“Playing the folk festival just feels like a gift,” she said the week before her performance. “I’m giving back to everything people gave me in Greensboro. All the wisdom and knowledge and advice and support — I’m able to give it all back musically.” Read more
In the history of Jazz, there is only one bandleader that has the distinction of having his orchestra still performing sold-out concerts all over the world, with members personally chosen by him, for nearly 40 years after his passing. Pianist and bandleader William James “Count” Basie was and still is… Continue reading…
For Jinna Sakkijha (’22 BA Arts Administration), UNCG was a natural selection: “It was a straight pipeline. I lived in Oak Ridge in Guilford County, and when I graduated high school, I wasn’t quite ready to leave the nest yet. I came to orientation thinking I would be a Psychology… Continue reading…
Destiny King came to UNCG’s School of Music from Zebulon, North Carolina —about thirty minutes outside Raleigh—with her oboe and a desire to be a music educator: “As a high school student, I attended the UNCG Honor Band Festival, and I knew early on that my top college choice was… Continue reading…
Why are so many teachers walking away from the classroom—and what would it take to make them stay? That’s the question that Peter Duffy (’07 MFA Directing, Concentration in Theatre for Young Audiences) is asking with his play ReformED, which is the season opener for the UNCG School of Theatre… Continue reading…
You can’t say Spartans don’t dream big. While an MFA student at UNCG, Alan LeQuire ’81 MFA learned sculpture bids would soon be accepted for a statue in Nashville’s Centennial Park. His mom mailed him the newspaper clipping from Tennessee, telling of the request for proposals. Not just any statue…. Continue reading…
College of Visual and Performing Arts Dean bruce mcclung has announced the roster of artists for the 2025-2026 UNC Greensboro Concert and Lecture Series (UCLS), which includes Leslie Odom Jr.— straight off his return to Broadway in the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Hamilton. Odom, who won the 2016 Tony… Continue reading…
With immersive new tools like Unreal Engine and a state-of-the-art animation studio, UNCG visual arts faculty and students are pushing creative boundaries – and creating a launchpad for exciting, next-gen careers. Innovate UNCG – the university incubator for entrepreneurship – is helping lay the groundwork for tech-forward growth in the… Continue reading…
Dr. Leonardo Ottoni Do Rosario (’18 DMA Conducting) has accepted the position of Director of Orchestra and Assistant Professor of violin at Lee University in Cleveland, Tenn. Previous to his appointment, Rosario served as Conductor of String Orchestra, Director of strings, and Assistant Professor of Music at Kansas Wesleyan University…. Continue reading…
“It feels absolutely amazing to be back in Greensboro. I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m back home.’ I had a couple of cast mates with me in the car as I drove into town, and I took them on a little guided ride through campus. This feels so good, and… Continue reading…
