Music

Hometown: Boone, NC B.M. in Instrumental/General Music Education with a Certificate in Jazz Studies 2024 How did you first get interested in music?Coming from a family of professional musicians, I have always been immersed in music. I received a healthy diet of jazz and classical music as I grew up listening to my mother play […]

Hometown: Charlotte, NC BA in Instrumental Performance 2024 How did you first get interested in music?When the thought of college first crossed my mind, music was not in the cards at all. I have been playing trombone since 6th grade, but pursuing a career in it was never something I was really interested in. Growing […]

Hometown: Holden, Massachusetts BA Music & Criminal Justice ’24 2024 How did you become interested in music?I grew up in a really musical family, so I was surrounded by music at a really young age. I started doing musicals with my mom with our local community theatre group, and as I got older, did more […]

Hometown: Anchorage, Alaska Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and a Minor in Communication Studies 2024 How did you first get interested in music?I grew up in church, so I was always surrounded by music. I was also lucky enough to go to high schools that prioritized art and music when considering budgets.  What kind […]

The College of Arts + Architecture is pleased to welcome these new full-time faculty beginning August 14. Dr. Rob Conkie, Robinson Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare Studies in the Department of Theatre, integrates practical and theoretical approaches to the teaching and research of Shakespeare in performance. He is the author of Writing Performative Shakespeares: New Forms […]

The lobby of Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts on the UNC Charlotte main campus will be host to a piano sale August 3-5, 2023. The Department of Music has the use of new first-class pianos on a no-cost basis each school year. This arrangement is provided through an association with the Rockley Family Foundation. […]

Hometown: Cary, NC B.A. in Music (applied instrument: Cello), B.A. in Communications with a concentration in Mass Media 2025 How did you first get interested in music? Growing up, I was always surrounded by music. I would wake up to the sound of classical music in elementary school, listen/watch musicals, and YouTubers such as the […]

Faculty in the College of Arts + Architecture are among the recipients of prominent grants announced recently by the City of Charlotte Infusion Fund and the Arts & Science Council. The funds will support the development and performance of new works over the next 12 months and the continuation of an annual festival. Four projects […]

Hometown: Concord, NC BA in Music Education with a Jazz Studies Certificate 2024 How did you first become interested in music?I was first interested in the arts and music when I was in middle school. My family all play instruments, so I felt like it was my obligation to do the same. I then picked […]

Hometown: Harrisburg, NC B.A. in Music and B.S. in Computer Science 2025 How did you first get interested in music? My interest in music started in 5th grade, when I started a band. I wasn’t too into it back then, and even considered dropping, but nevertheless continued into high school. Playing in my high school’s […]