Stories from the HeART of Music in New Mexico
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The Department of Music is thrilled to welcome Dr. Alexander Koops and Dr. Patrick Dill
The Department of Music is thrilled to welcome Dr. Alexander Koops and Dr. Patrick Dill as our new Visiting Assistant Professors of Music Education. Dr. Koops will be joining us as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Education (Instrumental). He brings a wealth of...
UNM Music alumna achieves prestigious accolade in German vocal technique
Lauren Humble, who graduated from The University of New Mexico in 2016 with a Bachelor of Music Education with a vocal emphasis, has successfully completed an intensive three-year program at the CJD Schule Schlaffhorst-Andersen in Bad Nenndorf, Germany and now bears...
Violinist, violist, educator Aaron Jacobs joins UNM Music department
Violinist, violist, educator Aaron Jacobs joins UNM Music departmentAaron Jacobs, who has enjoyed a multifaceted career as a teacher, performing artist, ensemble director, and clinician, will begin a new chapter this fall at The University of New Mexico. Jacobs will...
Summer Music Institute offers masterful music experience for high school and collegiate students
The UNM Summer Music Institute (UNMSMI) begins on Saturday, June 8, 2024. UNMSMI is an annual event taught by UNM Department of Music faculty and acclaimed guest artists. Professor Kimberly Fredenburgh is both Professor of Viola at UNM and a faculty member at the...
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...
UNM Chicana and Chicano Studies hosts Arturo O’Farrill with Cornel West in concert March 26
UNM Chicana and Chicano Studies hosts Arturo O'Farrill with Cornel West in concert March 26The University of New Mexico's Chicana and Chicano Studies (CCS) department hosts Grammy award-winner Arturo O’Farrill and renowned scholar, philosopher, and poet, Cornel West....
The UNM Music Department welcomes Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Rodrigo Sigal
The UNM Music Department welcomes Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Rodrigo SigalDr. Rodrigo Sigal is a composer, cultural entrepreneur and full time professor since 2017 at ENES, UNAM, Morelia, where he co-founded the Music and Artistic Technology undergraduate program. He is...
Christoph Wagner & Paula Corbin Swalin Faculty Features
Christoph Wagner & Paula Corbin Swalin Faculty FeaturesChristoph Wagner always wanted to play the cello. The new assistant professor of cello at the University of New Mexico, Wagner started playing when he was six. Wagner says he watched his sister play the cello...