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Top Brass Comes to Campus for Masterclass and Performance

Five of the country’s top female brass players will be on campus Friday, March 24th for a master class with students and a public performance as part of the UNC Greensboro Concert and Lecture Series (UCLS). Winners of the 2019 American Prize in Chamber Music, Seraph Brass is a dynamic ...
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University Bands Release “The Centennial Collection”

The UNCG Bands are proud to announce the UNCG Wind Ensemble’s latest recording project: The Centennial Collection. A celebration of the UNCG School of Music’s centennial (1921–2021), this new collection features 117 tracks totaling over 11 hours of music including digital re-releases from the UNCG Wind Ensemble’s nineteen recording projects ...
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Tanner West ’18 BM: From Summer Music Camp to the New York Philharmonic

“It all started here. It all started at Summer Music Camp.” Tanner West is talking about his career as a professional musician—a career that has just hit a new high note with his winning an international audition for Fourth Horn with the New York Philharmonic. West, who is from Charlotte, ...
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Jungho Kim Named Associate Professor of Conducting and Director of Orchestras

College of Visual and Performing Arts Dean bruce d. mcclung has announced the appointment of Jungho Kim as Associate Professor of Conducting and Director of Orchestras in CVPA’s School of Music. Dr. Jungho Kim has established an outstanding reputation over the past two decades for his superb musicality and leadership ...
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Barbara Campbell Thomas.Photo credit: Lissa Gotwals, first published in Art of The State: Celebrating the Visual Art of North Carolina, published by UNC Press, 2022.

Barbara Campbell Thomas Named Director of School of Art

College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) Dean bruce mcclung has announced the appointment of Barbara Campbell Thomas as Director of the School of Art. Barbara Campbell Thomas is currently Professor of Art at UNCG’s School of Art where she has taught for twenty years. She has spent her professional ...
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Kemari Bryant ’21 BFA Musical Theatre on Tour with The Book of Mormon

Kemari Bryant’s acting career has started with some big “firsts.”  He is the first graduate of the UNCG School of Theatre with a degree in Musical Theatre, and now he is on his first national tour with the Broadway musical The Book of Mormon. “It’s been amazing.  I’ve had a ...
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CVPA Valentine’s Stories

Arts students are a dedicated bunch. They eat, sleep, and breathe Art, Arts Administration, Dance, Music, and Theater, so it is no wonder so many form their most important and lasting relationships with people pursuing the same. We asked some CVPA couples to share their Valentine’s Stories. We know there ...
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A Valentine’s Question: How did you fall in love with the arts?

We asked CVPA Faculty to tell us how or when they fell in love with the arts. What was that pivotal moment when they just knew they had to be an artist, arts educator or administrator, designer, scholar, or performer? Here are some excerpts from their responses. If you'd like ...
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In Memoriam: Eleanor McCrickard

Professor Emerita Eleanor McCrickard, a member of the School of Music's faculty for thirty years and chair of the Composition, History, and Theory Division for twelve, passed away on Wednesday, January 18th at the age of 82.   A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Eleanor McCrickard attended Birmingham-Southern College where she earned a BA in ...
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In Memoriam: J. Kent Williams

Professor Emeritus J. Kent Williams, a member of the School of Music's faculty for 42 years from 1970 to 2012, passed away on Monday, January 9th at the age of 79. A native of South Bend, Indiana, Kent Williams attended Butler University's Jordan School of Music and transferred to Indiana ...
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