Making Noise, a performance series that originated in 2014 by Music Librarian Matthew Vest, has hosted a number of dramatic, musical, and dance performances over the years. Vest said, “[Making Noise] makes the library itself a locus of the types of scholarly and artistic conversations that typically happen in non-library spaces, simply by inviting music and noise into a controlled environment.”
Leah Reid, an Assistant Professor of Music Composition, has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. Provided by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, Guggenheim Fellowships are intended for mid-career scholars and artists who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exhibit exceptional creative ability in the arts while exhibiting great promise for their future endeavors.
The University of Virginia Chamber Singers joined ensembles from five other universities and conductor Murry Sidlin for a special performance of the Verdi Requiem, as part of the Defiant Requiem project.
FIRST-EVER Arts on the Hill: Battle of the Bands | April 14, 2022
Spend a day in the life of A.D. Carson, assistant professor of hip-hop and the Global South.
Many of UVA’s College of Arts & Sciences alumni with degrees in studio arts, drama or music go on to successful careers in arts and entertainment, in the world’s great museums or educating the next generation of creative minds. However, the number of arts majors who become leaders in business, law, technology and other areas suggests that the skills they learned in the studio and on the stage are helping them thrive in a wide range of pursuits.
Dr. A.D. Carson believes Will Smith's reputation should ultimately remain intact.
As a collective of students, researchers, lawyers, artists and community partners, participants in the Sound Justice Lab will work across the boundaries of their individual disciplines and institutions to examine the impact narrative storytelling and audio-visual media can play in advocating for underrepresented individuals and communities and in shaping claims for justice for those whose stories and voices are often excluded from legal or institutional proceedings.
When Lauren Schmidt, a double major in chemistry and music in the University of Virginia’s College of Arts & Sciences, is feeling a bit high strung, she tunes up and tunes in to her inner sense of calm. Since her first year at UVA, she has found release – and community – as a violinist with the Charlottesville Symphony, one of the few faculty-student-community member symphonies in the country.
UVA Arts Webinar: Transforming the Arts in Charlottesville | April 18, 2022 @ 1pm ET.
On Friday, April 1, WTJU will celebrate its 65th birthday with a special three-hour broadcast from 6 - 9 p.m. The first hour features an audio documentary about WTJU, followed by a two-hour live broadcast showcasing four live performances.
Submit to be part of the Arts on the Hill: Battle of the Bands and a chance at $500!! Submissions are due by April 4th at 11:59pm.
