Music

The UNC Charlotte Department of Music will host a piano sale in Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts, August 4 – 6. The Department has had the use of new, first-class pianos on a no-cost basis for the 2015-2016 school year, in an arrangement provided through an association with the Rockley Family Foundation. These instruments, […]

Anne R. Belk Distinguished Professor of Violin David Russell will direct a three-day seminar this fall that explores the musical and cultural legacy of the period, from 711 until 1492, in which the Moors governed Spain. The seminar, Masterclass Al-Andalus, will be held October 10-13 at Wildacres Conference Center in Little Switzerland, NC, and is […]

A quartet of UNC Charlotte music students will perform at two international conferences during the month of July: the International Conference for Music Perception and Cognition (ICMPC), which will take place July 5-9 in San Francisco, and the International Society for Music Education (ISME) 32nd World Conference on Music Education, which will take place July […]

Music student Ben Shafer has been accepted to attend Music House, an international music festival hosted by The Philadelphia Orchestra. The intensive training program, held on the campus of Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania from June 15 through July 1, provides college students and young professionals the opportunity to work directly with musicians of The […]

Assistant Professor of Voice Carl DuPont will compete in the 20th International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition, to take place in Leipzig, Germany, July 4-16. The competition will be held in the categories of voice, organ, and cello/Baroque cello and consists of four competitive rounds in each category. Participants were chosen in a juried pre-selection process […]

The UNC Charlotte “Pride of Niner Nation” Marching Band has been selected as the official band to represent the United States in Normandy, France, in June 2018. The performance will mark the 74th anniversary of D-Day. Each year, one band is chosen to represent the U.S. at the D-Day commemoration. The honor was historically reserved […]

Dr. Jeffrey Miller, Director of Athletic Bands, will present at the College Band Directors National Association Athletic Band Symposium, to be held at the University of Minnesota June 2-4. Dr. Miller will present a clinic session on starting new collegiate marching bands, in partnership with Debra Traficante of Kennesaw State University (Georgia). Dr. Miller joined […]

Dr. Brian Arreola, associate professor of voice and director of the opera workshop program, recently sang the role of Romeo in Charles Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet, performed by Toledo Opera in Toledo, Ohio, April 6-10. “Tenor Brian Arreola created a Romeo whose persona churned from petulant adolescent to ardent lover, and finally impetuous hero,” reported […]

The Department of Music will celebrate the music of women composers on April 21 with Set No Limits, a free concert at UNC Charlotte Center City at 7:30 pm. Developed by Assistant Professor of Clarinet Jessica Lindsey, the program presents music by eight composers, performed by Lindsey and guest artists Christian Bohnenstengel, piano, and Christy […]

Choral Director at Deep Run High School in Glen Allen, VA