Music: Beethoven – Choral Fantasy performed by the UNCG Symphony Orchestra and Choirs; Annie Jeng, piano; Voice Faculty soloists
Producers: Brad McMillan, Dennis AsKew
Narrator: Anamarie Diaz

The UNCG Opera Theatre, under the direction of David Holley, annually produces at least four operas. In the fall, our annual “Tour to the Schools” reaches over 10,000 area school children and a chamber opera is presented in November (Amahl and the Night Visitors in even years). In the spring, the School of Music and the School of Theatre join forces on a large-scale opera, and the UNCG Opera Theatre collaborates with the Greensboro Opera to present GO’s signature outreach program, “Opera at the Carolina,” in which every fifth grader in Guilford County (6,000+) attends a live opera at the downtown Carolina Theatre.

Since 1993, UNCG productions have regularly earned awards in the National Opera Association’s Annual Opera Production Competition, including seven first place awards for: Susannah, Little Women, Orpheus in the Underworld, The Consul, Dialogues of the Carmelites, Amahl and the Night Visitors, and Don Giovanni. Second place was awarded for our productions of Gianni Schicchi, Albert Herring, La vida breve, L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, and Philip Glass’s Galileo Galilei, which Mr. Glass attended, and he worked with our cast.

Alumni of the UNCG School of Music have been on the rosters of some of the world’s most prestigious stages, including the Metropolitan Opera, The New York City Opera, The Chicago Lyric Opera, The San Francisco Opera, and The Houston Grand Opera, and major summer festivals, such as Wolf Trap and Central City Opera.

Learn More About the Opera Theatre

David Holley, Director of Opera Theatre Introduction

BACHELOR OF MUSIC IN PERFORMANCE

The Bachelor of Music in Performance is a professional music degree that prepares students for future careers as performers, composers and/or teachers. Concentrations are available in instrumental, vocal, jazz studies, popular music and technology, and composition. The degree requires students to spend approximately two-thirds of their time in music study. The Music Performance degree, including jazz studies, requires an audition.

Bachelor of Music in Performance

BACHELOR OF MUSIC IN MUSIC EDUCATION

The Bachelor of Music in Music Education prepares students for positions as choral directors (principal performance area usually voice, piano, or organ), instrumental directors (principal performance area usually in orchestral or band instruments), and for teaching general music in public schools.

LIVE Information Session
12:00 PM • Saturday, January 15, 2021

Bachelor of Music in Music Education

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MUSIC AND THE MUSIC MINOR

The Bachelor of Arts in Music is the most flexible of the music degrees. Combining high-quality musical training with the versatility and breadth of a liberal arts education, it prepares students for a variety of careers and opportunities. With its emphasis on writing, speaking, and critical thinking skills, the BA degree is ideal for students wishing to pursue a double major in another academic field, pre-professional programs in law or medicine, study abroad, arts administration, or graduate programs in music theory, musicology, or ethnomusicology.

Bachelor of Arts in Music

Minor in Music

Masterclasses • Lessons with O’Brien and Wells
11:30 AM–12:00 PM • Saturday, January 15, 2021

Prof. Clara O’Brien (Zoom)

Dr. Robert Wells (Zoom)

Question and Answer Session
12:00 PM • Saturday, January 15, 2021

Q&A (Zoom)

Dr. Robert Bracey, Chair
Professor of Voice
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Dr. Teri Bickham
Assistant Professor of Voice
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Dr. Carole Ott Coelho
Associate Director of Choral Activities
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Dr. Donald Hartmann
Professor of Voice
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Dr. David Holley
Director, Opera Theatre
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Dr. Carla LeFevre
Professor of Voice
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Prof. Clara O’Brien
Associate Professor of Voice
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Dr. Robert Wells
Professor of Voice and Vocal Pedagogy
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Dr. Welborn Young
Director of Choral Activities
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The UNCG Choral program is recognized for excellence, creative performances, and high artistic standards. The diverse offerings allow students the opportunity to experience a wide range of stylistic ideas through the exploration of music from various time periods including major choral-orchestral works as well as smaller chamber pieces. The UNCG Choirs have performed at state, regional, national, and international conferences.

The mission of the UNCG Choirs is dedicated to the teaching, performance, study and cultivation of choral music of the highest quality. We believe that the UNCG Choirs are a serious and distinctive medium of musical expression, of vital service and importance to its members and to UNCG. Through ensemble performance, we strive to create an environment of trust, communication, and expressive freedom, to present outstanding performances throughout the year, and to enhance the institutional spirit and character of UNCG. To music as an art and a profession, the UNCG Choirs seek to bring increasing artistry, understanding, and respect by efforts within our own immediate sphere and by providing leadership and sponsorship to school choral programs and through cooperation with all other agencies pursuing similar musical goals.

Learn More About the University Choirs

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How I Adore Thee – Undine Smith Moore
Dr. Teri Bickham, soprano
Dr. Annie Jeng, piano

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“Ier dalla fabbrica a Triana” from Conchita – Riccardo Zandonai
Dr. Carla LeFevre, soprano
Dr. Ināra Zandamane, piano

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Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Dr. Donald Hartmann, bass-baritone
Nancy Davis, piano

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Aufenthalt
Dr. Donald Hartmann, bass-baritone
Ināra Zandmane, piano

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“Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” from Messiah – George Frideric Handel
Dr. Robert Bracey, tenor
Dr. Michael Burns, bassoon
Dr. James Douglass, piano

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“Asie” from Shéhérazade – Maurice Ravel
Prof. Clara O’Brien, mezzo-soprano
UNCG Symphony Orchestra
Dr. Kevin Geraldi

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Lass from the Low Countree – John Jacob Niles
Amelia Dunayer, mezzo soprano
Freshman, Bachelor of Music in Music Education
Dr. Stephanie Emberley, piano

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The Beauty Is – “The Light in the Piazza” by Adam Guettel
Rebecca Korzelius, soprano
Freshman, Bachelor of Music in Performance
Dr. Stephanie Emberley, piano

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Va godendo – “Serse” – G. F. Handel
Michael Adams, soprano
Sophomore, Bachelor of Music in Performance
Dr. Stephanie Emberley, piano

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My Lovely Celia – George Munro
Fernando Meza, tenor
Sophomore, Bachelor of Music in Music Education
Dr. Stephanie Emberley, piano

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Faites lui mes aveux
Kaitlin Case, mezzo-soprano
Junior, Bachelor of Music in Performance
Dr. Suzanne Polak, piano

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Eterno amore e fe – Donizetti
Miski Zuniga Carrera, mezzo-soprano
Junior, Bachelor of Music in Music Education
Dr. Stephanie Emberley, piano

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Deh vieni non tardar – “Le nozze di Figaro” by W.A. Mozart
Claire Griffin, soprano
Senior, Bachelor of Music in Performance
Dr. Anja Arko, piano

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All Falls Down from Chaplin – Christopher Curtis
Lora Mouna, soprano
Senior, Bachelor of Music in Performance
Dr. Stephanie Emberley, piano

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City Trees – “Afternoon on a Hill” – Robert Cushing
Maggie Ramirez, soprano
Master of Music in Vocal Performance
Margaret Stuckey, piano

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Genius Child – Robert Owens
Reginald Powell, bass-baritone
Master of Music in Vocal Performance

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Dich, Teure halle – “Tannhäuser” – Richard Wagner
Rebecca Germany, soprano
Master of Music in Vocal Performance
Dr. Suzanne Polak, piano