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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… Continue reading…

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Brendan Slocumb ’94: Musical Thrillers with a Message

“I just want people to look at people—really see them—not just their outward appearance. Look at me. You could say I don’t look like a person who plays the violin. You could just see me as a scary black man with tattoos.” Brendan Slocumb (’94 Music Education) says that’s one… Continue reading…

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Heather Ann Lofdahl PhD: Music Education

Dr. Heather Lofdahl is leaving UNC Greensboro with quite the list of achievements, experience, and three degrees. Lofdahl, who will receive her Doctorate in Music Education this Spring, also earned Masters of Music degrees in Music Education and Viola Performance from the School of Music in 2015. Lofdahl says she’s… Continue reading…

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Quan Gabriel Apollo BA: Studio Art

Quan Apollo shopped around a little bit before determining UNC Greensboro’s School of Art was the right place for him: “I decided on UNCG after going to two other institutions—Methodist University and North Carolina A&T. I was impressed by the number of faculty here after having experienced much smaller departments… Continue reading…

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Music Alumnus Competes in American Pianist Awards

More than one year after learning he was a finalist in the 2023 American Pianist Awards, UNCG alumnus Thomas Linger is finally getting a chance to face the music—and the biggest audience he’s ever played for in his life. Linger (’15 Piano Performance in Jazz Studies) is one of five… Continue reading…

Emilee Fann '22 BA Arts Administration

Emilee Fann ’22 BA Arts Administration

Emilee Fann saw herself living a life in the arts but wasn’t quite sure what form that would take until she got to UNCG: “I’d heard that UNCG had a great Theatre Education program, so I transferred here and that’s where I started. From that point, it was a matter… Continue reading…