Want to learn more about web design? Dig deeper into the roots of rock and roll? Appreciate the finer points of dance? Now’s your chance! In March, UNCG and the UNC System announced that all campuses would deliver Summer 2020 classes online only, to support the public health mandates for… Continue reading…
In a virtual ceremony this spring, CVPA recognized five faculty members and one staff member who are retiring this year. Collectively, James Fisher, David Nelson, George Dimock, Robert Hansen, Gregory Carroll, and Jeff Gillis have contributed 159 years to the life of UNC Greensboro. Watch the presentation here.
Yophi Bost says that majoring in music education was a pretty predictable path for her: “My mom is an Actors’ Equity Assocation actress, so my younger sister and I were pushed into professional musical theatre as toddlers. I was singing before I learned to talk, and music has always been… Continue reading…
A collaborative concert in October 2019 between the UNCG University Chorale, conducted by Carole Ott, and the Lorena Guillen Tango Ensemble, led by Artistic Director and School of Music lecturer Lorena Guillen. In 2020-2021 the Lorena Guillen Tango Ensemble is collaborating with UNCG Sinfonia, conducted by Rebecca MacLeod, to create… Continue reading…
The ‘Yes, And Cafe Podcast’ with UNCG faculty Omar Ali and Nadja Cech, recently featured Professor of Miles Davis Jazz Studies Program, Steve Haines. Steve talks about improvising as a performer, a dad, and as champion of UNC Greensboro’s 2020 theme, “She can, We can.” Check out Episode 2: Improvisation… Continue reading…
Antonio Truyols ’12 BM Piano Performance and Gizem Yucel ’13 DMA Viola Performance share this video of Duke Ellington Sound of Viola! This is us passing the time that would be spent commuting. This is what arrangers/composers do in quarantine. https://www.facebook.com/truyolsmusic/videos/2949116995111145/UzpfSTE4MzYzOTg0ODMzMzY5NTozMTU3MjI4NDkwOTc0ODAx/
Dr. Annie Jeng, Assistant Professor of Piano, creates an innovative way of continuing piano lesson with her students during the coronavirus pandemic! Check out this article on UNCG News.
A quarantine isn’t going to keep this group from rehearsing. Read and see more here about how the Old Time Ensemble practicing music while practicing social distancing. Faculty Musian Leads Old Time Ensemble From Home on UNCG News
Students from the Middle Eastern Ensemble, Steelpan Ensemble, and a Jazz trio prepared this unique arrangement of the Egyptian tune “El Helwa Di” for a UNCG TEDx event. Each individual group also prepared a selection for the musical interlude. Unfortunately, the event was cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19…. Continue reading…
Media Studies Professor Michael Frierson and his students put together music reel showcasing the School of Music for a project last semester.
