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After turns in UAB Theatre, Red Mountain Theatre productions, Jalen Kirkman pursues professional performance careerThe Florence native, 22, is graduating from UAB with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in musical theater, then working professionally this summer, signing with an agency and moving to New York.
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Marching Blazers drum major is composing a career in musicCameron Rodgers-Johnson will go on to study music composition after taking advantage of performance opportunities at UAB and graduating with high distinguished honors.
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Spring commencement for UAB will be May 2-3More than 3,071 students are eligible to graduate this semester, and at least 1,715 students will participate in commencement exercises.
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Music industry mentors to meet with local students through Grammy In the SchoolsThe UAB Department of Music will host Grammy In the Schools and the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus on Wednesday, April 30, at the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center.
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Attend a UAB Arts Week event March 31-April 8Presented by the UAB College of Arts and Sciences, Arts Week events showcase students from the departments of Art and Art History, English, History, Music, and Theatre.
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UAB Piano Series presents Fei-Fei on March 23The Van Cliburn 2013 finalist will perform a program of works by Claude Debussy, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Nadia Boulanger and Franz Liszt.
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Music alumnus supports Stevie Wonder tour, aims to build a life in musicFor Alec Jones, music is more than a hobby—it’s a way of life.
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Hear performances from the UAB Department of Music this springThe UAB Piano Series will present Fei-Fei Dong on March 23, plus the PRISM concert March 31 will showcase students and faculty.
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Marching to the beat of his own drum: UAB drumline member graduates with civil engineering degreeAfter four years of playing with the UAB Marching Blazers, Jonah Ross will graduate with his bachelor’s degree from the UAB School of Engineering.
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UAB fall commencement is Dec. 14 at Bartow ArenaMore than half of the university’s 1,954 graduating students will walk in commencement this semester.
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High school students join UAB choirs in song for “Christmas at the Alys” on Dec. 5More than 200 voices in the UAB Concert Choir and choirs from Helena, Calera, Springville and Indian Springs will join in singing “Carol of the Bells” and “O Holy Night.”
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Three music students who helped bring UAB Opera back after the pandemic are graduatingReagan Martin, Austin Green and Sierra Frazier all plan to pursue graduate studies in music and music education.
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More than music: Alumni couples, legacy families in the UAB Marching BlazersMeet the couples who met in the Marching Blazers, and the students marching this year whose alumni parents are passing along their Blazer spirit.
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UAB’s new music therapy program is pitch-perfect for founding Director Ja’Bria BarberEarlier this year, the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Music announced a new music therapy concentration.
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UAB students: Get $10 tickets to shows at the Alys Stephens CenterThe Alys Stephens Center and the Alabama Symphony Orchestra offer discounted tickets to UAB students.
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The World Stage: UAB music students and faculty perform across the globeSinging Michael Trotta’s “Requiem” is nothing new for University of Alabama at Birmingham senior Sierra Frazier.
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Stevie Wonder asks Henry Panion III to conduct, arrange orchestras on new 11-city tourWonder and Panion, both Grammy Award winners, have collaborated musically for more than 30 years.
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UAB Piano Series presents Alabama native and UAB alum Cahill Smith on Sept. 22An accomplished performer and devoted teacher, Smith is a UAB alumnus, graduate of the Eastman School of Music and associate professor of piano at Utah State University.
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Summer 2024 photo recapThroughout Summer 2024, faculty, staff, and students across the College of Arts and Sciences facilitated camps and on-campus experiences for middle school, high school, and college students.
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2024 winners of the College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Award for Excellence in TeachingThe Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching recognizes full-time, regular faculty members of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) who have demo...