School of Music Professor Receives National Humanities Award
Joan Titus (Professor of Musicology, cross-appointed in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies) has been named a Fellow of the National Humanities Center for academic year 2023-2024 for work on her third book project Dmitry Shostakovich and Music for Thaw-Era Cinema. Titus is one of 34 scholars chosen from 541 applications this year, and the recipients […]
Making Music to Connect with Teens In Custody
For Bethany Uhler Thompson (’20 DMA and ’17 MM Cello Performance) music is a connector and an instrument for change, both of which are needed in her music classes at Les Peters Academy and Hillsborough Girls Academy in Tampa, Florida. “When the girls come into class, they’re very unsure of their abilities, and a lot […]
Renowned Pianist Sara Davis Buechner in Residency at School of Music
The UNC Greensboro School of Music will welcome renowned pianist Sara Davis Buechner as the featured artist for the 2023-2024 Daniel Ericourt Artist Residency in Piano. Buechner will be on campus Monday, September 25th through Thursday, September 28th for student masterclasses, and a lecture. Ms. Buechner will also give a solo recital in Tew Recital […]
PERSONAL PRONOUNS VIEWABLE IN UNCG SERVICES
From ITS: On Wednesday, August 23, 2023, Microsoft 365 (M365) and other UNCG services will begin to display pronouns for faculty, staff, and students who have selected them in UNCGenie. HOW DO I MAKE THIS HAPPEN? See Select Your Displayed Personal Pronouns in UNCGenie. Selecting your pronouns ahead of Wednesday, August 23 will ensure that your […]
From Community Lessons Program to a Spot in the School of Music
“Music got me through a lot of things at home and school. Music can change moods and create moods. It fulfills me, and I want to make it my life. I want to be a band director and a performer—I want to do it all.” Avery Beckham’s love for music goes back about as far […]
Music Alumnus Conducting an Acclaimed Career in Europe
This summer, when William Kelley (’14 BM Piano Performance) took the podium to conduct Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro, it was his second time with that particular opera, with a lot of music and miles in between. The first experience came when Kelley was a senior in the UNCG School of Music, playing piano and acting […]