Donald Hartmann (School of Music) will star as the British Major in Piedmont Opera’s production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance.” The show will run March 23, 25, and 27 at the Stevens Center in downtown Winston-Salem. No stranger to Piedmont Opera audiences, bass-baritone Donald Hartmann first sang… Continue reading…
Alejandro Rutty (School of Music) will release the album “Exhaling Space,” (Navona Records) a collection of new chamber works combining Latin and world music styles with the classical tradition. The album features performances by Pittsburgh-based Beo String Quartet, and a group of prominent North Carolina artists. Rutty’s previous release on Navona… Continue reading…
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 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…
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Heralded as both a steward for the artistic traditions of classical music as well as a visionary for its future, collaborative pianist and coach Arlene Shrut has been appointed to the artist faculty of the UNCG School of Music where she will serve as Vocal Coach. Dr. Shrut’s… Continue reading…
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…
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…
The Schools of Art, Dance, Music and Theatre within the College of Visual and Performing Arts are offering several summer experiences–long-time staples and new opportunities–in all disciplines: Art, Dance, Music and Theatre. Appropriate for school-aged children and, in some cases, adults, these experiences connect the College to our surrounding community… Continue reading…
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…
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…
