Music

Jack Richardson
Degree: BM in Vocal Performance with a Certificate in Musical TheatreGraduation Year: 2026Hometown: Greenville, SC How did you first get interested in music?I’ve always been interested in performing arts, the hard part was picking something specific. I did theatre, poetry, art, comedy; anything an overly enthusiastic middle schooler could partake in. I’m thankful I was […]

Inspiring Love for Life through Music
MJR Jazz Scholar Adam Kallestad is ready to teach the next generation.

Krish Sood
Degree: BM in Vocal Performance Graduation Year: 2027 Hometown: East Windsor, NJ How did you first get interested in music?I have had a passion for music since I was very young. I feel the happiest when I am singing or listening to music or just doing anything connected to music. Since elementary school, I have […]

Roberto Gutierrez
Degree: B.M. in Music Performance Graduation Year: 2027 Hometown: Charlotte, NC How did you first get interested in music?I got into music because I was captivated by the beauty and emotions that music can convey, and how it has the power to bring people together. I was also fascinated by the strength and expression of […]

Krista Whinnie
Degree: B.M. in Music Education Graduation Year: 2026 Hometown: Concord, NC How did you first get interested in music?I first got started in music when I was 8 years old playing the piano. I eventually started in a middle school band, and my love for music grew from there. I took part in a high […]

Piano Professor Wins State Teaching Award
Dylan Savage is the NC Music Teachers Association Teacher of the Year.

Rebecca Cotrone
Hometown: Brown Summit, NC Degree: B.M in Instrumental Music Education Graduation Year: 2027 How did you first get interested in music? I didn’t grow up in a musical family, so my first musical introduction was watching the nearby high school bands march in the Greensboro Winter Parade. I started playing the tuba in sixth grade, […]

Department of Music Launches “What’s Music Got to Do with It?”
The series is an interdisciplinary demonstration of universal skills using live music.

Voice Professor’s Opera Receives Second D.C. Production
Brian Arreola’s Zavala-Zavala is based on a true story.

Ash Herail
Hometown: Charlotte, NC B.A. in Music and a Minor in French 2027 How did you first get interested in music?I’ve been singing since I could talk, though I never imagined I’d be able to pursue it. It always seemed too frivolous, like someone else’s lucky dream come true that I couldn’t possibly have. Then one […]