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  • UAB Piano Series presents Alabama native and UAB alum Cahill Smith on Sept. 22
    An accomplished performer and devoted teacher, Smith is a UAB alumnus, graduate of the Eastman School of Music and associate professor of piano at Utah State University.
  • Fall performances from the UAB Department of Music
    This season’s offerings will include the UAB Piano Series with alumnus Cahill Smith and “Gospel Goes Classical” with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, plus free recitals and concerts from faculty and students.
  • UAB Marching Blazers celebrate 30 years with retrospective show for 2024
    For the 30th anniversary season, the band dug into the archives to craft a show of songs from different decades, including “Liberty Fanfare,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Thriller” and more.
  • Summer 2024 photo recap
    Throughout Summer 2024, faculty, staff, and students across the College of Arts and Sciences facilitated camps and on-campus experiences for middle school, high school, and college students.
  • UAB summer commencement will be Aug. 10 at Bartow Arena
    This semester, at least 1,621 students are eligible to graduate, and 892 students are expected to walk in two ceremonies.
  • This July 4, see a free concert by the UAB Summer Band outside Bartow Arena
    Enjoy the annual concert of patriotic music and movie soundtrack tunes beginning at 7 p.m., then watch the fireworks show shot from Red Mountain at 9 p.m.
  • Henry Panion III to lead National Symphony Orchestra at The Kennedy Center in tribute to Richard Smallwood
    Panion, having worked with Richard Smallwood as conductor and arranger, was tapped by The Kennedy Center for his unique experience at merging gospel and classical music, particularly with the symphony orchestra.
  • 2024 winners of the College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
    The Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching recognizes full-time, regular faculty members of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) who have demonstrated exceptional accomplishments in teaching.
  • Spring commencement at UAB will be April 26-27
    This semester, at least 2,963 students are eligible to graduate, and more than 1,871 students are expected to walk in the three ceremonies in Bartow Arena.
  • Celebrating CAS Authors: 20 faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences published books in 2023
    Twenty faculty members across multiple departments in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences wrote or edited 23 books last year.
  • World premiere performance of music and films inspired by Alabamians, “The Courage Lies Within You,” is April 13
    In this free multimedia presentation, the UAB Chamber Trio will perform 11 new works of music, with original films created by students in honor of noteworthy people from Alabama.
  • UAB Concert Choir set for Italian tour from June 4-13
    The choir plus student and faculty soloists will perform the European premiere of a new 40-minute multimovement masterwork for choir and orchestra in Italy.
  • UAB Arts Week 2024 is set for April 10-20
    Experience the arts on campus and in the community with this showcase of performances and events featuring students in the College of Arts and Sciences.
  • Sample the sounds of UAB’s Department of Music with the PRISM concert April 1
    This annual showcase concert features soloists and ensembles, choirs, bands and pianists performing music from classical, gospel and jazz to world music, electronic and more.
  • Registration for 2024 UAB Summer Camps are now open
    As summer approaches, registration for many UAB summer camps is now available.
  • Sister pianists to perform together for UAB Piano Series on March 24
    Esther Park and Sun-A Park will perform a program of music by three American composers and close their recital with Gershwin’s famous “Rhapsody in Blue.”
  • Alabama’s Jalen Kirkman wins national “Finding the Voices of Tomorrow” competition
    Kirkman, 20, a UAB junior from Florence, Alabama, studying musical theater, was awarded the Chip Hand Prize for Vocal Excellence in the NextGen National contest presented by the American Pops Orchestra.
  • UAB Wind Symphony chosen to perform at regional College Band Directors conference
    Four new pieces of music were written for the UAB Wind Symphony to perform; three will have their world premieres at a free preview concert Feb. 25.
  • UAB Department of Music presents performances for spring 2024
    Choose from student recitals, guest artists and faculty performances, including Yakov Kasman, DMA, with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, plus Amadeae Duo and the fifth annual PRISM Concert.
  • UAB’s Henry Panion III leads concert-documentary “A Symphony Celebration: The Blind Boys of Alabama” on PBS stations nationwide
    Grammy- and Emmy-winner Panion arranged and orchestrated the Blind Boys’ classic hits for this performance, featuring members of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and a 300-person combined college choir.

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