The Marching Mocs at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga band has announced new annual stipends for its members of up to $1,000 beginning fall 2020. The competitive, renewable stipends are available to students in any major, whether already on campus, transferring to UTC or enrolling as a first-time freshman. “We are very excited about…
Online program helps music students maintain a sense of community
With school concerts cancelled and ensemble practices put on hold due to the coronavirus, the Department of Performing Arts Music Division is offering an opportunity for students to participate in a new kind of band from their own homes: a virtual one.
Music, spoken word and video details the legacy of the 14th Amendment
If You Go What: The 14th Amendment: All a Cryin’ When: 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24 Where: Barking Legs Theatre, 1307 Dodds Ave. Admission: Free Information: https://barkinglegs.org/event/details/all-a-cryin-the-14th-amendment/ The people are smiling—including a young girl—obviously having a good time. An enormous crowd gathers on and around the Walnut Street Bridge in downtown Chattanooga. The objects of…
New program uses music to treat mental and physical issues
The new, four-year Music Therapy program is the first of its kind at the university. A board-certified therapist, Katie Goforth Elverd, helped create the program.
UTC joins effort to improve arts education in county schools
The Ensuring the Arts for Any Given Child initiative hopes to bring the same level of arts education — theater, visual, dance, music — to students across the Hamilton County school system.
Programming changes at WUTC-FM mean more music
A few programming changes are coming to WUTC-FM 88.1.
UTC Professor Emeritus Roland Carter earns international award
UTC professor emeritus Roland Carter is a recipient of a Master of the Spiritual Award for his work preserving the religious music of African Americans.
Poetry in Musical Motion: UTC alum turns poems into songs
With support from an ArtsBuild Community Cultural Connections Grant, UTC’s Chamber Singers recently recorded an album of works by UTC alumnus Ethan McGrath, who has written musical arrangements for poems written by women. UTC’s Music Division celebrates the album, Silver Songs, with a CD Release Concert on March 22.
Old-fashioned Schubertiade: Faculty recital featuring Perry Ward
Ward’s recital on Sunday, Feb. 24 is dedicated to the memory of his influential teacher, Max Deen Larsen.
Faculty ensemble, Fuze Trio, presents concert Feb. 21
Fuze Trio’s upcoming program includes Transitions by Travis Alford, Sonata a Trois by Pergolesi, Bertorte Welt by J.S. Bach, an arrangement of Bridge Over Troubled Water by Paul Simon and The Most Evolved, arranged by Joseph Freeman.