The Music Beat: Charlottesville Symphony Hits the Road
The Charlottesville Symphony wrapped up its most recent season this weekend with a concert at Capital One Hall in Tyson’s Corner.
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The Music Beat: Darden Band’s Business Is All About the Music
Founded in 2003, the band has played weddings, school events, student functions, opened for a couple of pro bands and even gigged a venue or two.
Oratorio Society of Virginia helps Beethoven masterwork mark the big 2-0-0
To bring its 56th season to a close, the Oratorio Society of Virginia has revived a 2020 program that had to be canceled when the COVID-19 pandemic arrived. This time, the music is all by Ludwig van Beethoven, and the occasion is the 200th anniversary of one of the works.
2024 Jazz Hero John D’earth
John D'earth (Music) is being recognized by the Jazz Journalists Association as a "2024 Jazz Hero" in a national program that celebrates a select group of "advocates who have had significant impact in their local communities." D'earth appeared on WTJU's "Jazz at 100 Now!" for an April 23 program dedicated to his extensive catalog of music recorded over the last 50 years : 2024 Jazz Hero John D'earth
ACLS Open Access Book Prize Finalist Interviews: A.D. Carson and Francesca Coppa
A.D. Carson was recently featured in an American Council of Learned Societies interview as one of two finalists in the Multimodal Category for the ACLS Open Access Book Prize and Arcadia Open Access Publishing Award for his 2020 mixtap/e/ssay, i used to love to dream (University of Michigan Press): ACLS Open Access Book Prize Finalist Interviews: A.D. Carson and Francesca Coppa
"Reef Generations" by Matthew Burtner
"Reef Generations" by Matthew Burtner is a data artwork about oyster reef restoration on the Virginia eastern shore. Using data collected by University of Virginia environmental scientists working at the Virginia Coast Reserve (VCR), the piece synthesizes an audio-visual computer-generated environment that explores the marvelous underwater generation of oyster reefs and their function as a living seawall attenuating wave motion and storm surge from rising sea levels.
Practice: Integrity’s Music
JoVia Armstrong is Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Virginia College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. In 2015, she won the Best Black Female Percussionist of the Year through the Black Women in Jazz Awards and received the 3Arts Siragusa Foundation Artist Award in 2011 for her work as an educator. JoVia sits on the executive board of Chicago's AACM as Secretary.
News in Brief: The Dale Avenue Band Will Make Noise in the Library
As part of UVA Library’s ongoing series, the University of Virginia’s Music Library in Old Cabell Hall will be full of the sounds of jazz this Friday.
The Music Beat: Sam Hunt Threw a ‘House Party’ at UVA
Country music star Sam Hunt wrapped up his “Summer on the Outskirts” tour at the University of Virginia’s John Paul Jones Arena on Saturday night.
Black Voices Merges Christian Fellowship and Spirited Musicianship
Founded in 1972, Black Voices is one of the oldest Black organizations on Grounds.
The Music Beat: This UVA Lecturer Turns Up the Sound on Silent Film
Marshall, joined by student and community musicians, perform the movie score during the viewing – just as audiences would have heard when the films were first screened.
No Composure Fosters Connection Through Music
The self-proclaimed “Old Dorms Band” came to be in the fall of 2023 after the band members found each other through a group chat for University Records — a student-run club that brings musicians together and hosts shows for them to perform.