Music
Star Power Set to Fill Ford Center for 20th Anniversary
Morgan Freeman set to host gala performance, Haskells to receive Concerto Award MARCH 12, 2023 BY TINA H. HAHN Stars will be shining brightly March 25 when the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi celebrates its 20-year anniversary with a gala hosted by Oscar winner Morgan Freeman. The […]
Love for the Arts
Tincher supports UM institute to pay tribute to wife’s life FEBRUARY 27, 2023 BY TINA H. HAHN/UM DEVELOPMENT Ami Moore Tincher’s interests in life were focused on film and theatre, music and art — the areas highlighted by the Institute for the Arts at the University of Mississippi. Mike Tincher committed an estate gift of […]
Cultivating Creativity
Sarahfest Artist-in-Residence expands experiences and knowledge FEBRUARY 10, 2023 BY STAFF REPORT For the past eight years the University of Mississippi Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies’ annual Sarahfest has celebrated and highlighted women and LGBTQ+ creators in the arts. The Isom Center and the Department of […]
Guest Artist Robert Young Presents Saxophone Recital, Lecture, Master Class
JANUARY 27, 2023 BY STAFF REPORT Saxophonist Robert Young, an associate professor at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, will visit the University of Mississippi campus on Monday, February 27, 2023 to present a Guest Artist Recital and Lecture/Master Class to the Instrumental Area students in the Department of Music. Both events […]
Lights, Camera, Action on the Las Vegas Opera Stage!
JANUARY 17, 2023 BY MARGARET SAVOIE FOR THE UM GRADUATE SCHOOL WINTER NEWSLETTER This fall, Las Vegas enjoyed a taste of the creative talent within The University of Mississippi’s Master of Music (M.M.) program, and what it has to offer. Letters to Lily, written by M.M. student, Emily Clements, hit the Opera Las Vegas stage […]
After 100 Years: Still Making a Joyful Noise
UM Jazz Ensemble celebrating centennial anniversary with Dec. 8 concert in Natchez DECEMBER 2, 2022 BY EDWIN B. SMITH What do Reader’s Digest, the Lincoln Memorial and the University of Mississippi Jazz Ensemble have in common? They each turned 100 in 2022. The UM Jazz Ensemble will celebrate its centennial with a special performance Thursday […]
Oxford Blues Festival Highlights Local, Regional Talent
UM Professors, Local and National Artists to Perform at Blues Festival OCTOBER 3, 2022 BY CLARA TURNAGE When office hours are over, some professors don’t hit the books – they hit the stage. Four such University of Mississippi professors are among the 18 bands scheduled to play during the 11th Oxford Blues Festival, which runs […]
Dawn of New Era in the Arts at the University
New institute shines a light on creative arts on campus and beyond SEPTEMBER 18, 2022 BY STAFF REPORT Pianist Bruce Levingston and special guest artists will give the first performance in celebration of the University of Mississippi Institute for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 22) in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the […]
Music Professor Honored as Musical Icon in Ghana
George W.K. Dor lauded for contributions to Ghanian music and culture SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 BY EDWIN B. SMITH This summer, George Worlasi Kwasi Dor visited his home country of Ghana as a renowned music professor at the University of Mississippi. He returned as an icon. The University of Ghana’s School of Performing Arts named Dor […]
Assembly Quartet’s September Residency at the University of Mississippi
AUGUST 30, 2022 BY STAFF REPORT A University of Mississippi residency of the Assembly Quartet, a professional chamber music ensemble composed of Jeffrey Heisler on soprano saxophone, Ian Jeffress on alto saxophone, Matthew Younglove on tenor saxophone, and Adam Estes on alto and baritone saxophones, will take place September 12-17, 2022. “I am excited that […]