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The UAB Department of Music will present pianists Sahun Hong and Kenneth Broberg, annual trumpet and clarinet symposiums, and dozens of free performances.
For the first time, UAB Veterans Services will present a challenge coin and graduation cord to the veterans who excelled in the classroom.
The free watch party is in the Hill Student Center’s Alumni Theater. Kickoff is at 11:30 a.m., with doors’ opening at 11:15. Snacks will be provided.
The “I Am” project, featuring four original works, is inspired by the struggle for civil rights. Ballet Memphis is the guest company-in-residence for the 2018 Alabama Dance Festival.
Featured classes include a kids’ clay class, acting sampler class for teens, blues/folk harmonica, visual arts, and Latin dance for adults.
More than 1,500 students will graduate this fall, including 83 who will receive the university’s highest degrees. An estimated 700 will walk in the commencement ceremony.
Henry Panion III will conduct the orchestra, and choirs from UAB, Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Tuskeegee, Birmingham-Southern, Miles and Talladega colleges will join the tribute at UAB’s Alys Stephens Center.
Due to an unforeseen scheduling conflict, the conversation with Kaplan and Matz will be rescheduled.
This harmonious holiday celebration, fun for all ages, includes a hand-picked selection of soulful songs along with traditional favorites.
An annual tradition since 2001, the concert features hundreds of singers as the UAB choirs and Trumpet Ensemble are joined by area high school choirs and the Steel City Men’s Chorus.