Music

The Department of Music will present a Faculty & Friends Concert on February 8, featuring Associate Professor of Voice Brian Arreola, tenor. The program, which takes place on the Chinese New Year’s Day, is a celebration of music by Asian and Asian-American composers, with songs sung in Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and English. Performing with Arreola […]

Dr. Brian Arreola, associate professor of voice and the director of Opera Workshop, will sing the role of Tybalt in Opera Carolina’s production of Charles Gounod’s Romeo & Juliet. The performances take place in the Belk Theater of the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center on January 24, 28, and 30. Gounod’s treatment of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy […]

Instructional Designer 2011 Education:Master of Music, Wind Conducting and Percussion, East Carolina University (2014) Bachelor of Arts in Music, Percussion and Composition, UNC Charlotte (2011)Bachelor of Science in Communication, Electronic Media, Western Carolina University (2006) Hometown: Belmont, NC Nick recently completed a graduate degree while serving multiple roles in the ECU School of Music. He taught and […]

Director of Strings, Apex High School (Apex, NC) Education:National Board Certification (2007)Master of Music, UNC Greensboro (2005)Bachelor of Music, UNC Charlotte (2002) Hometown: Charlotte, NC  As Director of Strings at Apex High School, Todd  teaches Orchestra, Beginning Orchestra, and three levels of guitar classes, including a guitar ensemble. He also plays in a Top 40 […]

Assistant Professor of Music Education at Texas A&M University- Corpus Cristi   Education:Ph.D. in Music Education, UNC Greensboro (2022)Masters of Music, UNC Greensboro (2019)Bachelor of Music Education, UNC Charlotte (2012)High School Diploma, Trombone Performance, UNC School of the Arts (2006) Hometown: Lexington, NC Seth’s love for music and music education runs deep and has led […]

Candidate, Adrian Dominican Sisters Education:Master of Sacred Music, University of Notre Dame (2015)Bachelor of Music Education and Bachelor of Arts in Music, UNC Charlotte (2008) Hometown: Stamford, CT As Assistant Director of Music and Liturgy for the Sisters of the Holy Cross, Inc., Jamie prepares and rehearses music with the choir for Sunday and holy […]

Composer, Multi-instrumentalist, Vocalist and Founder/Artistic Director of the Charlotte New Music Festival Education:Master of Music, Composition, UNC Greensboro (2011)Bachelor of Music, UNC Charlotte (2009) Hometown: Charlotte, NC After completing her Master’s degree in composition at UNC Greensboro, Elizabeth returned to Charlotte, where she teaches piano, flute, and composition and theory in her own private studio, […]

Emeritus Professor of music and Chair of the Department of Music, Winthrop University Education:Ph.D. in Music Education, University of South Carolina (2006)Master of Music in Music Education, Winthrop University (1975)Bachelor of Arts in Music Education, UNC Charlotte (1972) Hometown: Charlotte, N.C. Dr. Donald Rogers started as a member of the music faculty at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC, […]

Saxophonist, Visiting Assistant Professor of Music, Lenoir-Rhyne University and Instructor of Saxophone at UNC Charlotte Education:Doctor of Musical Arts, Texas Tech University (2017)Master of Music, Performance, Texas Tech University (2015)Bachelor of Music, Performance, UNC Charlotte (2013) Hometown: Raleigh, NC Ben completed a Doctor of Musical Arts in saxophone at Texas Tech University (TTU) in Lubbock, TX, where he co-founded the Mirasol […]

The Department of Music will host Rabbi Reuben Zellman, Assistant Rabbi and Music Director at Congregation Beth El in Berkeley, California, in a residency on the UNC Charlotte campus January 11-15 to educate both campus and community on gender identity, sexuality, Judaism, and Jewish music. Rabbi Zellman received his BA in Linguistics from U.C. Berkeley […]