Displaying items by tag: department of music

Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, DMA, associate professor of voice and director of Opera in the College of Arts and Sciences, will be the first to hold the role of associate dean of the UAB Honors College.
ArtPlay drama camps introduced Marissa Hebson to Theatre UAB. Now she is graduating with a degree in musical theater.
The UAB Concert Choir competed against more than 100 other choirs applying for the honor.
Each Fourth of July, the UAB Summer Band performs a collection of popular and traditional patriotic songs, including selections by composers Gershwin and Sousa.
From the United States to Europe, these professors from the departments of Art and Art History, Music, and Theatre are in demand.

Chris Farley, who graduated in December, will pursue his dream of becoming a professional opera singer.

Freshman Dina Kasman won the lower college division, and junior Jacob Skiles won the upper college division.
On the program for Yeol Eum Son’s 7 p.m. performance are 24 Preludes op. 28 by Chopin and 13 Preludes op. 32 by Rachmaninoff. 
Students and faculty will perform offerings from the entire range of the Department of Music, from piano and choral performance to jazz, gospel, band, electronic and more.
Freshman Dina Kasman of Vestavia, Alabama, and junior Mira Walker of Birmingham were the winners, and junior Jacob Skiles won honorable mention.
Departments across campus will begin accepting registrations as summer is fast approaching.
The music has been inspired by and relates to two current AEIVA exhibits, “Stitching History From the Holocaust” and “Irene Grau: Incohèrent Walk.”
Steeped in New Orleans groove, Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra deliver the true essence of jazz.
Lugansky, who has performed for sold-out audiences at UAB, will perform works by Debussy, Scriabin and Rachmaninoff.
Highlights include pianists Nikolai Lugansky and Yeol Eum Son, the Department of Music PRISM concert, and “Chamber Music @ AEIVA.”
This album, using the uncommon instrumental configuration of clarinet, trumpet and piano, consists primarily of new music commissioned and premiered by the UAB Chamber Trio.
Strohm, who received a minor in music technology from UAB, will discuss his role as president and his pathway to this prestigious appointment.
Kasman and Walker are music majors in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Music, and both are in the Honors College’s University Honors Program.
After a tornado hit Jacksonville State University in March, the jazz ensemble musicians were left without a performance venue.
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