by Parth Upadhyaya Yadira Rodríguez-Cruz clicked send on the morning of April 20. And that was it. Her final project as a music student-teacher was submitted. She had nothing else to turn in for her last semester at UNC. It … Read more
by Parth Upadhyaya Shortly after UNC announced in mid-March that it would extend spring break and transition to online instruction, ensemble directors from the Department of Music met to come up with a plan. They had to find a way … Read more
by Parth Upadhyaya As Gerry Bell walked near McCorkle Place on UNC’s campus on a February 2017 evening, he heard a sound come out of Person Hall that stopped him in his tracks. The UNC Department of Music was gearing … Read more
by Parth Upadhyaya This year marks the end of an era for jazz studies at the UNC Department of Music. And the Carolina Jazz Festival at the end of February is yet another reminder of that. The 43rd annual Carolina … Read more
by Parth Upadhyaya In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, UNC Opera is reimagining a classic. As the culminating event of its Mozart on the Moon series, UNC Opera will perform Scipio’s Dream in Hill … Read more
by Parth Upadhyaya One hundred seventy-five undergraduate students. Twenty-nine graduate students. All pursuing degrees within the UNC Department of Music. Though all of these Tar Heels frequent the halls of Kenan Music Building, Hill Hall and Person Hall, many lugging … Read more
by Parth Upadhyaya Last semester, Arvind Mallikarjunan came to a realization. The UNC senior, double majoring in Music and Exercise and Sports Science, was in the process of working on a piece for saxophone that he planned to use to … Read more
by Parth Upadhyaya LaToya Lain sits at the desk in her office at Kenan Music Building with her head buried in a book and her back turned to the window overlooking the intersection of Colombia and Franklin Street. Her eyes … Read more
by Parth Upadhyaya When the UNC Department of Music asked Aaron Harcus to organize as part of its William S. Newman Artists Series, he saw an opportunity for reflection. Harcus, an assistant professor of music theory, was influenced by Black … Read more
by Parth Upadhyaya When Lucas Meachem arrives in Chapel Hill in a couple of days as the Artist in Residence for the UNC Department of Music, it will be a homecoming of sorts for the Grammy Award-winning opera baritone. With … Read more
