The Department of Music is very pleased to share with you our spring semester’s announcement of accomplishments by our students and alumni of the Graduate Program in Musicology. It’s exciting to see all of the excellent contributions our students are making … Read more

by Catherine Zachary In nearly two weeks to the day, UNC Opera will present their spring production, Kurt Weill’s One Who Says Yes. Weill is known for his modernity and boundary-pushing compositions, but this production will also be rooted in … Read more

Nadia Boulanger was a force to be reckoned with in the 20th-century musical world. Teacher, composer, conductor, and scholar, Ms. Boulanger did it all. She crossed musical boundaries that others had not, and made a name for herself that is … Read more

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 … Read more

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, … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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, … Read more