Students to pursue border-engaged arts research

February 23, 2021

Graduate artists Mariel Miranda and Bella Maria Varela (art) and Diana Peralta (music) were awarded border-engaged research scholarships.

The Most Dangerous Instrument

February 23, 2021

Flutist Kaissy Yau, Arizona senior, is meeting the challenges of COVID-19. “Mask up and stay safe … don’t let it hinder your creativity.”

Emmy Tisdel, Mariel Miranda join 2020-21 University Fellows cohort

February 23, 2021

An accomplished violinist and an international visual artist from Arizona Arts, Emmy Tisdel and Mariel Miranda, have joined the prestigious 2020-21 University Fellows program, the flagship initiative of the University of Arizona Graduate Center.

WONDER MAKES ME DESIGN

December 9, 2020

Melissa Requist, Class of ‘21Hometown: Steamboat Springs, COMajors: Biomedical Engineering and Music Performance “I grew up in a really small town—a great town. Ski town. I actually grew up doing ski jumping and Nordic Combined,” explains senior Melissa Requist. She also started playing the flute in the fifth grade, which progressed into honor band and […]

Dual degree approach to storytelling

November 2, 2020

Roxanna Ibarra hopes to use her two degrees to convey storytelling visually and aurally, while embracing her Mexican and American cultures.

Arizona Arts Studio Series … inside the flute studio

October 13, 2020

What’s it like inside the flute studio at the Fred Fox School of Music … during COVID. Hear professor Brian Luce and students Kaissy Yau and Melissa Requist discuss reentry and playing on stage at Centennial Hall; and see what role kinesiology and biomechanics has with improving flute performance. Arizona Arts Studio Series takes you […]

Milbauer broadens horizons at Harvard Kennedy School

October 12, 2020

Dr. John Milbauer earned a Master’s in Public Administration in 2020 from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government as a JFK Fellow.

Q&A with Dr. Alyssa Cossey

October 5, 2020

The Fred Fox School of Music’s University Community Chorus launched an interactive, eight-part virtual Webinar Series earlier this fall, led by Dr. Alyssa Cossey. This series aimed to maintain community, allow people to make music together in a safe manner, introduce new types of music and genres, and more importantly highlight underperformed and underappreciated choral […]

Music + Festival 2020

The 13th Annual Music+Festival will present the music of George Gershwin, Steve Reich, and William Bolcom, and includes a symposium, three concerts, a presentation, and a film. The festival will feature guest speakers, performers and composer, as well as distinguished faculty and students. Guest artists are Jeremy Huw Williams (baritone) and Paula Fan (piano). All […]

Vocal Arts Showcase

The University of Arizona Vocal Arts Gala Concert features the winners from the Dr. Larry Day and Marguerite Ough Memorial Voice Competitions and includes the final award performances from the Wildcat Competition for High School Singers. Plus, a master class for these young finalists, who will be working on their performance technique with the faculty […]