Last Stop on Market Street
By Matt de la Pena, Illustrated by Christian Robinson Adapted for the stage by Cheryl L. West Music and Lyrics by Lamont Dozier and Paris Ray Dozier Digital Recording and Underscoring by Paris Ray Dozier Originally co-commissioned and produced by Chicago Children’s Theatre and the Children’s Theatre Company Directed by Natalie Sowell Dates: Feb. 10 […]
ROCK OF AGES
By Chris D’Arienzo Arrangements and Orchestrations by Ethan Popp Directed by Erin Speer Dates: April 14 – 15 at 7:30 p.m. April 16 at 2:00 p.m. April 19 – 22 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: Call the UNCG Theatre Box Office at 336-334-4392 or click the button below to purchase tickets online. Purchase Tickets Age Rating: […]
THE WILD PARTY
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa Based on the poem by Joseph Moncure March Directed by Jim Wren Dates: November 11 – 12 at 7:30 p.m. November 12, 13, and 19 at 2:00 p.m. November 16 – 19 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: Call the UNCG Theatre Box Office at 336-334-4392 or click on the […]
PIPPIN
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz Book by Roger O. Hirson Sept. 27-28 at 7:30 p.m., Sept. 29 at 2:00 p.m. Oct. 2-4 at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at 1:00 p.m. (UNCG Backstage Production) and 7:30 p.m. Location: Taylor Theatre, 406 Tate St. Age Rating: PG-13 for mature content Run Time: Approx. 2.5 hours including […]
College of Visual and Performing Arts offers summer experiences for youth!
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 and the region with developmental […]
Anna Celenza Interdisciplinary Lectures in the Arts
The College of Visual and Performing Arts at UNCG is very pleased to announce the inaugural Anna Celenza Interdisciplinary Lectures in the Arts. Made possible through the generosity of Dr. Anna H. Celenza, who holds undergraduate degrees in both music and visual arts from UNCG, these lectures are intended to provide the opportunity for students […]
Spotlight on: Dr. Aaron Allen and Ecomusicology
In light of his most recent success in presenting the conference keynote presentation in Finland, we talked to Dr. Allen to get his take on the work he is doing, and his experience in Sibelius’s homeland… What? – First ever Finnish ecomusicology conference Where? – University of Turku – Turku, Finland When? – […]
Historical Keyboard Society of North America recognizes UNCG attendees
Robin Morace (DMA Piano Perf, Cert. Early Keyboard Perf. – student of Dr. Willis) and Stephanie Schmidt (DMA Piano Perf, Cert. Early Keyboard Perf. – student of Dr. Willis & Dr. Salmon) represented UNCG in the Annual Meeting of the Historical Society of North America held this past May (2015) at McGill University in Montreal. This […]
GUEST LECTURE: Dr. Cora Palfy
Guest lecturer to present at UNCG SMTD on Thursday, November 19, 2015. “Humanizing Agents, Humanizing Music: Social Affordances and the Practice of Agential Narrative” Cora Palfy holds a Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in Music Theory with a specialization in Music Cognition from Northwestern University, where she specialized in narrativity, musical agency, […]
Alumni Samee Griffith (DMA piano ’15) receiving outstanding praise for new music studio
This has been an exciting year for Samee Griffith(DMA, 2015). She and her husband Aaron Mood (who got his MM in piano performance from UNCG a few years ago) opened the Star City Music Studios in Miamisburg OH which has been getting local attention. On April 3rd, 2015, Samee gave her final DMA at Wright […]