Melanie Lowe

What songs have a spot on the playlist of your life? In the next episode of the Quantum Potential podcast, explore the meanings of music over time, genre and cultural shifts with Provost C. Cybele Raver and musicologist Melanie Lowe. Read More

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Watch video of Melanie Lowe’s talk that explores the aesthetics of the impossible in Joesph Haydn’s most sublime work. In 1797 Haydn completed what was immediately hailed as his greatest work, The Creation.This enormous piece scored for solo singers, chorus, and orchestra opens with nothing short of a musical impossibility—the sound of… Read More

Video of Senior Day with Tom Brokaw and of Commencement will be streamed live on the Vanderbilt homepage. Three days of activities enrich the Commencement experience For many graduating seniors, Commencement passes in a blur of gowns and camera flashes and choreography. Add emotional parents, excitement –… Read More