MUSC 112: Richard Luby International Violin Symposium 2019 (Group Lessons in Strings) Named in honor of its founder, violinist Richard Luby, the Symposium offers participants an intensive one-week immersion focused on individual instrumental and musical growth within the context of … Read more

by Parth Upadhyaya Last semester, Arvind Mallikarjunan came to a realization. The UNC senior, double majoring in Music and Exercise and Sports Science, was in the process of working on a piece for saxophone that he planned to use to … Read more

by Catherine Zachary This past weekend former UNC Department of Music Professor Lilian Pruett was awarded the inaugural Honorary Membership of the South-East Chapter of the American Musicological Society. Numerous UNC Music faculty and graduate students were in attendance for … Read more

MUSC 950.002, Seminar in Musicology: The Work and Power of Tape This graduate seminar uses a focus on one media format—magnetic tape—to think about the power relations inherent in sonic practices, especially recording. The focus will shape our theoretical field … Read more

by Parth Upadhyaya LaToya Lain sits at the desk in her office at Kenan Music Building with her head buried in a book and her back turned to the window overlooking the intersection of Colombia and Franklin Street. Her eyes … Read more

The Carolina Hip Hop Institute: MUSC 156, 157, and 286 Unlike most of our Course of the Week features, this week we’re featuring three at once. All three courses are available in the *new* 11-day program, called the Carolina Hip Hop … Read more

Born in 1922, Janet Knapp became the first female president of the American Musicological Society in 1975 (Grove Music Online). Knapp earned her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from Oberlin College. A few years later, Knapp became … Read more

MUSC 212.002: Opera Workshop UNC Opera performs operas, operettas, and scene programs from a wide range of time periods and styles, including both standard and new works. UNC Opera generally presents one mainstage production per semester, often double-cast with orchestra, … Read more

by Catherine Zachary On March 30 and 31, Japanese classical dance master (buyoka), Umekawa Ichinosuke will perform in Moeser Auditorium as part of UNC Opera’s spring production. Ichinosuke will present a 20-minute dance performance, both as a soloist and in … Read more

by Parth Upadhyaya When the UNC Department of Music asked Aaron Harcus to organize as part of its William S. Newman Artists Series, he saw an opportunity for reflection. Harcus, an assistant professor of music theory, was influenced by Black … Read more