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In a relatively short time, the UAB Department of Music has distinguished itself as one of the finest centers for educating young musicians in the southeast. Faculty and students perform in the acclaimed Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center (with its four performing venues) and around the globe. We recently became the first program in the state of Alabama to be designated an All-Steinway School, making the department one of only 73 schools worldwide so named by piano maker Steinway & Sons. The University of Alabama at Birmingham is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Musicopens in a new window.

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  • High school students join UAB choirs in song for “Christmas at the Alys” on Dec. 5
    More than 200 voices in the UAB Concert Choir and choirs from Helena, Calera, Springville and Indian Springs will join in singing “Carol of the Bells” and “O Holy Night.”
  • Three music students who helped bring UAB Opera back after the pandemic are graduating
    Reagan Martin, Austin Green and Sierra Frazier all plan to pursue graduate studies in music and music education.
  • More than music: Alumni couples, legacy families in the UAB Marching Blazers
    Meet the couples who met in the Marching Blazers, and the students marching this year whose alumni parents are passing along their Blazer spirit.