by Catherine Zachary “This album represents a return to jazz, having gained quite a bit of knowledge about both the saxophone and composition that I’m eager to share.” One of the bright spots of the pandemic has been the extra … Continued

by Alterity Seminar Graduate Students It’s right there in the title—Doctor of Philosophy. When you think of what it might be like to be a graduate student in musicology, exhaustive knowledge of European philosophers and their theories might not come … Continued

The department extends a hearty welcome to Baron Tymas, the new Adjunct Associate Professor of Jazz Guitar! Tymas is an Associate Professor of Music at North Carolina Central University, where he has taught jazz and guitar courses since 2001. Tymas … Continued

As 2020 came to an end, many of us felt hopeful that 2021 would bring much better times for our campus, our state, and our country. I remain hopeful, even though the alarming surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in … Continued

Voice alumna Haley Swindal will be performing in a virtual performance on Thursday, January 14 at 7:00 pm. The solo concert, titled “To New York, With Love,” is directed by Will Nunziata with musical arrangements by Scott Cady. All proceeds … Continued

Happy Holidays, Tar Heels – or shall we say, Happy Heelidays! To spread a little holiday cheer, we’ve created some special UNC Music holiday Zoom background. Note: For the text to appear correctly, make sure that “Mirror my image” setting … Continued

by Catherine Zachary By this point it has become cliche to say that the current climate is unprecedented, but, in truth, there is no better word to describe the challenge that our campus community faced this fall semester. Still, the … Continued

by Ashley Lucas As the Coronavirus pandemic has surged on around us, staff within the music department have had to rethink the ways in which the department operates. Over the course of the semester, I had the chance to talk … Continued

Assistant Professor Michael Figueroa, who is a Fellow at UNC’s Center for Urban and Regional Studies interviewed Marwan Kamel of the music group City of Djinn on a recent CURS podcast episode. View a snippet below and then follow the … Continued

Divya Narayanan is a junior double-majoring in neuroscience and music within the UNC College of Arts & Sciences. She explores the neural connections between the auditory cortex and thalamus to understand how the brain processes and reproduces sound. By endeavors November … Continued