by Crystal Wu, BMus ’13, Arts Everywhere Marketing & Development Communications Manager In one of my music classes in graduate school, I had a professor who referred to some of the most famous classical pieces as “money tunes.” This brings … Read more
Welcome back to the Faculty Features series! Every Friday during this eight-week series we’ll be sharing a short interview with some of our faculty members; highlighting their teaching, upcoming courses, and getting to know them better! Today we’re featuring Professors … Read more
by Audrey Ladele Alumni from the UNC Department of Music never cease to amaze, and recent graduate, Paapa Berko, definitely embodies this. Paapa graduated from Chapel Hill in the fall as a double major in Exercise & Sports Science and … Read more
Coming soon to speakers near you: Associate Professor Juan Álamo‘s latest album project Ensoñación. Scheduled for release on Summit Records this summer, Ensoñación (Reverie), features original compositions and new arrangements of Bach and Beethoven works by Álamo himself. This incredible fusion of … Read more
Welcome back to the Faculty Features series! Every Friday during this eight-week series we’ll be sharing a short interview with some of our faculty members; highlighting their teaching, upcoming courses, and getting to know them better! Today we’re featuring Professors … Read more
by Ashley Lucas Student band The Magnolias started by chance. Sam Gatlin met Bryton when they were assigned as suitemates their freshman year. They bonded by writing music together and found that despite their different musical backgrounds, they worked well … Read more
Later this month, the UNC Symphony Orchestra, directed and conducted by Tonu Kalam, will be premiering a new work, titled Dark Testament, by conductor and composer, William Henry Curry. Curry is the current conductor and music director of the Durham … Read more
Welcome back to the Faculty Features series! Every Friday during this eight-week series we’ll be sharing a short interview with some of our faculty members; highlighting their teaching, upcoming courses, and getting to know them better! Today we’re featuring Professors … Read more
by Audrey Ladele The UNC Department of Music wouldn’t be what it is today without its incredibly talented students. We are excited once again to highlight one of these great students, Benjamin Carter. He recently released an album he created … Read more
by John Caldwell, Musicology Ph.D. Candidate and Teaching Associate Professor, Hindi-Urdu, Department of Asian Studies In this timely post from June 2020 on “Decolonizing the Music Room,” Danielle Brown reminds us that it is not going to be enough for … Read more
