Recent music graduate Matthew Svec, B.A. 2023, has big plans for next year. This spring, Matthew was awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program Award to study at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest, Hungary. In February 2023, Carolina … Continued

The department is pleased to announce Professor Jocelyn Neal as the next chair, beginning her appointment on July 1, 2023. Professor Neal specializes in music theory, analysis, popular music, country music and culture,  songwriting, and bluegrass. She has served as … Continued

Associate Professor Lee Weisert released his latest album, Recesses, in April on New Focus Recordings. The album includes performances and sounds contributed by fellow music department faculty members Allen Anderson, Nicholas DiEugenio, Melissa Martin, and Matthew McClure (former faculty member), … Continued

El Fisseha received the 2022-2023 Award in Management in the College of Arts and Sciences for her outstanding accomplishments in the Department of Music. El Fisseha, business manager for the Department of Music, received the 2022-2023 Award in Management in … Continued

Eduardo Sato, Ph.D. Candidate in Musicology, was recently awarded the Robert Walser and Susan McClary Fellowship from the Society for American Music. This prestigious fellowship provides a generous stipend for the Ph.D. Candidate recipient. According to their website, this fellowship … Continued

Junior Madi Marks was one of five students selected this year for Honors Carolina‘s prestigious Burch Fellowship. Billed as the “ultimate ‘go anywhere’ fellowship,” according to their website, the application and interview process for the fellowship is rigorous and the … Continued

Congratulations to Professor Suzi Analogue on her phenomenal scoring of the second season of NPR Music’s hip-hop podcast Louder Than A Riot! The second season premiered in mid-March and there are currently five full episodes available for listening. The second season … Continued

Alumnus Andrew Skinner, B.S. in Business Administration 2018, was recently awarded a Preservation Grant by the Latin GRAMMY Foundation! Andrew, although not a music major, was heavily involved in the music department. Having taken lessons and performed in the jazz … Continued

Until just a few weeks ago, it had been three years since the UNC Glee Club had gone on a multi-city tour. In January 2020, as the group toured the Southeast with a finale concert in Savannah, GA, no one … Continued

The department is saddened to announce the passing of former professor Michael Zenge. Professor Zenge taught piano, keyboard literature, and the history and interpretation of Lieder in the department for 34 years. His colleagues and students remember him as a … Continued