Budds Center for American Music Studies

Congratulations to all of the Mizzou graduates this weekend, especially our graduating students from the University of Missouri School of Music! 🎶🐯

For new and returning students, we’ll see you in August! ☀️😎

This weekend, will celebrate more than 6,000 graduates during 2026 spring commencement.

View the complete schedule and livestream links: https://brnw.ch/21x2wMV

PLEASE NOTE: Mizzou Arena has a clear bag policy. Learn more:https://brnw.ch/21x2wMU

Congratulations to our GA Aleyna, who is graduating and heading off to work on her PhD in Musicology! 🎉

Happy Finals Week! We will be open through May 14 if you need to stop by for some resources 😊

We’re pleased to announce that the 2025-2026 David Budds Award goes to Brandon Sconce!

This award is named after Dr. Michael Budds’s brother and is given annually to a musicology graduate student whose coursework and research shows excellent promise, and great contribution to our program.

Congratulations, Brandon! 🎉

Below is the playlist that Dr. Murph's "Music and Culture" students curated, selecting songs to accompany each piece of art from the powerful "Impressions: Black Spirit in America" exhibit at the MU Museum of Art & Archaeology. Feel free to listen along as you walk through the galleries, which will be on display through May!

Impressions: Black Spirit in America Playlist (MUS_H_Li 1338_Murph + MU Art & Archeology Museum) Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

See you Friday (May 1), 12pm to hear The Creek Rocks, an iconic Ozark duo, perform folk tunes at The State Historical Society of Missouri in partnership with the Missouri Folk Arts Program! 🪕

Which of these is your fave road trip song?

Our Route 66 roadtrip wouldn't be complete without traveling music! We've put together some iconic songs, all with a Route 66 connection. Three of them have a Missouri connection. How many do you know? You can listen to our original recording of Smiley Burnette performing Chuggin' On Down Route 66 on the Red Foley Show in 1954, on our youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPo00CHy0Cs
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