Religious Studies Professor and other UT Faculty at Big Ears Festival
For the second year, Rosalind Hackett, Distinguished Professor in the Humanities in UT’s Department of Religious Studies, will facilitate sessions at Big Ears Festival.
Violin Student Plays the Instruments of Holocaust Survivors
UT School of Music graduate student Kevork Esmeryan spent part of January traveling to schools around the Knoxville area playing violins once played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust.
School of Music Celebrates Americana
The School of Music, in collaboration with UT Libraries, is excited to announce a music and art performance, “Americana,” from 2 to 5 p.m. January 13 in the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center.
Music Professor Meets with Italian Ambassador, Releases Fulbright-Inspired CD
After spending six months in Italy as a Fulbright Scholar in 2016, School of Music Associate Professor Brendan McConville will meet with Ambassador of Italy to the United States Armando Varricchio in Washington, DC, on December 11 as part of a gathering of past Fulbright Scholars.
Marine Veteran Makes Transformational Gift to School of Music
The UT School of Music has received a $3.14 million gift from entrepreneur and former Marine Eric W. Barton.
Music Professor to Tour Part Time with Renowned Ensembles
Jon Hamar, an assistant professor in the School of Music, has been invited to tour part time with a well-known jazz trio and jazz orchestra.
Music Student Gets His Own Saxophones, Courtesy of CMA and Country Star
UT sophomore music major Darius Edwards just received a care package from Nashville that has helped launch this school year on a sweet note.
Music Professor Lands Gig with One of World’s Best Jazz Bands
Greg Tardy will take a five-week hiatus this semester to go on tour with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, led by Wynton Marsalis.
Chamber Singers Return from 15-Day Tour of Ireland
The Chamber Singers recently returned from a 15-day tour of Ireland, where they performed in historic Dublin, Cork, Galway, and Limerick.
Students Re-enact Titanic Passenger Escape
The indoor football practice field in Neyland-Thompson Sports Center was transformed Thursday into the 1912 scene of the sinking Titanic.
Music of Italy: UT Fulbright Recipient’s Original Work to Be Featured at Recital
When Brendan McConville, an associate professor of music at UT, went to Italy on a Fulbright in 2016, he spent six months soaking up and recording the sounds of the country.
Opera Theatre to Present Allen Shearer’s Middlemarch in Spring
UT’s Opera Theatre is set to perform Allen Shearer’s Middlemarch in Spring April 13–15 at the Bijou Theatre.