Music

Dean Muller to Depart CoA+A
Dean Brook Muller has announced he will depart the University effective June 30. Lee Gray, professor of architectural history, will become interim dean. “I would like to thank UNC Charlotte for giving me the opportunity to lead the College of Arts + Architecture,” Muller said. “I have learned so much from its magical constellation of […]

Professor to Perform in Opera Carolina’s Porgy and Bess
Dr. Sequina DuBose, assistant professor of voice, will sing the role of Clara in the Opera Carolina production of George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. Performances will take place January 22-28 at the Belk Theater in uptown Charlotte’s Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. The role of Clara, who sings “Summertime,” the opera’s most famous tune, is one […]

Theatre Students Perform with Charlotte Symphony
Theatre students Logan Pavia and Sam Pomerantz were featured performers recently at the 2022 Holiday Pops concert presented by the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. The annual program took place December 16-18 at the Knight Theater in uptown Charlotte. Pomerantz, who graduated the same weekend, and Pavia are both participants in the College of Arts + Architecture’s […]

Music Students Perform Carmen in Joint Production
UNC Charlotte music students recently performed in a production of Bizet’s Carmen jointly presented by the Central Piedmont Community College Opera Theatre and the UNC Charlotte Department of Music’s Opera Workshop program. Performances took place November 17-20 in the Halton Theater on the main campus of Central Piedmont. Dr. Brian Arreola, director of the Opera […]

Emily Golden Bumgarner
Director of Bands at East Burke High School in Connelly Springs, North Carolina

Connor Beck
Band Director at Holbrook Middle School in Gaston County

Professor of Musicology to Speak at United Nations
Dr. James A. Grymes, professor of musicology, will present his research in a panel at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The program, Music and the Holocaust: History, Memory and Justice will take place on November 10. Grymes is the author of Violins of Hope: Violins of the Holocaust—Instruments of Hope and Liberation […]

Musical Theatre Students Win A1 Auditions
Nine UNC Charlotte students, including singers, dancers, and actors, have been chosen to attend the All-In-One (A1) Conference, where they will attend classes and workshops, meet with industry professionals, and audition for top casting agents and producers for summer stock theatre, cruise lines, and more. The conference will be held January 13-16, 2023, at The […]

Sydney Norwood
Hometown: Charlotte, NC Degree: BM in Composition, Applied Instrument: Cello Graduation Year: 2025 How did you first get interested in music? While I taking a computer class in high school, I was assigned a project. I then decided to base the whole assignment off of music instruments to teach people about the unique sounds and history of each […]

Vincent Vaccaro
Hometown: Concord, NC Bachelor of Music, Concentration in Jazz Studies 2025 How did you first get interested in music? I grew up with a family that was very passionate about music. All of my family members had played an instrument at some point and had an appreciation for higher forms of music. My parents always […]