“Students in area elementary schools have created and recorded short melodies. The melodies and musical ideas have been turned into new, short pieces for full orchestra by well-known composer Alejandro Rutty and his students at UNC-Greensboro, where he is an associate professor of music.”

Ibrahim Said makes cover of Ceramics Monthly.

The UNCG School of Music was well represented at this years Southeast and Caribbean Chapter of the Society for Ethnomusicology conference in New Orleans (Mar 16-18). Corey Lohman (recent Ethnomusicology Certificate grad), Grijda Spiri (MM) and Gavin Douglas (Faculty) all presented their latest research. Research details available if interested.

UNCG string education students and music faculty presented at the 2018 American String Teachers Association (ASTA) National Conference in Atlanta, GA from March 7-10. Andrew Beach, Robert Bohinski, Evan Campfield, and Matt Laird were accepted and performed in the Eclectic Styles Masterclass for Mike Block from the Berklee School of Music.

Andrew Beach was also selected to perform in the double bass masterclass with clinician, Kurt Muroki of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.

Dixie Ortiz and Kayla Meek were invited to participate in a panel on Diversity and Inclusion in music education as part of a presentation entitled, Culturally Responsive String Pedagogy: Exploring Directions for Research and Teaching.

UNCG professor of conducting Dr. Kevin Geraldi presented a session entitled Compelling Conducting: Creating, Connecting, and Communicating By Refreshing and Revisiting Fundamental Principles of Conducting. Dr. Rebecca MacLeod presented Sharing Our Secrets: Rhythmic Accuracy and Nuance. Dr. Christen Blanton presented research on Elementary students descriptions of leadership skills.

Photo courtesy Rebecca MacLeod

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 in a production of “Pirates of Penzance” in 1977, in a joint production produced by the Winston-Salem Symphony and the Winston-Salem Little Theater, as Major-General Stanley. He has performed in over 150 operatic productions, in over 60 operas singing over 70 different roles. Engagements have included appearances with Opéra de Montreal, Madison Opera, Toledo Opera, Opera Carolina, Michigan Opera Theater, Nashville Opera, Piedmont Opera, Opera Delaware, North Carolina Opera, Opera Roanoke, Greensboro Opera, Arizona Opera, Florentine Opera, and Virginia Opera Association.