The Columbia Middle Eastern Music Ensemble (CMEME)
is a new performance ensemble devoted to vocal and instrumental music
from the Middle East and other nearby regions, including the Balkans,
North Africa, and Central Asia. Co-directed by ethnomusicologists and
musicians Dr. Farzaneh Hemmasi and Ozan Aksoy, and established by Dr. read more »
Hearty congratulations are in order for a number of Columbia Ethnomusicology students:
First, three students are now alumni! We congratulate Andrew Eisenberg, Morgan Luker, and Ryan Skinner, each of whom has successfully defended his dissertation.
We also congratulate Tyler Bickford, winner of a Columbia University Whiting Fellowship.
Congratulations to Farzaneh Hemmasi, who has won a dissertation fellowship for 2009-10 from the Middle East Institute.
Congratulations to Sara Snyder, who has won a summer research fellowship from the Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life.
The Columbia Middle Eastern Music Ensemble (CMEME)
is a new performance ensemble devoted to vocal and instrumental music
from the Middle East and other nearby regions, including the Balkans,
North Africa, and Central Asia. Co-directed by ethnomusicologists and
musicians Dr. Farzaneh Hemmasi and Ozan Aksoy, and established by Dr.