Jazz Tour

Swing 46 is a Jazz and Supper Club in the heart of New York City’s Theater District where they say “you’ll find the most talented, professional musicians from all over the world with charts and arrangements that are impeccable and true to the genre we celebrate.”  That was certainly the… Continue reading…

At the Heart of the Immigration Story

At the Heart of the Immigration Story As Congress and the White House focus on immigration legislation, UNCG’s Lorena Guillén has been steadfastly shining a spotlight of her own and getting to the heart of the matter. Guillén, a performer and professor of Musicology, is a highly awarded singer, song-writer and… Continue reading…

2017 Distinguished Alumni

This month, the College of Visual and Performing Arts awarded its highest honor to five alumni who exemplify excellence in their fields, recognizing them for their achievements in artistry and education. Carla Gannis ’92 (Art); Doug Risner ’88, MFA ’90, PhD ’01 (Dance); David Kish MM ’02, DMA ’03; Connie… Continue reading…

CVPA Launches New Website!

Welcome to the College of Visual and Performing Arts and our newly re-designed website! We hope you’ll click around and see how easy it is to navigate and to find all the information you need. On the homepage, you’ll find a distinctive design that will guide you to the various disciplines: Art, Dance, Music and Theatre. Once… Continue reading…

Congratulations to Trimain Green (BM, Music Education, ’16)

Trimain Green (Music Education, ’16) has recently become the General Music teacher at Stovall-Shaw Elementary School in Stovall, North Carolina (Granville County). He had recently completed his student teaching with Allison Phillips at Northwest Middle School in Greensboro. While at UNCG, Trey was a member of the University Band for… Continue reading…

Symphony Orchestra and Combined Choirs Perform Verdi’s Requiem

The UNCG School of Music Symphony Orchestra and Combined University Choirs, conducted by Dr. Kevin M. Geraldi, performed Giuseppe Verdi’s monumental Messa da Requiem to a capacity audience at UNCG Auditorium on Friday, February 24, 2017. The students of the orchestra and choirs were joined by a quartet of accomplished School of Music alumni soloists: Jill… Continue reading…