Music
New Podcast Considers Trouser Roles
UM music faculty and students use opera as a lens to think about gender OCTOBER 21, 2020 BY LYNN ADAMS WILKINS What does music have to do with women’s suffrage, feminism, gender and queer culture? Two University of Mississippi online events this week offer chances to experience music as a way of thinking about some […]
Experience and Opportunity Meet in the Music Department
Graduate assistants gain valuable professional skills while developing as musicians October 17, 2020 by Lynn Adams Wilkins Among the faculty, staff and students at the University of Mississippi Department of Music is a cohort of musicians and music educators who fall into more than one of those categories. They are graduate assistants, and while they’re […]
Outdoor Performance Features ‘Music for Breathing’
Faculty Woodwind Quintet set for a live music experience in the UM Circle October 12, 2020 by Lynn Adams Wilkins With precautions and protocols in place to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, a live music experience may feel like a thing of the past. But five music professors at the University of Mississippi are […]
New Podcast Shares Music from Faculty and Students
Department of Music celebrates relationship with its audiences SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 BY LYNN ADAMS WILKINS During a time when performing arts organizations everywhere have hit the pause button on their seasons because of the coronavirus, the University of Mississippi Department of Music is looking for new ways to connect with audiences through music. From this […]
New Recordings Show Strengths, Interests of Music Faculty
Albums offer varied takes on collaboration September 6, 2020 by Lynn Adams Wilkins For faculty members at the University of Mississippi‘s Department of Music, balancing teaching, research, and advising with professional music careers is a way of life. Many professors travel to perform and teach, and quite a few are standing members of ensembles around […]
Music Professor Garners Honors for Performance and Service
Adam Estes passes benefits and experience on to students AUGUST 13, 2020 BY LYNN ADAMS WILKINS Music professor Adam Estes recently garnered two honors that he knows will do more than just add to his resume – they also will bring opportunities for his students. Estes, an associate professor of music in saxophone and bassoon […]
Music Professor Sings in Operation Bach
Nationwide remote recording project takes listeners to the 18th century takes listeners to the 18th century JULY 23, 2020 BY LYNN ADAMS WILKINS After gathering each summer for years to perform works by Bach and other great composers at the Carmel Bach Festival, a group of musicians decided to continue that tradition in the face […]
Oboist Finds Additional Success as Sought-after Reed-Maker
Austin Smith passing on a variety of skills to Ole Miss music students JULY 9, 2020 BY LYNN ADAMS WILKINS When Austin Smith whittled wood as a child, little did he know that it would turn into a passion that would complement his journey as a professional musician. “When I was a kid, I was […]
Old-Time Piano Champions Set for Livestreamed Performance
Virtual ‘Parade of Champions’ available free Friday evening JULY 9, 2020 BY LYNN ADAMS WILKINS Seven champion old-time piano players will perform gems from early American music in a free online concert, slated for 7 p.m. Friday (July 10). “Old-time piano” includes ragtime, blues and early jazz – all American forms of piano playing that […]
CME Director Sharing Musical Skills in Virtual Concert
Ryan Miller to appear in Leadership Mississippi ‘Conquering COVID Through Music’ JUNE 30, 2020 BY EDWIN B. SMITH A University of Mississippi staff member whose guitar and vocal talents have made him popular on social media is among four Leadership Mississippi alumni performing in a virtual concert set for Thursday (July 2). Ryan Miller, associate […]