By Parth Upadhyaya The UNC Department of Music has been growing in its size of student body for many years. Events such as Scholarship Days, Marching Band Days and other collaborative efforts with high school music students have aided … Read more

At its most recent annual meeting, the Society for Ethnomusicology awarded the Alan Merriam Prize to UNC’s Chérie Rivers Ndaliko, an assistant professor in the Department of Music. The award is given annually to the author of the “most distinguished … Read more

At the most recent annual conference of the American Musicological Society, in Rochester, NY, UNC Music Assistant Professor Andrea Bohlman received the Alfred Einstein Award for Outstanding Article in Musicology. This award is given annually to one essay “of exceptional … Read more

Last Friday and Saturday at Meredith College, members of UNC Music’s Voice Area represented the Music Department at the North Carolina National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Musical Theatre Auditions. The following students placed and qualified for Regionals in multiple … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more