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Our Mission
The University of New Mexico Department of Music aims to provide the highest quality musical education, in order to make a substantial contribution to the cultural life of its region and the world by reinforcing the integral value of music in society.
We strive to give each student a first-rate musical education under the guidance of our dynamic artist faculty, and a well-balanced program among the disciplines of performance, music education, theory and composition, jazz studies, string pedagogy, conducting and musicology.
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Auditions & Scholarships
The University of New Mexico Department of Music has many generous scholarship and assistantship opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students interested in a music education at UNM.
Performances & Events
Our students and faculty regularly perform music in the Center for the Arts’ Keller Hall.
For more information about performances, tickets, etc.,
please contact Keller Hall at (505) 277-2131 or email keller@unm.edu.
03apr7:30 pm10:00 pmUNM Opera Theatre presents: Little Women
Event Details
Composed by Mark Adamo; lyrics in English. Directed by Dr. Olga Perez Flora; conducted by Dr. Kristin Ditlow. April 3-5 7:30pm, April 6 2:00pm. Tickets available at unmtickets.com.
Event Details
Composed by Mark Adamo; lyrics in English.
Directed by Dr. Olga Perez Flora; conducted by Dr. Kristin Ditlow.
April 3-5 7:30pm, April 6 2:00pm.
Tickets available at unmtickets.com.
Time
April 3, 2025 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
04apr7:30 pm10:00 pmUNM Opera Theatre presents: Little Women
Event Details
Composed by Mark Adamo; lyrics in English. Directed by Dr. Olga Perez Flora; conducted by Dr. Kristin Ditlow. April 3-5 7:30pm, April 6 2:00pm. Tickets available at unmtickets.com.
Event Details
Composed by Mark Adamo; lyrics in English.
Directed by Dr. Olga Perez Flora; conducted by Dr. Kristin Ditlow.
April 3-5 7:30pm, April 6 2:00pm.
Tickets available at unmtickets.com.
Time
April 4, 2025 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
05apr7:30 pm10:00 pmUNM Opera Theatre presents: Little Women
Event Details
Composed by Mark Adamo; lyrics in English. Directed by Dr. Olga Perez Flora; conducted by Dr. Kristin Ditlow. April 3-5 7:30pm, April 6 2:00pm. Tickets available at unmtickets.com.
Event Details
Composed by Mark Adamo; lyrics in English.
Directed by Dr. Olga Perez Flora; conducted by Dr. Kristin Ditlow.
April 3-5 7:30pm, April 6 2:00pm.
Tickets available at unmtickets.com.
Time
April 5, 2025 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
06apr2:00 pm4:30 pmUNM Opera Theatre presents: Little Women
Event Details
Composed by Mark Adamo; lyrics in English. Directed by Dr. Olga Perez Flora; conducted by Dr. Kristin Ditlow. April 3-5 7:30pm, April 6 2:00pm. Tickets available at unmtickets.com.
Event Details
Composed by Mark Adamo; lyrics in English.
Directed by Dr. Olga Perez Flora; conducted by Dr. Kristin Ditlow.
April 3-5 7:30pm, April 6 2:00pm.
Tickets available at unmtickets.com.
Time
April 6, 2025 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
07apr6:00 pm7:00 pmSandia Brass Quintet
Event Details
Coached by Dr. John Marchiando. Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Event Details
Coached by Dr. John Marchiando.
Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Time
April 7, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
08apr8:00 pm9:00 pmPercussion Studio Recital
Event Details
Featuring the students of Dr. Scott Ney. Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Event Details
Featuring the students of Dr. Scott Ney.
Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Time
April 8, 2025 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
10apr1:00 pm3:30 pmALBS Arts Career Fair
Event Details
Connect with professional arts organizations, explore possible employment opportunities, internship connections, capitalize on network opportunities, gain focused feedback on resumes, CV’s and more. This event is free and located
Event Details
Connect with professional arts organizations, explore possible employment opportunities, internship connections, capitalize on network opportunities, gain focused feedback on resumes, CV’s and more. This event is free and located in UNM’s Center for the Arts lobby.
Time
April 10, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
UNM Center for the Arts
10apr7:30 pm8:30 pmUNM Choirs: Concert Choir
Event Details
Conducted by Nathan Cleaveland. Tickets available at unmtickets.com. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Event Details
Conducted by Nathan Cleaveland.
Tickets available at unmtickets.com. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Time
April 10, 2025 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
11apr6:00 pm7:00 pmGraduate Saxophone Recital
Event Details
Omar Alejandro Alva Gonzalez, with Natalia Ross (piano). Free admission. Livestream available at the UNM Music YouTube channel.
Event Details
Omar Alejandro Alva Gonzalez, with Natalia Ross (piano).
Free admission. Livestream available at the UNM Music YouTube channel.
Time
April 11, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
12apr12:00 pm1:00 pmLab School Noon Recital
Event Details
A showcase by the young musicians in UNM’s Suzuki String Lab School. Free admission.
Event Details
A showcase by the young musicians in UNM’s Suzuki String Lab School.
Free admission.
Time
April 12, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
12apr2:00 pm3:00 pmStudent Percussion Recital
Event Details
Andrew Thompson, with Ian Charlton. Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Event Details
Andrew Thompson, with Ian Charlton.
Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Time
April 12, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
12apr4:00 pm5:00 pmJunior Viola Recital
Event Details
Lilly Porter, viola. Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Event Details
Lilly Porter, viola.
Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Time
April 12, 2025 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
12apr7:00 pm8:00 pmGraduate Percussion Recital
Event Details
Zachary Schoonmaker, with Andrew Thompson, Carolina Munoz, and Alejandra Estrada. Free admission. Livestream available at the UNM Music YouTube channel.
Event Details
Zachary Schoonmaker, with Andrew Thompson, Carolina Munoz, and Alejandra Estrada.
Free admission. Livestream available at the UNM Music YouTube channel.
Time
April 12, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
13apr3:00 pm4:00 pmFaculty Spotlight Concert
Event Details
Featuring performances by UNM Music faculty, guests, and alumni. Courtyard reception to follow the concert. Tickets available at unmtickets.com. Livestream available at the UNM Music YouTube channel.
Event Details
Featuring performances by UNM Music faculty, guests, and alumni.
Courtyard reception to follow the concert.
Tickets available at unmtickets.com. Livestream available at the UNM Music YouTube channel.
Time
April 13, 2025 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
13apr6:00 pm7:00 pmGraduate Clarinet Recital
Event Details
Kasey Cote, with Natasha Stojanovska (piano). Free admission. Livestream available at the UNM Music YouTube channel.
Event Details
Kasey Cote, with Natasha Stojanovska (piano).
Free admission. Livestream available at the UNM Music YouTube channel.
Time
April 13, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
14apr7:30 pm9:00 pmFaculty Recital: Glenn Kostur
Event Details
Glenn Kostur (Director of Jazz Studies) on saxophone, with guests. Tickets at unmtickets.com after March 21. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Event Details
Glenn Kostur (Director of Jazz Studies) on saxophone, with guests.
Tickets at unmtickets.com after March 21. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Time
April 14, 2025 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
15apr6:00 pm7:00 pmGraduate Trombone Recital
Event Details
Jose Ricardo Zamora Torres, with Scott Jacobsen (piano) and the Sandia Brass Quintet. Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Event Details
Jose Ricardo Zamora Torres, with Scott Jacobsen (piano) and the Sandia Brass Quintet.
Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Time
April 15, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
16apr7:30 pm8:45 pmUNM Sinfonia
Event Details
Directed by Dr. Sebastian Serrano-Ayala. Free admission. Livestream available at the UNM Music YouTube channel.
Event Details
Directed by Dr. Sebastian Serrano-Ayala.
Free admission. Livestream available at the UNM Music YouTube channel.
Time
April 16, 2025 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
17apr2:00 pm3:00 pmMusicology Colloquium: Dr. Heidi Jensen
Event Details
Dr. Heidi Jensen (Texas Tech University). Lecture title: ‘That’ll learn ya!’ Pirates, Pauses, and Parergon: Nina Simone and the Sublime Lehrstück Free admission.
Event Details
Dr. Heidi Jensen (Texas Tech University). Lecture title: ‘That’ll learn ya!’ Pirates, Pauses, and Parergon: Nina Simone and the Sublime Lehrstück
Free admission.
Time
April 17, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
18apr6:00 pm7:00 pmGraduate Trombone Recital
Event Details
Mauricio Fortuna, with Scott Jacobsen (piano). Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Event Details
Mauricio Fortuna, with Scott Jacobsen (piano).
Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Time
April 18, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
18apr8:00 pm9:00 pmGraduate Saxophone Recital
Event Details
Edwin Anthony, with Natalia Ross (piano) and Maria Pearce. Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Event Details
Edwin Anthony, with Natalia Ross (piano) and Maria Pearce.
Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Time
April 18, 2025 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
19apr10:00 am11:00 amGraduate Saxophone Recital
Event Details
Daniel Slencsak, with Natalia Ross (piano). Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Event Details
Daniel Slencsak, with Natalia Ross (piano).
Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Time
April 19, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
19apr12:00 pm1:00 pmGraduate Cello Recital
Event Details
Lais Tavares Gomes, with Herlane Smith and Ruoting Gan (piano). Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Event Details
Lais Tavares Gomes, with Herlane Smith and Ruoting Gan (piano).
Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Time
April 19, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
19apr4:00 pm5:00 pmEnchantment Winds
Event Details
Coached by Denise Turner. Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Event Details
Coached by Denise Turner.
Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Time
April 19, 2025 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
19apr6:00 pm7:00 pmGraduate Voice Recital
Event Details
Santiago Alfonzo Meza, baritone, with James Harder, piano. Free admission. Livestream available at the UNM Music YouTube channel.
Event Details
Santiago Alfonzo Meza, baritone, with James Harder, piano.
Free admission. Livestream available at the UNM Music YouTube channel.
Time
April 19, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
21apr7:30 pm8:45 pmUNM Jazz Combo
Event Details
Led by Glenn Kostur. Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Event Details
Led by Glenn Kostur.
Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Time
April 21, 2025 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
22apr6:00 pm9:00 pmPiano Studio Recital II
Event Details
Featuring the students of Prof. Falko Steinbach. Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Event Details
Featuring the students of Prof. Falko Steinbach.
Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Time
April 22, 2025 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
23apr8:00 pm9:00 pmGraduate Violin Recital
Event Details
Heloisa Fonchesato de Souza, with Ana Paula Rojo Muro (piano). Free admission. Livestream available on the UNM Music YouTube channel.
Event Details
Heloisa Fonchesato de Souza, with Ana Paula Rojo Muro (piano).
Free admission. Livestream available on the UNM Music YouTube channel.
Time
April 23, 2025 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
24apr2:00 pm3:00 pmComposer Focus Recital: Brahms
Event Details
Coordinated by Martha Dalager. Featuring Nadine Adisho, soprano; Santiago Alfonso Meza, baritone; Rebecca Brunette, soprano; Julia Camargo, mezzo-soprano; Martha Dalager, piano; Helosia Fochesato, violin; Ruoting Gan, piano; Jim Harder, piano; Damon
Event Details
Coordinated by Martha Dalager.
Featuring Nadine Adisho, soprano; Santiago Alfonso Meza, baritone; Rebecca Brunette, soprano; Julia Camargo, mezzo-soprano; Martha Dalager, piano; Helosia Fochesato, violin; Ruoting Gan, piano; Jim Harder, piano; Damon Hess, horn; Kelia Ingraham, pian; Scott Jacobsen, piano; Elizabeth Purvis, cello; Tyler Roberts, clarinet; Kaitlynd Ruesch, piano; Mikel Sakamoto, violin; Matthew Sanchez, piano; and Dr. Tatiana Shustova, piano.
Free admission. Livestream available at the UNM Music YouTube channel.
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Time
April 24, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
25apr8:00 pm9:00 pmViolin Studio Recital
Event Details
Featuring the Students of Dr. Camelo De Los Santos. Free admission. Livestream available at the UNM Music YouTube channel.
Event Details
Featuring the Students of Dr. Camelo De Los Santos.
Free admission. Livestream available at the UNM Music YouTube channel.
Time
April 25, 2025 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
26apr4:00 pm5:00 pmGraduate Voice Recital
Event Details
Emma Daves, soprano. Free admission. Livestream available at the UNM Music YouTube channel.
Event Details
Emma Daves, soprano.
Free admission. Livestream available at the UNM Music YouTube channel.
Time
April 26, 2025 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
26apr8:00 pm9:00 pmGuitar Night
Event Details
Featuring the students of Benjamin Silva and Michael Anthony. Free admission. Livestream available at the UNM Music YouTube channel.
Event Details
Featuring the students of Benjamin Silva and Michael Anthony.
Free admission. Livestream available at the UNM Music YouTube channel.
Time
April 26, 2025 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
27apr12:00 pm1:00 pmGraduate Cello Recital
Event Details
Lucas Santiago Da Silva. Free admission. Livestream available at the UNM Music YouTube channel.
Event Details
Lucas Santiago Da Silva.
Free admission. Livestream available at the UNM Music YouTube channel.
Time
April 27, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
28apr4:00 pm5:00 pmGraduate Voice Recital
Event Details
Joseph Sevig, tenor, with James Harder, piano. Free admission. Livestream available at the UNM Music YouTube channel.
Event Details
Joseph Sevig, tenor, with James Harder, piano.
Free admission. Livestream available at the UNM Music YouTube channel.
Time
April 28, 2025 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
28apr8:00 pm9:00 pmGraduate Violin Recital
Event Details
Olivia de Souza Maia, with Ruoting Gan (piano) and Ana Paula Rojo Muro (piano). Free admission. Livestream available at the UNM Music YouTube channel.
Event Details
Olivia de Souza Maia, with Ruoting Gan (piano) and Ana Paula Rojo Muro (piano).
Free admission. Livestream available at the UNM Music YouTube channel.
Time
April 28, 2025 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
29apr7:30 pm8:45 pmAll Choirs Concert
Event Details
Dolce Suono, Las Cantantes, Concert Choir, and University Chorus. The choirs will be joined by the Health Sciences Center Orchestra. Directed by Dr. David Edmonds, Sharee Gariety, and Dr. Patrick
Event Details
Dolce Suono, Las Cantantes, Concert Choir, and University Chorus. The choirs will be joined by the Health Sciences Center Orchestra. Directed by Dr. David Edmonds, Sharee Gariety, and Dr. Patrick Dill.
Tickets available at unmtickets.com.
Time
April 29, 2025 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Popejoy Hall
203 Cornell Dr, Albuquerque, NM 87131
30apr7:30 pm8:45 pmUNM Wind Symphony & Campus Band
Event Details
Conducted by Dr. Emily Moss. Wind Symphony will play Barnes’s epic Third Symphony, with additional repertoire to be announced. Tickets available at unmtickets.com.
Event Details
Conducted by Dr. Emily Moss. Wind Symphony will play Barnes’s epic Third Symphony, with additional repertoire to be announced.
Tickets available at unmtickets.com.
Time
April 30, 2025 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Popejoy Hall
203 Cornell Dr, Albuquerque, NM 87131
01may7:00 pm8:15 pmUNM Jazz Bands
Event Details
Led by Dr. Christopher Buckholz and Scott Jacobsen. **Please note: this concert will start at 7:00pm** Tickets available at unmtickets.com. Livestream available at the UNM Music YouTube channel.
Event Details
Led by Dr. Christopher Buckholz and Scott Jacobsen.
**Please note: this concert will start at 7:00pm**
Tickets available at unmtickets.com. Livestream available at the UNM Music YouTube channel.
Time
May 1, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm(GMT-06:00)
02may7:30 pm9:00 pmMariachi Ensemble
Event Details
Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Event Details
Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Time
May 2, 2025 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
03may2:00 pm3:00 pmCanyon Winds
Event Details
Coached by Denise Turner. Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Event Details
Coached by Denise Turner.
Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Time
May 3, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
04may3:00 pm4:00 pmEarly Music Ensemble
Event Details
Led by Colleen Sheinberg. Free admission. Livestream available at the UNM Music YouTube channel.
Event Details
Led by Colleen Sheinberg.
Free admission. Livestream available at the UNM Music YouTube channel.
Time
May 4, 2025 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
04may6:00 pm9:00 pmSaxophone Fiesta
Event Details
Featuring the students of Dr. Ashley Kelly and Prof. Jamie Warren. Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Event Details
Featuring the students of Dr. Ashley Kelly and Prof. Jamie Warren.
Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Time
May 4, 2025 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
05may7:30 pm8:45 pmUNM Symphonic Band
Event Details
Conducted by Dr. Chad Simons. Tickets at unmtickets.com.
Event Details
Conducted by Dr. Chad Simons.
Tickets at unmtickets.com.
Time
May 5, 2025 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Popejoy Hall
203 Cornell Dr, Albuquerque, NM 87131
06may6:00 pm8:30 pmClarinet Marathon
Event Details
Featuring the students of Dr. Jeffrey Brooks. Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Event Details
Featuring the students of Dr. Jeffrey Brooks.
Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Time
May 6, 2025 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
07may5:45 pm7:00 pmViolin Making Class Recital
Event Details
The students from Klarissa Petti’s Violin Making Class are pleased to present a recital of music performed on the instruments they have made. Free admission. Livestream available on the UNM
Event Details
The students from Klarissa Petti’s Violin Making Class are pleased to present a recital of music performed on the instruments they have made.
Free admission. Livestream available on the UNM Music YouTube channel.
For more information on UNM’s Violin Making Program, visit: Violin Making | Department of Music – The University of New Mexico College of Fine Arts
Time
May 7, 2025 5:45 pm - 7:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
08may2:00 pm3:00 pmMusic Education Informance
Event Details
UNM’s Music Education students lead each other in performances of their favorite music. Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Event Details
UNM’s Music Education students lead each other in performances of their favorite music.
Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Time
May 8, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
08may7:30 pm9:00 pmUNM Symphony Orchestra: Symphonic Bridges
Event Details
Directed by Dr. Sebastian Serrano-Ayala and guest conductor Michael Sanderling, the orchestra presents Symphonic Bridges: Classic Elegance, Modern Energy. Repertoire includes the prelude to Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Beethoven’s
Event Details
Directed by Dr. Sebastian Serrano-Ayala and guest conductor Michael Sanderling, the orchestra presents Symphonic Bridges: Classic Elegance, Modern Energy. Repertoire includes the prelude to Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Beethoven’s Triple Concerto (Cármelo de los Santos, violin; Christoph Wagner, cello; and Falko Steinbach, piano), and Gershwin’s An American in Paris. This concert will also recognize and honor the recipients of the 2025 College of Fine Arts Distinguished Alumni Awards.
Tickets available at unmtickets.com.
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Time
May 8, 2025 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Popejoy Hall
203 Cornell Dr, Albuquerque, NM 87131
09may12:00 pm1:15 pmFlute Studio Recital
Event Details
Featuring the students of Professor Valerie Potter. Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Event Details
Featuring the students of Professor Valerie Potter.
Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Time
May 9, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
09may7:30 pm9:00 pmNew Music New Mexico
Event Details
Presenting music by 20th and 21st century composers. Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Event Details
Presenting music by 20th and 21st century composers.
Free admission. Livestream available at UNM Music’s YouTube channel.
Time
May 9, 2025 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Keller Hall
203 Cornell Dr
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Meet our Music Alumni
Wenci Fan, Piano and Choral Conducting
Assistant Professor of Piano and Collaborative Piano, Shandong University, Weihai, China

Erin Rolan, Viola
Member, Santa Fe Pro Musica and Opera Southwest; Music Educator, Albuquerque Public Schools and private teaching

Sabine Avilés, Piano and Music Theory
Sabine lives in Düren, Germany. A former associate lecturer at the Robert-Schumann-Hochschule, Germany and the founder, pianist and piano pedagogue at “Musikstudio Avilés”, Germany.

Klarissa Petti, cello
University of New Mexico, Department of Music, Part-time faculty, Luthier

Luis Mascaro, Violin
Jazz and Pop Recording Artist, Netherlands

Juliana Jorge, Pianist
Alberta Ballet and Youth Singers of Calgary Staff Pianist
Dr. Sharon O’Connell Campbell
Chair/Professor of Music, Voice, University of Nebraska Kearney
Dr. Malena McLaren
Professor of Clarinet, Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Dr. John Masserini
Dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at Metropolitan State University of Denver
Nathan B. Kruse
Associate Professor, Department of Music Associate Department Chair, Case Western Reserve University

From the Chair
“Welcome to the Department of Music at UNM! The Department of Music combines a comprehensive faculty of highly regarded performers, scholars, and educators with a talented and energetic student body to create an environment of artistic discovery and expression. Our wide range of concentrations and course offerings provides students with a dynamic educational environment and many opportunities to explore and expand their artistic horizons.
Whether your career goals are to compose, teach, study, or perform music professionally, or if you want to keep music as an integral part of your life as you pursue your other studies, there is a place for you in the University of New Mexico Department of Music.”
—Michael Hix, Chair, Department of Music
Department of Music
MSC04 2570
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
Phone: (505)277-2126
Email: music@unm.edu
Contact Music
National Association of Schools of Music
11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21
Reston, VA 20190-5248
(703) 437-0700 Phone
(703) 437-6312 Fax