Oksana Nesterenko
@erlenadlu.bsky.social
Musicologist in New York
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www.montclair.edu/~nesterenkoo
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Ukraine Decolonial Studies Network announces an open call for papers for our panel series, which will be held at the 58th ASEEES Convention.
Please send your titles and abstracts (up to 200 words) of your proposed papers to our email address: [email protected] by February 20, 2026
Please send your titles and abstracts (up to 200 words) of your proposed papers to our email address: [email protected] by February 20, 2026
February 4, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Ukraine Decolonial Studies Network announces an open call for papers for our panel series, which will be held at the 58th ASEEES Convention.
Please send your titles and abstracts (up to 200 words) of your proposed papers to our email address: [email protected] by February 20, 2026
Please send your titles and abstracts (up to 200 words) of your proposed papers to our email address: [email protected] by February 20, 2026
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I’ll be on CBC News’s “The National” tonight at 9pm talking about the Grammys and protest music.
I must be on some sort of list, or perhaps considered handsome for Canada — I get interviewed a lot about protest music on Canadian television!
I must be on some sort of list, or perhaps considered handsome for Canada — I get interviewed a lot about protest music on Canadian television!
February 2, 2026 at 8:01 PM
I’ll be on CBC News’s “The National” tonight at 9pm talking about the Grammys and protest music.
I must be on some sort of list, or perhaps considered handsome for Canada — I get interviewed a lot about protest music on Canadian television!
I must be on some sort of list, or perhaps considered handsome for Canada — I get interviewed a lot about protest music on Canadian television!
Really, from now on, I'm just going to post about music and am not going to read anything on any social media.
February in New York - it's never too cold for good music! extendedtechniques.com/2026/01/31/n...
NYC Calendar February 2026
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH:Roulette’s annual Mixology Festival, February 4-7Sylvie Courvoisier’s residency at the Stone, February 18-21 SUNDAY, February 16–7 pm Listening Event: Co-emergence by Samita…
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February 1, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Really, from now on, I'm just going to post about music and am not going to read anything on any social media.
Today's timeline is completely about fundamentally unhappy people - those who will never feel enough. Finally, a post about one fundamentally happy person. Perhaps we can focus more on this kind...
Vonnegut on the simplest, hardest secret of happiness www.themarginalian.org/2026/01/31/k...
January 31, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Today's timeline is completely about fundamentally unhappy people - those who will never feel enough. Finally, a post about one fundamentally happy person. Perhaps we can focus more on this kind...
any ideas if this will be worth watching? nyuskirball.org/events/krame... timeout's characterisation of Fish as someone who “delights in making strange things even stranger” intrigued me
Daniel Fish: Kramer/Fauci | NYU Skirball Center
SUPPORT NYU Skirball’s programs are made possible in part with support from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; an...
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January 29, 2026 at 11:56 PM
any ideas if this will be worth watching? nyuskirball.org/events/krame... timeout's characterisation of Fish as someone who “delights in making strange things even stranger” intrigued me
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"In the streets, in the schools, in the Signal threads, in all our places of healing and justice, we are as locusts."
A dvar Torah from occupied Minneapolis by Joey Glick:
A dvar Torah from occupied Minneapolis by Joey Glick:
Swarm Like Locusts
A dvar Torah from occupied Minneapolis
jewishcurrents.org
January 28, 2026 at 6:23 PM
"In the streets, in the schools, in the Signal threads, in all our places of healing and justice, we are as locusts."
A dvar Torah from occupied Minneapolis by Joey Glick:
A dvar Torah from occupied Minneapolis by Joey Glick:
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Ġugar
(hangout & bar)
Valletta, Malta
📷: Omaldo Perez
(hangout & bar)
Valletta, Malta
📷: Omaldo Perez
January 28, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Ġugar
(hangout & bar)
Valletta, Malta
📷: Omaldo Perez
(hangout & bar)
Valletta, Malta
📷: Omaldo Perez
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What happens when musical instruments stop making sound and start making information?
Prof. Theodore Gordon explores how early thinking machines reshaped modern music and our ideas of creativity in his new book, “The Composer’s Black Box”
Prof. Theodore Gordon explores how early thinking machines reshaped modern music and our ideas of creativity in his new book, “The Composer’s Black Box”
How Electronic Music Changed the Way We Think
Professor Theodore Gordon’s new book, "The Composer’s Black Box," explores the hidden influence of technology on human creativity.
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January 28, 2026 at 1:15 PM
What happens when musical instruments stop making sound and start making information?
Prof. Theodore Gordon explores how early thinking machines reshaped modern music and our ideas of creativity in his new book, “The Composer’s Black Box”
Prof. Theodore Gordon explores how early thinking machines reshaped modern music and our ideas of creativity in his new book, “The Composer’s Black Box”
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In his recent op-ed, Oleh Kotsyuba of Harvard University’s Ukrainian Research Institute compares the current protests in Minneapolis to Ukraine's 2013–2014 Revolution of Dignity, noting similarities in both the staging and spirit of both events.
Here's why Minneapolis reminds me of what I once saw in Ukraine
When the government asserts authority in ways that a growing share of the public experiences as arbitrary or vindictive, it begins to lose legitimacy.
kyivindependent.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:51 AM
In his recent op-ed, Oleh Kotsyuba of Harvard University’s Ukrainian Research Institute compares the current protests in Minneapolis to Ukraine's 2013–2014 Revolution of Dignity, noting similarities in both the staging and spirit of both events.
I think I'm in a sweet spot between striving and enjoying. Are you?
Goals, rankings, and metrics help us thrive and work together. But how can we use them without letting them rule us? newyorkermag.visitlink.me/w0seZw
Is Life a Game?
In “The Score,” the philosopher C. Thi Nguyen argues that play is the meaning of life.
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January 14, 2026 at 3:32 PM
I think I'm in a sweet spot between striving and enjoying. Are you?
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Music theory teachers! My department at NYU created an amazing free public collection of online resources and examples, including a huge body of pop examples. They want you to use it! sites.google.com/nyu.edu/nyu-...
NYU Theory Resources
This site compiles resources used in the undergraduate music theory sequence at NYU Steinhardt. Click the icons below to naviage to each of the pages.
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January 8, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Music theory teachers! My department at NYU created an amazing free public collection of online resources and examples, including a huge body of pop examples. They want you to use it! sites.google.com/nyu.edu/nyu-...
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The New York-based DIY show listings zine GUNK published this list of local small-scale music venues that closed in 2025. It is so hard to keep a community-oriented music space open in this city. I really hope whoever leads Cultural Affairs for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social will take this seriously.
January 6, 2026 at 3:28 PM
The New York-based DIY show listings zine GUNK published this list of local small-scale music venues that closed in 2025. It is so hard to keep a community-oriented music space open in this city. I really hope whoever leads Cultural Affairs for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social will take this seriously.
It was a pleasure to share a few words about my favorite read of the year with one of my favorite podcasts, though fitting all my thoughts into 90 seconds felt like an impossible challenge. Looking forward to reading some of the books shared by others!
It's here! Listeners shared some of their favorite history reads from 2025--inclusing one book published 90 years ago! draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
Episode 81: The Best History Books You Read This Year
Listeners call in to Drafting the Past to tell host Kate Carpenter about the best history books they read in 2025.
draftingthepast.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:00 AM
It was a pleasure to share a few words about my favorite read of the year with one of my favorite podcasts, though fitting all my thoughts into 90 seconds felt like an impossible challenge. Looking forward to reading some of the books shared by others!
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Happy New Year! Happy New Music!!!
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NYC Calendar January 2026
Highlights of the month:Prototype Festival, January 7-18Winterjazzfest, January 8-13Ches Smith residency at the Stone, January 7-17 THURSDAY, January 1The 52nd Annual New Year’s Day Poetry Ma…
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January 1, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Happy New Year! Happy New Music!!!
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A new and possibly best performance of a rare recent piece that I believe will become a classic. Zoltan Almashi's Maria's City, dedicated to the city of Mariupol. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwIC...
Almashi: Maria's city/ Kedrovskyi - Tallinn chamber orchestra
YouTube video by Antonii Kedrovskyi – conductor, violinist
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December 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
A new and possibly best performance of a rare recent piece that I believe will become a classic. Zoltan Almashi's Maria's City, dedicated to the city of Mariupol. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwIC...
Pinya is ready for Super New Masada. After an introduction to Anthony Braxton's language music, he completed Klezpainting workshop conducted by Walter Thompson's offspring Sam Day Harmet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrFV...
KlezPainting at Yiddish NY, 2025
YouTube video by Alex Minkin
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December 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Pinya is ready for Super New Masada. After an introduction to Anthony Braxton's language music, he completed Klezpainting workshop conducted by Walter Thompson's offspring Sam Day Harmet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrFV...
This semester I taught an entire lecture about John Zorn. Student feedback was just as expected. One student said Zorn “should not be studied.” Another one said Zorn was her most favorite, especially the Masada. Both quoted my article about Zorn’s open works in their final essay!
December 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
This semester I taught an entire lecture about John Zorn. Student feedback was just as expected. One student said Zorn “should not be studied.” Another one said Zorn was her most favorite, especially the Masada. Both quoted my article about Zorn’s open works in their final essay!
Happy Hannukah from generation Alpha! photos.google.com/share/AF1Qip...
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December 15, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Happy Hannukah from generation Alpha! photos.google.com/share/AF1Qip...
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New York in December! extendedtechniques.com/2025/12/01/n...
NYC Calendar December 2025
Highlight of the month:Ikue Mori’s Residency at the Stone, December 10-13 MONDAY, December 17:30PM and 9PM Laubrock – Kim – Seabrook – Lovato – RaineyIngrid Laubrock –…
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December 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
New York in December! extendedtechniques.com/2025/12/01/n...
Any colleagues attending ASEEES25? See you there!
Join our Business Meeting at #ASEEES25 !
Thu, November 20, 7:30 to 8:45pm EST, Washington DC Hilton, Floor: T, Cardozo
The event will be followed by a drinks reception.
Please indicate your interest in attending the meeting and reception here: forms.gle/nbQL8HD3fCzv...
Thu, November 20, 7:30 to 8:45pm EST, Washington DC Hilton, Floor: T, Cardozo
The event will be followed by a drinks reception.
Please indicate your interest in attending the meeting and reception here: forms.gle/nbQL8HD3fCzv...
Ukraine Decolonial Studies Network Business Meeting and Reception Invitation
Dear Colleagues,
Ukraine Decolonial Studies Network is delighted to invite you to attend its Business Meeting at ASEEES (Thursday, November 20, 7:30 PM–8:45 PM. Washington Hilton, Terrace, Cardozo). E...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Any colleagues attending ASEEES25? See you there!
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From pianist Igor Levit, the opening of Frederic Rzewski's "The People United Will Never Be Defeated!" (1975)
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Igor Levit - Rzewski - The People United Will Never Be Defeated! Thema. With determination
YouTube video by IgorLevitVEVO
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November 5, 2025 at 3:37 AM
From pianist Igor Levit, the opening of Frederic Rzewski's "The People United Will Never Be Defeated!" (1975)
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New York in November! extendedtechniques.com/2025/10/31/n...
November 1, 2025 at 3:03 AM
New York in November! extendedtechniques.com/2025/10/31/n...
What a delightful conversation about writing history as an art. i've been thinking about this a lot and now get a specific advice on how to do this.
New! I had great fun talking w/ @drjoannepaul.bsky.social about how she embraces creativity and artistry and how she writes vividly about Tudor history. If you've ever dreamed of writing a history that reads almost like a novel, you're going to love this episode. draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
October 31, 2025 at 3:13 PM
What a delightful conversation about writing history as an art. i've been thinking about this a lot and now get a specific advice on how to do this.
Arvo Pärt indeed figured out how to draw audiences to new music. From young to old, hipsters to fashion ladies to real music connosieurs. His avant-garde opuses stood the test of time. The most amazing were the violinints, Midori and Hans Christian Aavik, they showed that Tabula Rasa has future.
October 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Arvo Pärt indeed figured out how to draw audiences to new music. From young to old, hipsters to fashion ladies to real music connosieurs. His avant-garde opuses stood the test of time. The most amazing were the violinints, Midori and Hans Christian Aavik, they showed that Tabula Rasa has future.
Best protest music ever!
I'll leave you from Portland with one last video of the @unpresidentedbrass.bsky.social, the unofficial house band of #NoKings
October 19, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Best protest music ever!