part of it. A great way to do so is to engage with identities — and literature — that are often politicized and censored.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025/06/ae-book-club-queer-fiction-set-in-the-past-present-and-future?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_featured

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Music

Carolyn Keurajian to Join Charlottesville Symphony as Executive Director

The Charlottesville Symphony in Virginia has selected Carolyn Keurajian as executive director. She succeeds Janet Kaltenbach, who has led the Charlottesville Symphony for more than 16 years. Keurajian is currently president and CEO of the Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra in Williamsburg, VA, which she joined in 2013.

https://symphony.org/carolyn-keurajian-to-join-charlottesville-symphony-as-executive-director/

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Music

Arts This Week: The Barons at Fridays After Five

You’re listening to WTJU Charlottesville. On Friday, July 11, The Barons will take the stage at Ting Pavilion as part of the Fridays After Five concert series. For this week’s edition of Arts This Week, we spoke to Peyton Alley, frontman of The Barons, who shared all the details about their upcoming performance and new album. My name is Peyton Alley. I’m the front man and rhythm guitarist for the band The Barons. I’d like to say we’re alternative rock, but we don’t necessarily try to fall into too many genres. We kind of try to mix it up a little bit.

https://www.wtju.net/arts-this-week-the-barons-at-fridays-after-five/

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Music

Virginia Belle Takes on Knockout Challenge on ‘The Voice’

University of Virginia third-year student Simone Marijic’s journey on NBC’s singing competition “The Voice” came to an end Monday night as the member of the Virginia Belles lost in the knockout round to her Team Bublé teammate and friend Barry Jean Fontenot. “Thank you, Michael. I’ve learned so much and I’m very proud of myself,” Marijic said to coach Michael Bublé following the announcement Fontenot would be moving on in the contest.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/virginia-belle-takes-knockout-challenge-voice

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Music

The Music Beat: UVA’s Hullabahoos Hit the Right Note – And Win Big

Peter Mildrew initially thought the email in his inbox offering up to $75,000 was a scam. As the then-president of the Hullabahoos, an all-male a cappella group at the University of Virginia, he was used to fielding gig requests paying far less. When a publicist working for Reser’s Fine Foods, a ready-made food company, reached out about a jingle-writing contest for college a cappella groups, Mildrew was skeptical.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/music-beat-uvas-hullabahoos-hit-right-note-and-win-big

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Architecture

‘Seeing Stars’: Exhibition Explores Early Observatories at UVA

Many in the University of Virginia community have taken the short journey to the top of Observatory Hill to visit the Leander McCormick Observatory, which was dedicated in 1885 and is still in operation. But how many are aware that two smaller observatories were constructed at the University and demolished by the mid-19th century? A new exhibition in the First Floor Gallery of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library explores the history of these little-known buildings.

https://library.virginia.edu/news/2025/seeing-stars-exhibition-explores-early-observatories-uva?mtm_campaign=em&mtm_kwd=sub

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Music

Arts This Week: Live Music in July at Book Club C'Ville

You’re listening to WTJU Charlottesville. On Saturday, July 12th and 26th at 8pm, Book Club C’ville will host live music performances set up in a local DIY space. For Arts This Week, we spoke to the band coordinator, John, who gave us all the details on what to expect this month at Book Club.

https://www.wtju.net/arts-this-week-live-music-in-july-at-book-club-cville/

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Music

WTJU Wins Six National and State Awards for Radio Excellence

June marks the start of summer 2025, as well as awards season for broadcasters. WTJU has just won six awards from the Alliance for Community Media (ACM) and the Virginia Association of Broadcasters (VAB). “We have such a good team of volunteers, students, and staff at WTJU, and we live in such a vibrant place for music, arts, and culture. With those ingredients, we sure do make some tasty radio and podcasts,” said Nathan Moore, WTJU General Manager. “It is buoying to receive award recognition for a few examples of WTJU’s altogether terrific work.”

https://www.wtju.net/wtju-wins-six-national-and-state-awards-for-radio-excellence/