Music

Voice Professor Joins Opera Carolina Cast

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Assistant Professor of Voice Sequina DuBose, lyric soprano, will sing the role of Donna Elvira in Opera Carolina’s upcoming production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni. Performances will take place February 3, 5, and 6 at the Belk Theater in the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. It is DuBose’s debut in the virtuosic role of Giovanni’s spurned lover. […]

Clarinet Professor’s New CD Celebrates Diverse Collection of Contemporary Composers

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Associate Professor of Clarinet Jessica Lindsey, with her musical partner Christy Banks, recently released a new CD of electroacoustic music – the first for the pair of clarinetists, who have performed together as Spatial Forces Duo since 2008. Published by Albany Records, Little Spectacle features seven new works by seven composers, a diverse set of […]

Student Wins State Music Competition

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Student Kira Wagner has been named the North Carolina state representative for 2021-2022 Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Young Artist Solo Competition in the Brass Area. The three-tiered competition begins with a state round in the fall, followed by a division round in the winter and a national round in the spring. Kira is a […]

Virtual Exchange Joins Choirs from UNC Charlotte and Japanese University

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The UNC Charlotte Women’s Chorus, The Charlotteans, recently spent two weeks in a virtual exchange with choral students from Tohoku University, a UNC Charlotte institutional exchange partner since 2014. Through Zoom, the two choirs met for joint rehearsals and group discussions and together have created a combined performance. According to Department of Music Chair Joe […]

Alice Silva

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Professional Violinist, Data Engineer

Marsalis Leads Masterclass at UNC Charlotte

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Three-time Grammy Award® winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis led a masterclass for music students in Rowe Recital Hall on August 30. Visiting campus the day after Charlie Parker’s 101st birthday, Marsalis launched the Department of Music’s “Charlie Parker 101” project with the class and a public event in the Anne R. Belk Theater later that evening. […]

Grymes Named Scholarship and Research Editor of College Music Society Journal

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Dr. James Grymes, professor of musicology, has been named the Scholarship and Research Editor for the College Music Symposium: Journal of the College Music Society, effective immediately. The College Music Society (CMS) is one of North America’s leading professional organizations for college and university music faculty, serving musicians and scholars interested in all disciplines of […]

Ryan Ramirez

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Sound Engineer at the Blue Note and the Jazz Standard & Freelance Drummer

Meredith Butterworth

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Manager, Alumnae Engagement at Barnard College

Vijay Nagpal

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Emergency Department Medical Director