Brandi Smith

Audiences celebrate Shepherd School’s opera double bill of ‘Dido and Aeneas’ and ‘The Rape of Lucretia’

The ambitious double bill featured two operatic masterpieces: “Dido and Aeneas” composed by Henry Purcell and “The Rape of Lucretia” by Benjamin Britten.

‘Genius award’ composer and director team up for world premiere of ‘Music for New Bodies’ at Shepherd School

On April 20, Rice Univeristy’s Shepherd School of Music will host the co-commission with DACAMERA, the American Modern Opera Company (AMOC), the Los Angeles Opera and Aspen Music Festival and School.

A decade of discovery: 10 years of Rice’s Archives of the Impossible

It all started with a conversation during a ride to the airport in December 2014. Jeffrey Kripal, Rice University’s J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religion, was wrapping up a trip to Berkeley, California, where he’d spent time with Jacques Vallée.

Rice Global Paris Center hosts art history students, faculty during spring break trip

Rice’s Department of Art History embarked on a journey to Paris in March, marking the 10th anniversary of its annual spring break trip.

Rice to host international conference exploring Michel Foucault’s legacy

Rice University will convene a group of international scholars as part Foucault: 40 Years After, a world congress commemorating the enduring legacy of Michel Foucault.

Shepherd School students combine their new music with new art at Rice’s Moody Center

Students from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music composed and performed a series of compositions that served as musical responses to the themes and artworks present in the Moody Center for the Arts’ spring 2024 exhibition Hayv Kahraman: The Foreign Among Us.

Exploring economic justice and ecological narratives: Rice faculty awarded Humboldt Research Fellowships

School of Humanities faculty members Sophie Esch and Thimo Heisenberg were selected for a prestigious Humboldt Research Fellowship.

Rice’s national champion Speech and Debate team racks up more than 60 awards this semester

March marked a busy and successful month for Rice Speech and Debate, which clinched the National Parliamentary Debate Association (NPDA) National Championship Sweepstakes and achieved an unprecedented feat at the International Forensics Association (IFA) in Dublin, Ireland.

Rice’s Shepherd School mesmerizes families at Musical Stories Family Concert

Combining the enchantment of music with the allure of artful storytelling, Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music celebrated another successful iteration of its annual family concert March 23, showcasing the musical talents of Shepherd School students while serving as an example of Rice’s commitment to fostering creativity and cultural enrichment within the community.

Editing for equity: Wikipedia edit-a-thon transforms digital discourse

On March 23, roughly Rice 10 volunteers gathered to tackle articles centered on the themes of hunger and homelessness, contributing their knowledge to the digital encyclopedia.

Mastery in motion: Shepherd School students learn from award-winning pianist Daniil Trifonov

Several piano students from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music learned from Grammy Award-winning pianist Daniil Trifonov, coached them during a unique public master class.

Science and spirituality: Moody Fellow blends majors for holistic approach to health care

Now a junior at Rice on a pre-med track, Siddhant Patil has been busy double majoring in kinesiology and religion.

Window into the Creative Mind: Pioneering concert explores the neural underpinnings of musical improvisation

At the March 20 concert at Rice University billed as a “Window into the Creative Mind,” the audience was also given a glimpse inside the mind of pianist and Shepherd School of Music musical arts Ph.D. candidate Chelsea de Souza.

Women’s History Month lecture spotlights disability rights in debate over abortion access

University of Texas at Austin professor Alison Kafer visited Rice University March 19 to present the 2024 Women’s History Month Lecture: “Disability and Reproductive Justice.”

Environments at home, Rice inspire award-winning Barthelme essay

Graduating Rice senior Hadley Medlock’s essay won the Inprint Marion Barthelme Prize in Creative Writing, which carries a $5,000 award.