Community Engagement News
World Travelers: UNCG Choral Students Tour Europe
May 31, 2018
May 29, 2018 by Campus Weekly Staff UNCG School of Music students have returned from Europe, where they performed in Prague, Vienna, Salzburg, and Strobl, a small town outside of Salzburg. Dr. Welborn E. Young was the main organizer of the tour. Young said that he had two major goals … Continued
CLASS OF 2018: BARAKA ONGERI
April 26, 2018
With just nine days until May Commencement, you can feel the graduation jitters. Spartans are putting last-minute touches on their cap designs, cramming for final exams and flocking to College Avenue to take photos in their graduation garb. UNC Greensboro senior Baraka Ongeri is one of more than 2,700 Spartans … Continued
Alumna Gretchen Krupp Grand Finalist in Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions
April 25, 2018
For Opera in America you can’t hit any higher note than the Metropolitan Opera stage. And that is exactly where Gretchen Krupp, BM ’15, will stand on Sunday, as a Grand Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Krupp is just one of 9 singers, chosen from across the … Continued
Clarinetist Andy Hudson Appointed to School of Music Faculty
April 25, 2018
The UNCG School of Music is pleased to announce that clarinetist Andy Hudson has been appointed to the School of Music Faculty as Instructor of Clarinet. “UNCG is an incredible school of music, and I’m simply delighted to be coming on board with their remarkable clarinet studio,” said Hudson. “I … Continued
Alumna Gretchen Krupp (BM ’15) Named Grand Finalist in Met Auditions
April 24, 2018
The UNCG School of Music is pleased to announce that alumna Gretchen Krupp (BM ’15) is a Grand Finalist in The Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, and will compete on Sunday, April 29 in New York City at Lincoln Center. Krupp, a mezzo-soprano, is just one of 9 singers chosen … Continued
WebEx – Mac OS Warning Message
April 18, 2018
MacOS users of WebEx may begin to see a warning message when opening a WebEx session. Cause: Mac OS 10.13.4 is now starting to warn users about applications that use 32-bit architecture, instead of the preferred 64-bit. Resolution: This is simply a warning message, and by clicking “OK” users can … Continued
Symphony Orchestra Rehearses with Guest Conductor Stefan Standers
April 18, 2018
On April 16, Stefan Sanders, music director of the Fayetteville Symphony and resident conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic, was in residence to conduct at rehearsal with the University Symphony Orchestra. Maestro Sanders rehearsed “Capriccio Espagnol” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov and also participated in a question-answer session with orchestra members.
Theatre Alum Brenda Lilly Adapts Ibsen’s A DOLL’S HOUSE
April 18, 2018
[blockquote]Lilly still writes for the screen, but she has also expanded to writing for the stage. She adapted Henrik Ibsen’s 140-year-old drama A Doll’s House and set it in the 1960s. Her play, Doll, opens April 19 at the Magnetic Theatre. ‘I looked at it from the point of view from … Continued