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"A music composition class tells of the hopes and fears of a young woman’s journey." Thank you Tufts University, for the feature on John McDonald's project with Tufts Composers and Sola Mahfouz.

An Afghan’s Life Story as Performance Art A music composition class at Tufts University tells of the hopes and fears of a young woman’s journey from Afghanistan to the United States

Our Granoff Music Center manager Jeff Rawitsch is quoted in the Tufts Daily about the visit from Ben Platt earlier this month and similar guest artists brought in through the Granoff's generosity- "...in the instances where [Tufts students] have been invited to sing with the performer and pick their brains about what life is like in the professional music and/or theater world, it has led to some of the greatest memories and learning that any budding musician or actor could hope to have.”

It was such a thrill to have Ben collaborate with our students - Thank you to all who made it possible!

Theater at Tufts: A place of community, passion and so much love - The Tufts Daily Ben Platt opened his intimate “An Evening with Ben Platt” show held in the Granoff Music Center on Oct. 11 with a cover of Billy Joel’s “Vienna,” seemingly singing directly to the place that he was inhabiting — a college campus full of students always in need of a rem...

New 2025 Honk! Festival poster designed by Eric Sutman!

Interested in learning more about ensembles and auditions at Tufts Music? All the information is updated on the Ensembles Page on our website, including links to audition sign-up forms!

All ensembles are open to the Tufts community and can be taken either for credit or for no credit. Some of our ensembles require auditions to determine placement, but competition for membership is far less intense than in music conservatories.

https://as.tufts.edu/music/academics/ensembles

Welcome back to all new and returning Tufts students! Our annual open house and orientation is Friday, August 29th at 10:30th in the Granoff Music Center lobby. Stop by to learn about courses, ensembles and auditions, job opportunities, and chat with your friendly music department staff and faculty!

Photos below from last year's event - see you all next Friday 8/29!