Music

Awards for Trumpet Professor

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Assistant Professor of Trumpet Eric Millard has received recognition in two recent music competitions: the King’s Peak International Music Competition and The American Prize. Millard won first place in trumpet in the brass division, ages 23 and up, of the King’s Peak International Music Competition. The virtual competition is open to individual vocal and instrumental […]

Voice Professor Joins International Florence Price Fest Leadership Team

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Assistant Professor of Voice Sequina DuBose has become vice president of the board of the International Florence Price Fest, a new initiative dedicated to promoting the music of Black American composer Florence Price (1887-1953). The International Florence Price Fest was founded in 2019 and held its first festival virtually in 2020. In 1933, Florence Price […]

Two Students Advance to NATS National Auditions

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Two UNC Charlotte students who competed at the state and regional levels of the National Association for Teachers of Singing (NATS) Student Auditions have advanced to the national level of the competition in the Music Theater category. Sam Pomerantz (student of Assistant Professor of Voice Sequina DuBose) and Migdalia Ramirez (student of Assistant Professor of […]

Music Department Announces New Director of Choral Activities

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The Department of Music has announced that Dr. Jason Dungee will join the faculty in August as Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities. A conductor, tenor, and music educator, Dr. Dungee holds degrees from the University of Arizona, Westminster Choir College, and Hampton University (Virginia). Prior to appointments as Director of Choral […]

Music Faculty Celebrate Women’s History Month with Schonthal’s “Love Letters”

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Music professors Jessica Lindsey, associate professor of clarinet, and Mira Frisch, professor of cello, have created a recorded performance of Ruth Schonthal’s Love Letters in celebration of Women’s History Month. The performance was sponsored by the Gaston College Multicultural Affairs Committee and streamed via the Gaston College website and Facebook page on March 15. The […]

Department of Music to Stream Live Student “Spotlight” Concert

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In its first truly livestreamed production, the Department of Music will present its annual “Spotlight” concert on Monday, March 8, performed live from the stage of the Anne R. Belk Theater in Robinson Hall and streamed simultaneously on Vimeo. Featuring music majors in solo performances, the program celebrates student achievement. “While the pandemic experience has […]

Professor’s Article Explores How a Work by Dave Brubeck Documented the Black-Jewish Relationship

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The Milken Archive recently published an article by Dr. Kelsey Klotz, lecturer in the Department of Music, that explores the 1969 work by Dave Brubeck, The Gates of Justice. “Negotiating Jewish Identity in Dave Brubeck’s The Gates of Justice” looks at the musical documentation in Brubeck’s work of Black-Jewish relationships, as well as the relationship […]

Jazz Ensemble Hosts Conversation with Count Basie Drummer/Leader

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Drummer, composer/arranger, band leader, and educator Dennis Mackrel joined the UNC Charlotte Jazz Ensemble class virtually on February 18 to talk about his career and music. Mackrel was a member of the Count Basie Orchestra from 1983 to 1987, returning to the band as its conductor from 2010 to 2013. He has served as the […]

Student Wins Sound Design Award at Regional Theatre Festival

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Student Gianna Agostino has received “Top Honorable Mention,” in the sound design category of the Design, Technology, and Management competition at the Region IV Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF). Agostino, a senior music major and theatre minor, was recognized for her sound design for the Department of Theatre production of The Corona Caesar […]

CoA+A Announces 2021 Distinguished Alumni

The College of Arts + Architecture (CoA+A) will honor six Distinguished Alumni on Friday, March 19, in the seventh annual celebration of alumni achievement. The event will be virtual and open to the public. The Distinguished Alumni Awards were created by the College of Arts + Architecture in 2015 to recognize the accomplishments of alumni […]