Ferraguto

Doctoral candidate Mark Ferraguto has been awarded the American Musicological Society's Pisk Prize, which recognizes the most outstanding scholarly paper read by a graduate student at the annual meeting of the society. Ferraguto's paper was titled "Beethoven à la Moujik: Russianness and Learned Style in the 'Rasumovsky' String Quartets."

"The Pisk Prize is one of the most prestigious awards for a graduate student in musicology," says Steve Pond, associate professor and chair of the music department.

Ferraguto's research, under the direction of music professor James Webster, focuses on 18th- and 19th-century music, in particular the instrumental music of Haydn and Beethoven. In addition to his musicological work, Ferraguto is pursuing a concentration in performance practice with an emphasis on early keyboards.

Linda B. Glaser is staff writer for the College of Arts and Sciences.