Tim Carter, the David G. Frey Distinguished Professor of Music, was recently named an honorary member of the Royal Music Association in the United Kingdom. The RMA is the professional association for musicologists in the U.K. and the British equivalent of the … Continued

By Parth Upadhyaya UNC jazz students will perform this weekend for the first time in the 2017-18 year alongside guest artist Andre Hayward. Hayward is an internationally-renowned trombonist and the Jamey Aebersold Visiting Jazz Artist. The UNC Jazz Combos will kick … Continued

By Parth Upadhyaya The UNC Department of Music is hosting its biennial conference, the Festival on the Hill, this week on October 12-13, 2017. The theme of this year’s festival is “A Century of Movement: Russian Culture and Global Community Since 1917.” The … Continued

By Parth Upadhyaya Over the years, the Marching Tar Heels have been known for cheering on UNC athletic teams, spelling out Carolina in cursive, and leading 60,000 fans in “Hark the Sound.” This year, the Pride of the ACC is … Continued

By Parth Upadhyaya The UNC Department of Music is taking a new approach this year to recruit high school students for its concert bands. Arris Golden, Assistant Director of University Bands and conductor of the Symphony Band, has been instrumental … Continued

Several members of the UNC graduate program in musicology traveled to Bern, Switzerland, last week to present at the “Branding ‘Western Music’” conference held by the University of Bern. Dr. Annegret Fauser, who was recently named the Harold J. Glass … Continued

Over the summer, Acis Productions released “Confluence” by Ensemble Collina, a group of artists primarily made up of UNC music faculty members. Ensemble Collina is made up of UNC professors Michael Kris (trombone), Leah Peroutka (violin), and Brent Wissick (viola … Continued

The North Carolina Arts Council this week named Lee Weisert, associate professor of composition, one of its recipients of the 2017-18 Artist Fellowship Awards in composition. Weisert, who is a composer of instrumental and electronic music and a multimedia sound … Continued

The UNC Department of Music is once again bringing back the best music bargain in town for the 2017-18 year. Subscription passes for the William S. Newman Artists Series and Scholarship Benefit Concert Series are now on sale in the … Continued

By Trevor McPherson Throughout all of my exposure to the niche field of musical neuroscience, I have noted that the vast majority of research centers around western musical culture. Studies are conducted by western-trained musicians, examine the effects of western … Continued