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Students on Air at U.Va.’s Underrated Freeform Radio Station
Operating out of a snug studio one mile west of the Rotunda, University students are on the air from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily on 100.1 FM. WXTJ is the University’s freeform student radio station, and it’s been a beloved home to student DJs for nearly 10 years.
UVA Singers to Present Oratorio Honoring Matthew Shepard 25 Years After Murder
When the University of Virginia University Singers perform a new oratorio on Friday evening, audience members can find their way into the story of Matthew Shepard through a variety of musical genres.
Faculty Members Earn Guggenheim Fellowships to Support Music, Filmmaking
A journalist and filmmaker-turned-assistant professor and an award-winning flutist and bandleader who teaches music have earned Guggenheim Fellowships to pursue their arts.
Arts on the Hill: Battle of the Bands with featuring Luke Richard Powers, Logistical Nightmare, & Davy HBF
Arts on the Hill: Battle of the Bands with featuring Luke Richard Powers, Logistical Nightmare, & Davy HBF Tuesday, April 11 • 5-6pm (doors open at 4:30pm) • Carr’s Hill Front Porch • FREE by Lottery
UVA Department of Music to Present Free Rotunda Dome Room Chamber Music Concert Featuring UVA Faculty and Faculty from the University of Pécs in Hungary
The UVA Department of Music will present a free chamber music concert in the Rotunda Dome that will feature UVA faculty along with faculty from the University of Pécs in Hungary. The concert, which is part of an ongoing artistic and cultural collaboration between the two universities, will take place on Saturday, April 22 at 1:00 PM.
UPC Invites a Female Artist to Perform at Springfest for the First Time in 10 Years
Rapper Baby Tate will be the first female artist to perform at the University Programs Council’s Springfest in more than ten years, joining rapper NLE Choppa. UPC also hinted that a third artist will be announced in the future, writing “⅔” in the caption of the announcement post.
Michael McNulty’s Distinguished Major Recital Ends with a Standing Ovation
Rhythmic jazz and melodious rock filled Old Cabell Hall at the Distinguished Major recital of fourth-year College student Michael McNulty. The evening’s performance was a culmination of years worth of composing and arranging, taking the audience on a journey through McNulty’s time as a musician at the University.
CD Review: John D’earth – “Coin of the Realm”
Trumpeter John D’earth’s new CD, “Coin of the Realm" (Cosmology Records), assembles some of the best musicians from the RVA-Charlottesville axis for a recording that echoes and updates the approach on classic 1960s Blue Note sessions.
ARTS ON THE HILL: Beethoven Up Close with Members of the Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia and Music Director Benjamin Rous
ARTS ON THE HILL: Beethoven Up Close with Members of the Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia and Music Director Benjamin Rous | Tuesday, February 14 • 5-6pm (doors open at 4:30pm) • Carr’s Hill • FREE
Stokley to Bring Spoken-word Poetry, Soul and R&B to Paramount Theater
Grammy Award-nominated vocalist, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Stokley is heading to Charlottesville’s Paramount Theater next month for an evening of celebrating the arts through spoken-word poetry, soul music and rhythm and blues.
Call for the Sound Justice Lab Summer Research Fellowship
The fellowship aims to support students who have an exciting idea or question related to sound justice and help them put together a creative, public-facing project to communicate their findings. Project formats can include multiple modes, such as an essay, research, audio-visual media, or artwork. Dates: June 5 - August 3| Award: $7,500 | Due April 15th.