Stories from the HeART of Music in New Mexico
The latest from the Department of Music Music Newsletter Summer 2024Music Newsletter Winter 2024Musicology Colloquium Series: Hell You Talmbout: Hip hop Activism and How Black Lives Matter in Post-Racial America
In this talk Dr. Finnie D. Coleman discusses a closing chapter from his book manuscript Visible Rhythms. Music from Janelle Monae, Kendrick Lamar, and Brother Ali set the stage for a discussion of Hip Hop Activism, the Black Lives Matter Movement…
Music from the Americas Concert Series: The American-Mexican Connection featuring Mexican pianist Mauricio Náder
Mexican pianist Mauricio Náder, one of the most active and iconic figures on the Latin American music scene today, presents virtuoso pieces by U.S. and Mexican composers, showcasing a vast spectrum of styles, techniques and emotions.
Cellist Hannah Addario-Berry visits UNM Music Department for Master class and Workshop
Cellist Hannah Addario-Berry will be on campus on Friday (Oct 30) and Monday (Nov 2) to workshop two brand-new pieces written for her by UNM student composers and to give a masterclass for the cello students.
Guest Artist: Percussionist Dr. John Pennington
Dr. John Pennington, Professor of Music and Percussion Studies at Augustana University will be presenting a percussion concert at UNM on Sunday, October 25 at 6:30 pm in Room 1111. Dr. Pennington will be performi…
Guest Artist: Flutist Camilla Hoitenga
Flutist Camilla Hoitenga will be in town and on campus from Thursday, October 22nd to Monday, the 26th. She will be working with the flute students, composition students, coach the NMNM flutist on a piece by Saariaho
Musicology Colloquium Series: Performing the New Mexican Indita
Inditas reflect the coming together and coexistence of First Nations and Spanish peoples in the northernmost part of New Spain, and refer to Pueblo, Navajo, Apache and …
Music Faculty Exchange Bridges New Mexico and Germany
During the spring of 2015, Drs. Kristin Ditlow and Karola Obermüller began planning the first installments of a contemporary music exchange with Germany …
Koester Attends Prestigious Summer Academy
Matthew Koester, a third year music performance major studying with Dr. Eric Lau attended the American Saxophone Academy at the Eastman School of Music this summer. This event is one of the most highly …