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Franco Romero Jazz Feature

Never Stop Dreaming: Forward-Thinking Saxophonist Thrives on Jazz Culture

Saxophonist Franco Romero is charting a remarkable musical journey at UNCG. After beginning his training in Cuba’s conservatory system, a pivotal mentorship at UNCG helped him refine his artistic path. Today, supported by scholarships from the Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation, Romero continues to grow as a forward‑thinking artist in the UNCG Jazz Studies program—embracing new opportunities, deepening his craft, and living out his dream in jazz.

New faculty announcement of Zachary Hobin

Zachary Hobin Joins School of Music

College of Visual and Performing Arts Dean bruce d. mcclung has announced the appointment of Zachary Hobin as Assistant Professor of String Bass.  Zachary Hobin is an artist-pedagogue whose work spans orchestral performance, chamber music, and musical entrepreneurship. As an orchestral performer, he appears with the Atlanta Opera, Charleston Symphony, Charlotte Symphony, and North Carolina Symphony. Past ensembles include the Civic… Continue reading…

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UCLS Presents Lawrence Brownlee

The UNC Greensboro Concert and Lecture Series presents Lawrence Brownlee, leading tenor from the Metropolitan Opera, on March 20th in the Elliott University Center Auditorium, with special ticket rates for UNCG students, faculty, and staff.  A leading figure in opera, both as a singer who has graced the world’s leading stages and as a voice for activism and diversity… Continue reading…

David Furr's Acting for the Camera Class

Lights, Camera, Action in the Schools of Dance and Theatre 

Since its invention in the late nineteenth century, film has been intertwined with live performance, making it perhaps the most interdisciplinary of art forms. In the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Schools of Dance and Theatre, the medium of film is a tool for artistic expression, teaching, and providing career preparedness.   Professor of Dance Robin Gee explains that film and dance are a natural fit:  “The notion that film and dance… Continue reading…

Photo announcement of Ian LeRoy as Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre

Ian LeRoy Joins School of Theatre

College of Visual and Performing Arts Dean bruce d. mcclung has announced the appointment of Ian LeRoy as Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre (Music Directing).  Ian LeRoy is a music director, pianist, composer, and educator whose work spans professional theatre, higher education, business, and technology. LeRoy has served as music director for productions and concerts with NYU Tisch… Continue reading…

Jane Thomas Bellamy, WC graduate

Jane Thomas Bellamy Scholarship Endowment in Music 

Freeman Thomas “Tom” Bellamy says his mother’s life in music was inspirational, and that is why he is establishing the Jane Thomas Bellamy Scholarship Endowment in Music. The gift is intended to provide support for deserving students majoring in Piano or Organ at UNCG’s School of Music.  Jane Bellamy’s life in music began early when she started taking piano lessons at the age of five. She played the piano and… Continue reading…

Outdoor sculpure by School of Art students for Creative Aging Network of NC

Community Engagement: Public Art and the Creative Aging Network-NC 

Staying Power: Initiative for Public Art and Aging is a community and arts-based research project that has grown out of the Creative Aging Network-NC Art Initiative developed by School of Art Professor of Sculpture Kasia Ozga alongside interdisciplinary UNCG faculty and community partners. The team’s research focuses on activating movement in older adults through… Continue reading…

students drawing at Summer Arts and Design Intensive

Summertime and the Camping is Artsy 

From playing the piano to painting to pirouettes, UNCG’s College of Visual and Performing Arts opens its doors each summer to youths and adults for camps and arts intensives.  This year, the School of Music will host the 43rd annual Summer Music Camp, the largest university music camp in the United States. The School of Art will offer the 13th annual Summer Arts and Design… Continue reading…

Theatre student Maya McCall as Ericka in "School Girls"

Commencement Profile: Maya McCall, BA Drama

For Maya McCall, it’s not so much the destination (he’s open for anything), but the journey—one with twists and turns, two colleges, and three countries: “You know transferring schools and changing majors multiple times is a lot of work and it’s a lot of money, but I wouldn’t change a… Continue reading…

Art student Meghan Fox

Commencement Profile: Meghan Fox, BFA Art EDucation

Sometimes there are no words. And that, says Meghan Fox, is where art steps in:  “The thing I love about art, and why I enjoy teaching it so much, is that art is a universal language. It’s older than written language. It has been connecting people for thousands of years. Even when words aren’t strong enough, art is always present.”  Fox is receiving a BFA… Continue reading…