Professor Leah Sobsey’s Online Talk and Exhibition at the Center for Photographic Art
School of Art Assistant Professor Leah Sobsey’s work is featured in an article about the exhibition Winter Blue at the Center for Photographic Art in Carmel, California.
Leah will be giving an artist lecture on Tuesday, April 14th via Zoom. She will be discussing work from her current exhibition at The Center for Photographic Art as well as work from her monograph, Collections, released in 2016. Collections contains images of birds, herbaria, butterflies, artifacts, bones, and nests. The work is an exploration of our constantly evolving and increasingly intertwined relationship with nature and science. Leah’s work combines historical photographic process and current digital technology. Learn how she created her Swarm, on view at CPA, and discover her inspirations, ideas, and her working methods. Visit the website below to register!
https://photography.org/event/online-lecture-artist-lecture-with-leah-sobsey/
Virtual Thesis by MFA Student Makayla Ferrick
Due to COVID-19, School of Dance MFA student Makayla Ferrick had to cancel the public viewing of her thesis performance. Luckily, this didn’t slow her down! Makayla released the performance virtually to joy of her fellow students, faculty, and fans. We are all blown away by what she and her dancers accomplished. Congratulations Makayla!
Lorena Guillén Tango Ensemble and UNCG University Chorale
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 an original piece for their orchestra and ensemble titled, “Tango Concerto Grosso.”
Podcast Featuring Steve Haines, Miles Davis Jazz Studies Program
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 in Jazz and Everything Else
CVPA alumni couple making beautiful music together
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.
Duke Ellington Sound of Viola! This is us passing the time that would be spent commuting. This is what arrangers/composers do in quarantine. #TruyolsMusic #SoundOfLove #ViolaQuartet #Viola #WhatToDo #ArrangersInQuarantine #ComposersInQuarantine P.S. If you're up for some kind of collaboration, send me a message with your idea! #coronacollaboration
Posted by Antonio Truyols on Friday, March 20, 2020
