Pianist Clara Yang elevates the voices of underrepresented Black and female composers on stage and in the classroom. When Clara Yang sits down at the piano, she sees an opportunity to help people expand their world views. A classically trained … Read more

A lesser-known gem of the music department is the Beat Lab, located on the first floor of Hill Hall. This space includes the latest music production software and equipment, such as turntables, digital mixing boards, and more. It’s a great … Read more

The department is proud to welcome Dr. Simon Ertz to the faculty as Lecturer of Viola. Dr. Ertz is principal viola of the Winston Salem Symphony and plays as a regular substitute in both the Charlotte and North Carolina Symphonies. … Read more

by Bharat Raghavan & Ryan Ricks September 26th, 2021 marked a very special day for our UNC Music Department. It was the first indoor concert with a live audience that the department has had in almost two years, since February … Read more

This feature was originally published on the Arts Everywhere blog on September 29, 2021. Arts Everywhere is so excited to introduce fourth-year doctoral student Kelli Smith-Biwer as the inaugural recipient of our Graduate Fellowship in Music Technology. This new fellowship … Read more

West Virginia University Assistant Professor of Musicology, and UNC Music Ph.D. 2019 alumna, Jennifer Walker‘s monograph “Sacred Sounds, Secular Spaces: Transforming Catholicism Through the Music of Third-Republic Paris” has been published. Described as a “tour de force of music and … Read more

The department is proud to welcome Dr. LaSaundra Booth as Lecturer in Music Education. Dr. Booth has been teaching music since 2003. Most recently she served as an Adjunct Professor of Music at Winston Salem State University and as the … Read more

The department is excited to welcome Rachel Niketopoulos as Lecturer of Horn. Professor Niketopoulos is currently the fourth horn for the North Carolina Symphony and has been since 2003. She has performed with the North Carolina Symphony Woodwind Quintet since … Read more

The department is excited to welcome Paul Neebe to the faculty as Lecturer of Trumpet. Dr. Neebe received a Bachelor of Music and Master of Music from The Julliard School in 1984 and 1985 respectively, and a Doctorate of Musical … Read more

The department is proud to welcome Dr. Elizabeth Elmi to our faculty this year as Visiting Assistant Professor of Musicology. Dr. Elmi holds a Ph.D. in Musicology and an M.A. in Italian Literature from Indiana University and an A.B. in … Read more