Information For

WESeminar: Julius Eastman’s Buddha (1984) and The Limits of Category – A Concert and Conversation 

Friday, May 22, 2026 1-2 p.m.

Olin Memorial Library, Gribbel Room, Room 202A

Join Omri Riss Chbarbi ’26 for a close listening session centered on his performance of Buddha (1984) by Julius Eastman (1940–1990).

Through listening, discussion, and archival materials drawn from Riss Chbarbi’s honors thesis, Listening Plurally: The Limits of Category in Julius Eastman’s Buddha (1984), the session explores Eastman’s music, ideas, and resistance to fixed musical categories.

VIEW: Omri’s senior recital

Sponsored by the World Music Archives & Music Library.