Displaying items by tag: department of music student news
Five UAB students majoring in music technology have successfully passed the Avid Pro Tools certification exam.
April 05, 2018
UAB Music flutist set for grad school at UK conservatory
Flutist and singer Marta Piroșcă has been awarded a full-tuition scholarship to Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London.
April 18, 2017
Graduating UAB Senior Aleksandra Kasman Has Chosen The Juilliard School After Being Accepted to Nation’s Top Music Schools
A senior in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Music and the Honors College’s University Honors Program, Kasman, pianist, will graduate April 29, then embark on a tour and graduate school.
Tours like this are transformative experiences, says Director Brian Kittredge. The choir is requesting donations to help make the trip a reality for as many students as possible.
Adjunct Professor Matthew Bryant will perform at the Root Signals Electronic Music Festival, and music technology senior Drew Romanowski’s piece “Eatit-n-Leave” was accepted and will be presented at the National Student Electronic Music Event.
November 02, 2016
UAB Piano Students Continue Winning Streak at Music Teachers National Association Alabama Competition
Senior music major Aleksandra Kasman will represent Alabama in the MTNA Southern Division competition in January in Columbia, South Carolina.
August 18, 2016
Watch the New Department of Music Video
Performance videos and photos from the UAB Department of Music are captured in the department's new "Music that will change your world" video.
April 25, 2016
Showcase
The UAB Departments of Theatre, Art and Art History and Music are just a few areas creating learning experiences for students that go far beyond the classroom. And the community is benefiting as well.
April 19, 2016
UAB’s Nole Jones Wins Fellowship to One of the Best Graduate Music Programs in the Nation
Jones, of Prattville, graduates April 30 with a dual degree in music and theater with honors and heads to the University of Illinois for a Master of Music degree this fall.
Every time Aleksandra (Sasha) Kasman plays the piano, she reaches for new musical milestones. Recently, she won a national concerto competition in Tennessee. Last summer, she took first place in the prestigious International Keyboard Institute and Festival in New York City.
Department of Music students will perform solo and piano ensemble works by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Schumann, Franck, Ravel, Debussy, Rachmaninoff and Piazzolla.
March 02, 2016
UAB Music Technology Students Win Birmingham ADDY Awards
Music Technology students Zach Walker and James Cody were among several UAB Digital Media Fellows honored at Birmingham’s ADDY awards on February 26.
UAB’s polished, powerful Jazz Ensemble descends from a long jazz tradition in Birmingham.
Sophomore Eamon Griffith of Birmingham won first place in the Young Artist category, while junior Aleksandra Kasman of Vestavia Hills was named the alternate winner.
October 14, 2015
Aleksandra Kasman Wins Second Place in The American Prize in Piano Performance Competition
Pianist Aleksandra Kasman, a junior at UAB, has achieved second place nationally in The American Prize in Piano Performance (Concerto) competition this year.
Out of a talented international pool of 33 pianists, junior Aleksandra Kasman took the top prize at the 2015 International Keyboard Institute and Festival in New York City on Aug. 2.
Halli Williamson of Oneonta, a business and music student, is working with children in need and their families as an intern with Sozo Children this summer.
Rising UAB senior and music and theatre major Nole Jones will compete at the National Association of Teachers of Singing National Student Auditions in Greensboro, North Carolina, on July 7.
University of Alabama at Birmingham student Aleksandra Kasman won the inaugural High Point University 2015 Piano Competition on Saturday, June 6.
Eight music technology students at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have successfully passed the AVID Pro Tools certification exam.
