The Granoff Music Center Colloquium Series at Tufts University presents Tufts professor of music John McDonald for the talk, “What Do I Always Do?” McDonald will explore how composers often get stuck reproducing the same parts of themselves as a result of musical habits/impulses. He’ll examine how these get compounded with external expectations, and will attempt to delve into differences inside the music of several piano pieces–two pairs of which could be considered alternate sides of the same two coins.

Free; no tickets required. Guest parking passes can be purchased at the Tufts University Police Department, 419 Boston Avenue, Medford.

This colloquium is made possible by the Granoff Music Fund.