Temple researcher uses music to fill gaps in consciousness assessment of children with brain injuries

by Kiki Volkert
July 24
If you've ever wept to a sad song or spent hours dancing at a concert, you know how powerful music can be.Temple University Professor of Music Therapy Wendy Magee is tapping into that power by using music to assess consciousness in children and youth with brain injuries.In a recent paper titled "The development and face validity of the music therapy sensory instrument for cognition, consciousness, and awareness (MuSICCA)," Magee and her collaborators demonstrate the face validity of a consciousness assessment tool known as MuSICCA. Face validity is the degree to which a test...

Terell Stafford wins gold medal in the International Trumpet Guild’s Recording Awards

by Boyer College
May 06
The International Trumpet Guild's (ITG) Recording Awards recognize excellence in trumpet performance and recordings in Classical and Jazz/Improvised Music. ITG awarded Carnell Professor Terell Stafford's Between Two Worlds with the gold medal, for which he will be honored at the ITG Conference later this month.

Terell Stafford wins gold medal in the International Trumpet Guild’s Recording Awards

by Boyer College
May 06
The International Trumpet Guild’s (ITG) Recording Awards recognize excellence in trumpet performance and recordings in Classical and Jazz/Improvised Music. ITG awarded Carnell Professor Terell Stafford’s Between Two Worlds with the gold medal, for which he will be honored at the ITG Conference later this month.

Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts invites Students to (Re)Charge Festival at Temple Ambler

by James Duffy
April 22
Music and performance have been an essential part of Temple Ambler's history since the very beginning.At Temple University Ambler's predecessor, the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women, students hosted elaborate May Day festivals each year.In 1968, performances by Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, and Van Cliburn marked the debut season of the Temple Music Festival and Institute, which welcomed thousands to performances for many years.In more recent years, the Boyer College of Music and Dance has given the campus community and visitors a taste of the talents of their...

Professor Emerita Merián Soto among this year's Guggenheim Fellows

by Boyer College
April 21
The Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts (CPCA) celebrates two CPCA as Guggenheim Fellows, Boyer Dance Professor Emerita Merián Soto and Film and Media Arts Associate Professor Rea Tajiri.Merián Soto will use her Guggenheim stipend to support "various legacy projects" and bring her meditative Branch Dance to her native Puerto Rico.Learn more about Philadelphia's four Guggenheim Fellows.Read more about Professors Soto and Tajiri on Temple Now.

Professor Emerita Merián Soto among this year's Guggenheim Fellows

by Boyer College
April 21
The Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts (CPCA) celebrates two CPCA as Guggenheim Fellows, Boyer Dance Professor Emerita Merián Soto and Film and Media Arts Associate Professor Rea Tajiri. Merián Soto will use her Guggenheim stipend to support “various legacy projects” and bring her meditative Branch Dance to her native Puerto Rico. Learn more about Philadelphia's four Guggenheim Fellows. Read more about Professors Soto and Tajiri on Temple Now.

Three Boyer faculty honored at the 2024-2025 Temple University Faculty Awards

by Boyer College
April 18
Congratulations to the following Boyer College faculty who were honored this week at the Temple University Faculty Awards ceremony.Andrew Ervin (Music Studies): Part-Time Faculty Excellence in Teaching and Instruction AwardJoyce Z. Lindorff (Keyboard Studies): Lindback Distinguished Teaching AwardJeffrey Solow (Instrumental Studies): Faculty Senate Outstanding Faculty Service AwardRead about all of Temple's 2024-2025 faculty award winners.

Three Boyer faculty honored at the 2024-2025 Temple University Faculty Awards

by Boyer College
April 18
Congratulations to the following Boyer College faculty who were honored this week at the Temple University Faculty Awards ceremony. Andrew Ervin (Music Studies): Part-Time Faculty Excellence in Teaching and Instruction Award Joyce Z. Lindorff (Keyboard Studies): Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award Jeffrey Solow (Instrumental Studies): Faculty Senate Outstanding Faculty Service Award Read about all of Temple's 2024-2025 faculty award winners.

Temple University Studio Orchestra, Jazz Band and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra lit up Jazz at Lincoln Center

by Boyer College
April 04
On March 30, the Temple University Studio Orchestra, Jazz Band and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra performed in Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Theater.Led by Maestro José Luis Domínguez, the GRAMMY®-nominated Studio Orchestra opened the concert with Duke Ellington's Night Creature (1955), a piece for jazz band and orchestra that was originally commissioned for a concert at Carnegie Hall. Next on the program was a medley of works by Frank Sinatra featuring soloists Terell Stafford on trumpet and Dick Oatts on saxophone. This Sinatra Medley (2015) was arranged by Michael Abene and...

Temple University announces historic gift from Sidney and Caroline Kimmel

by Stephen Orbanek
April 04
Temple University today announced an historic $27.5 million gift to the new home for the Klein College of Media and Communication and the Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts. The commitment comes from Sidney and Caroline Kimmel and is the largest in Temple’s 141-year history. In recognition of this tremendous gift, the new home will be named the “Caroline Kimmel Pavilion for Arts and Communication.” Read the full article.

Temple University Studio Orchestra, Jazz Band and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra lit up Jazz at Lincoln Center

by Boyer College
April 04
On March 30, the Temple University Studio Orchestra, Jazz Band and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra performed in Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Theater. Led by Maestro José Luis Domínguez, the GRAMMY®-nominated Studio Orchestra opened the concert with Duke Ellington's Night Creature (1955), a piece for jazz band and orchestra that was originally commissioned for a concert at Carnegie Hall. Next on the program was a medley of works by Frank Sinatra featuring soloists Terell Stafford on trumpet and Dick Oatts on saxophone. This Sinatra Medley...

Temple University Symphony Orchestra and Choirs presented their 22nd annual Kimmel Center concert

by Boyer College
April 01
On March 18, the Temple University Symphony Orchestra and Choirs presented their 22nd annual concert at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.This year's concert was a true Temple affair, as Dean Robert T. Stroker and the Boyer College of Music and Dance presented the 2025 Boyer College Tribute Award to Temple Chancellor Richard M. Englert, in recognition of his enduring support for the arts and arts education at the University.Following opening remarks and the award presentation, Associate Professor Paul Rardin, who retires at the conclusion of the 24-25 academic year, led...

Temple University Symphony Orchestra and Choirs presented their 22nd annual Kimmel Center concert

by Boyer College
April 01
On March 18, the Temple University Symphony Orchestra and Choirs presented their 22nd annual concert at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. This year's concert was a true Temple affair, as Dean Robert T. Stroker and the Boyer College of Music and Dance presented the 2025 Boyer College Tribute Award to Temple Chancellor Richard M. Englert, in recognition of his enduring support for the arts and arts education at the University. Following opening remarks and the award presentation, Associate Professor Paul Rardin, who retires at the conclusion of the 24-25...

Temple University Jazz Band Swings into Japan, Jams with Waseda University and Engages TUJ Community at Top Tokyo Club

by Temple University, Japan Campus
March 24
Students, faculty and staff of Temple University, Japan Campus (TUJ) were treated to a rare opportunity to experience the dynamic performance of the renowned Temple University Jazz Band (TUJB), which travelled from the Main Campus in Philadelphia. Under the direction of Grammy-honored trumpeter Terell Stafford from Temple's Boyer College of Music and Dance, the led band captivated Japanese jazz scenes with their high-energy performance and seamless improvisation.Making its Japan debut, TUJB shared the stage with Tokyo's Waseda University and headlined a gig at one of Tokyo's...

A look back at the making of ‘The Beggar’s Trio,’ a cross-disciplinary opera

by Kiki Volkert
March 12
See the making of an original interpretation of a classic play put on by students and faculty from Temple’s College of Liberal Arts; Boyer College of Music and Dance; and School of Theater, Film and Media Arts. On Jan. 26, 2025, faculty and students from Temple’s College of Liberal Arts; Boyer College of Music and Dance; and School of Theater, Film and Media Arts joined together for two performances of The Beggar’s Trio at the Temple Performing Arts Center’s Chapel of Four Chaplains. Read more and see the full photo gallery.