Dr. Kristina Jacobsen, Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology, was recently awarded the Fulbright Con Il Sud Award for Teaching and Research to support her upcoming research during her sabbatical on the Italian Island of Sardinia [Sardigna]. As a Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Jacobsen will be doing fieldwork for a new book project focusing on country music in Sardinia, titled “Sing Me Back Home: Songwriting, Language Reclamation and Italian Colonialism in Sardinia.” She will also be writing songs and recording a new Americana album of cowrites with Sardinian songwriters to accompany this book, presenting her research at Universities on the Italian continent, and teaching a class at the University of Cágliari in Sardinia.
UNM Department of Music Students, Faculty & Alumni sweep cast of Opera Southwest Production of Carmen in Spanish
UNM Department of Music Students, Faculty & Alumni sweep cast of Opera Southwest Production of Carmen in SpanishCurrent students, faculty and alumni of The Department of Music at UNM have filled the cast of the upcoming Opera Southwest production of Carmen, one of the...
Dr. Melissa Ryan appointed Assistant Professor of Education
Dr. Melissa Ryan appointed Assistant Professor of EducationDr. Ryan had the following to say about her new position, "The UNM Department of Music is a truly special place, and I am beyond thrilled to join this welcoming and thriving community. Upon arriving, I felt...
UNM Distinguished Alum and Grammy Award Winner Col. Jim Keene conducts The UNM Symphony Orchestra
UNM Distinguished Alum and Grammy Award Winner Col. Jim Keene conducts The UNM Symphony OrchestraThe University of New Mexico Symphony Orchestra presented a special performance on Thursday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m., at Popejoy Hall on the UNM campus. The UNM Symphony...