UNCSA School of Music

12/09/2023

12/08/2023

In productions like "The Nutcracker," dancers and musicians must find synchronicity to create a spellbinding live performance. In this episode of Story Behind the Sound, "Nutcracker" choreographer Ilya Kozadayev and orchestra conductor Chancellor Brian Cole delve into the world between music and dan...

12/07/2023

Percussion at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts focuses on discovering your unique voice as an artist. Our program offers educational paths...

12/04/2023

11/29/2023

11/28/2023

Make a gift to the University of North Carolina School of the Arts during UNCSA's Powering Creativity comprehensive campaign.

11/22/2023

B. Afeni McNeely Cobham, known as “Dr. MC,” began her tenure this past April as the first associate vice chancellor and vice provost for equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging (EDIB) at UNCSA, bringing decades of higher education experience and a heart for preparing inclusive artists.

11/21/2023

In the almost 60 years of its production, “The Nutcracker” has seen many phases and overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles. It’s grown, moved venues, toured, was a film, and is now being performed for the first time ever at the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts.

11/20/2023

Join us for the 2023 UNCSA Flute Fiesta on Saturday, December 2nd! ✨
UNCSA alumnus Timothy Hagen and Laura Kaufman will be presenting masterclasses as well as a recital you won’t want to miss! Particularly must register in advance! 🎶
🛠️🪛Along with masterclasses and a wonderful concert, Flute World will be joining us with flutes and a talk on the world of instrument repair as a career. What an awesome opportunity!
Register today: ➡️ https://www.uncsa.edu/music/events/flute-fiesta.aspx

The UNCSA School of Music Woodwinds Department will be hosting Flute Fiesta on December 4, 2022

11/20/2023

The UNCSA School of Music at is excited to be able to offer several full scholarships this year, including one for our incredible flute studio!👀
🗓️Apply by December 1st!
Be sure to share this with those in your life who are looking to further their craft and take their art to the next level! ✨
Apply today! ⬇️

https://www.uncsa.edu/admissions/music/undergraduate/required-documents.aspx

11/19/2023

Join us for the 2023 UNCSA Flute Fiesta on Saturday, December 2nd! ✨
UNCSA alumnus Timothy Hagen and Laura Kaufman will be presenting masterclasses as well as a recital you won’t want to miss! Particularly must register in advance! 🎶
Register today: ➡️ https://www.uncsa.edu/music/events/flute-fiesta.aspx

11/19/2023

The UNCSA School of Music at is excited to be able to offer several full scholarships this year, including one for our incredible organ studio!👀
🗓️Apply by December 1st!
Be sure to share this with those in your life who are looking to further their craft and take their art to the next level! ✨
Apply today! ⬇️

https://www.uncsa.edu/admissions/music/undergraduate/required-documents.aspx

11/19/2023

A great chapter event (Collegiate Recital) of the Piedmont NC AGO Chapter today featuring students of UNC-Greensboro and . We had a wonderful time hearing the Andover organ and look forward to doing it again next year!

11/17/2023

The UNCSA School of Music at is excited to be able to offer several full scholarships this year, including one for our wonderful saxophone studio!👀 🎷
Be sure to share this with those in your life who are looking to further their craft and take their art to the next level! ✨
Apply today! ⬇️

https://www.uncsa.edu/admissions/music/undergraduate/required-documents.aspx

11/17/2023

Next up in our series is our fantastic composition studio! ✏️🎼 These brilliant young minds have been working hard this semester, and you can follow them to keep up with all of their projects!

11/16/2023

Our studio at has some exciting things in the works! Join us on December 2nd for Flute Fiesta! 🎶

A day of all things flute! With masterclasses and a recital by guest artists Laura Kaufman Mowry, Timothy Hagen, and UNCSA professor of flute, Tadeu Coelho, this is sure to be a wonderful day you won’t want to miss! ✨

Share with the flutists in your life, and register below! ⬇️
https://www.uncsa.edu/music/events/flute-fiesta.aspx

Join us for the 2023 UNCSA Flute Fiesta on Saturday, December 2nd! UNCSA alumnus Timothy Hagen and Laura Kaufman will be presenting masterclasses as well as a recital you won’t want to miss! Register today: https://www.uncsa.edu/music/events/flute-fiesta.aspx

Tadeu Coelho UNCSA School of Music

11/16/2023

We’re thrilled to announce a new partnership between UNCSA School of Music and the Winston-Salem Symphony. We are now accepting applications for string players to our Masters program who will perform and intern with the symphony. Each fellow will receive a full tuition and fees scholarship as well as a generous stipend. 🎉 If you're a violin, viola, cello or double bass player looking at graduate programs, this is a unique opportunity to study with our amazing string faculty, and get real-world arts management training. 🎻

See below for more info.! ⬇️

https://www.uncsa.edu/news/20231115-uncsa-wsso-orchestral-fellowship-final.aspx?fbclid=IwAR0XoPHSyb2VD4r3m7yGOlTzMMY6CenNuMyssmXAP0YcnoAi6TvWtkQfelI

UNCSA and the Winston-Salem Symphony have joined together to launch a two-year, graduate-level Orchestral Fellowship beginning fall 2024.

11/15/2023

Several alumni from the School of Music at UNCSA are nominated for 2024 Grammy Awards. The nominations were announced on Friday, Nov. 10.

11/12/2023

11/11/2023

Check out this press release from the University about our students successes at MTNA this October! So proud of our musicians! 💚🖤

Five violists from the School of Music at UNCSA swept the Young Artist and Senior strings categories at the recent state competition of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA).

11/11/2023

Wondering what the Stevens Center will look like next time you step in? Check this out! ⬇️

https://www.wxii12.com/article/north-carolina-winston-salem-theater-final-concert-closing-renovations/45801165?fbclid=IwAR0BnFnqAsgGd3frR6z9y7TGNvIbIKBG-deg0Oii_1T75E7xyQxePEt1gFw

The Stevens Center will host its final concert Friday night before the theater closes for renovations next week.

11/09/2023

One last time! Come hear the orchestra in the final performance at the Stevens Center before they close for renovations!

Tickets⬇️

https://www.uncsa.edu/performances/events/20231111-symphony-orchestra.aspx

A landmark theater in Winston-Salem is about to close for a long-anticipated upgrade. The Stevens Center will host a final performance on Friday before renovations are set to begin.

11/08/2023

Proud of our alumni!! 💚🖤

Meet our Social Media Intern, Brianna Cantwell!✨🎶

Brianna Cantwell is a freelancing bassoonist and Marketing/Development Manager for the Piedmont Wind Symphony. She graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where she studied under Saxton Rose and Dr. Stephanie Patterson. She is a current student at the University of Rochester Eastman School of Music, completing her Master of Arts in Music Leadership under the direction of Rachel Roberts. She also serves as the Graduate Assistant of the Director’s Team in the Institute of Music Leadership at ESM.

Though working full-time in non-profit administration, she performs with The Carolina Philharmonic, the Winston-Salem Symphony, Piedmont Wind Symphony, High Point Community Orchestra, Salisbury Symphony, and Music Carolina regularly each season as a substitute bassoon. Brianna was a member of the Eastern Music Festival, Mallarmé Chamber Players 2021-22 Concert Series, Landesakademie Ochsenhausen, and has been a part of several commissions for solo bassoon and reed quintet. She also participated in an organization that arranged free private lessons and reeds for students displaced from their primary instructors during COVID-19.

Brianna has worked in Music Marketing for the last five years, where she has held positions with the Charlotte Music School as their marketer and administrative assistant, social media marketing for the UNCSA School of Music and UNCSA Bassoon Studio, as well as the Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition and Symposium over the years. She was hired in 2022 as the Administrative Assistant for the Piedmont Wind Symphony and now holds the position of Marketing and Development Manager.

In her free time (as little as it may be), she enjoys modeling for creative photographers, taking care of her 50+ plants, and playing with her four cats: Maktub, Minka, Owen, and Ivey.

11/08/2023

Recently, Fleshman had the opportunity to premiere and create the first ever recording of Alexander Mosolov's "lost" Harp Concerto with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra.

11/07/2023

The UNCSA School of Music at is excited to be able to offer several full scholarships this year, including one for our incredible trombone studio!👀
Be sure to share this with those in your life who are looking to further their craft and take their art to the next level! ✨
Apply today! ⬇️

https://www.uncsa.edu/admissions/music/undergraduate/required-documents.aspx

11/07/2023

11/05/2023

The UNCSA School of Music at is excited to be able to offer several full scholarships this year, including one for our fabulous tuba/euphonium studio!👀
Be sure to share this with those in your life who are looking to further their craft and take their art to the next level! ✨
Apply today! ⬇️

https://www.uncsa.edu/admissions/music/undergraduate/required-documents.aspx

11/04/2023

The School of Music at UNCSA is excited to be able to offer several full scholarships this year, including one for our fabulous oboe studio!👀
Be sure to share this with the oboists in your life who are looking to further their craft and take their art to the next level! ✨
Apply today!

https://www.uncsa.edu/admissions/music/undergraduate/required-documents.aspx

11/04/2023

We are so excited to host the 2023 North Carolina All-State Orchestra this weekend as they prepare a brilliant concert! Carefully selected from several auditionees, these are some of the top high school musicians in the state! 🎵

Do you see a students you know? 👀

11/03/2023

Alumnus Robert Franz, acclaimed conductor and recently appointed music director of the UNCSA Symphony Orchestra, will lead a final concert at the Stevens Center ahead of its temporary closure for a comprehensive renovation.

11/03/2023

Among several similar scholarships, take a look at this fantastic opportunity! 👀

Be sure to share this with the violists in your life who are looking to further their craft and take their art to the next level! ✨

11/01/2023

The UNCSA School of Music is proud to offer so many scholarships for Fall 2024 enrollment! 🎉
See below for some of the many wonderful opportunities. Will you be joining us next year?
Apply today!

https://admissions.uncsa.edu/apply/?_ga=2.171412646.704453127.1698852371-78177432.1693446740

11/01/2023

Tonight, 7:30 pm at the Steven's Center!! Adam Rapa, Trumpet and Oystein Baadsvik, Tuba will play with the UNCSA Jazz Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, and Bergstone Brass. 🎺📯🎵🎷🎹

10/31/2023

🎺Join us for Brass Weekend THIS friday and saturday! This event will feature some brilliant guest artists and will include a bariety of masterclasses and concerts! Registration link below:

https://www.uncsa.edu/music/events/brass-weekend.aspx