For Women’s History Month, we’ll be highlighting a powerhouse female in music history every Wednesday. Today, we’re shining a light on Renaissance Woman, Isabella D’Este (1474-1539). Isabella was co-regent of the Mantuan state, a major patron of the arts, a … Continued
MUSC 148: Intro to Black Music Taught by Assistant Professor Aaron Harcus, this course is an introduction to black musical cultures with a focus on understanding how music is made within social, geographical, and political contexts. Aside from regular lectures, … Continued
by Catherine Zachary On March 3, at 7:30 pm in Moeser Auditorium the Ensemble Ascolta will present a program of new music on familiar themes with a modern perspective, curated by UNC Music Professor Stefan Litwin. “New music, since its … Continued
MUSC 144: Intro to Country When we study music, we also study people: who makes the music, and why? Who listens to the music, and what does it tell us about them, their culture, their sense of who they are … Continued
by Parth Upadhyaya When Lucas Meachem arrives in Chapel Hill in a couple of days as the Artist in Residence for the UNC Department of Music, it will be a homecoming of sorts for the Grammy Award-winning opera baritone. With … Continued
by Parth Upadhyaya When a course development grant from Carolina Asia Center allowed UNC Opera professor Marc Callahan to travel to Kyoto, Japan in July 2017, the timing couldn’t have been better. Tim Carter, professor of music, had asked for … Continued
MUSC 146: Introduction to World Musics In this course, students learn how to form and articulate sophisticated ideas about the social practice of music in several contexts throughout the world. In this age of globalization, prevailing understandings of music making, … Continued
by Catherine Zachary The time is almost here! There’s only one more week until baritone Lucas Meachem, with wife Irina on piano, presents his homecoming recital in Moeser Auditorium with Carolina Performing Arts on Sunday, February 24, and begins his weeklong residency … Continued
MUSC/ASIA 164, Music of South Asia MUSC/ASIA 164 explores the music of South Asia, focusing mainly on the contemporary nations of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The entire spectrum of musical genres is covered, from popular to folk to classical music. … Continued
by Catherine Zachary North Carolina can claim a handful of established and rising opera stars, but how many come from Whispering Pines, NC? The only one that we know of: Lucas Meachem. Although he’s traveled the country and globe for his … Continued