Department of Music
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.
UAB talent brings new opera, “Longing – A Love Across the Ages,” to lifeThe “Opera in One Act,” composed by UAB Music Professor Craig Brandwein with libretto by David Sellers, features a cast of singers, and many instrumentalists, who are recent graduates of the UAB music program.
Top Telly Awards for “A Symphony Celebration: The Blind Boys of Alabama with Dr. Henry Panion III”The Emmy-nominated film won 14 Telly Awards, including Gold for General: History in the Television category and Gold for Craft: Original Score in the Film & Shorts category.
After turns in UAB Theatre, Red Mountain Theatre productions, Jalen Kirkman pursues professional performance careerThe Florence native, 22, is graduating from UAB with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in musical theater, then working professionally this summer, signing with an agency and moving to New York.