Music

The piano is inherently a European male-centric occupation. The instrument was invented in Italy by a man. The most famous pianists in the world, such as Schnabel, Horowitz, and Rachmaninoff, were all European men. The illustrious Three Bs of piano music...

Professor of Music at The University of New Mexico, Karl Hinterbichler was recently recognized for his contributions to the trombone world when he received the Kenneth Hanlon Award from the International Trombone Association. The Kenneth Hanlon Award...

Professors Olga Perez Flora and James “Jamie” Flora are new faculty members in The University of New Mexico music department teaching and it’s no coincidence they share the same last name. They are a married and musical couple. Olga is an assistant...

Olivia Tucker has joined The University of New Mexico Fine Arts College faculty in the Instrumental Music program as an assistant professor of Music Education. She started her music teaching career as a band teacher at middle and high schools but...

Composer and pianist José Luis Hurtado, an associate professor in The University of New Mexico’s Department of Music in the College of Fine Arts, is one of the 2020 winners of...

Last year, Kristina M. Jacobsen, associate professor of Ethnomusicology and Anthropology (Ethnology) at The University of New Mexico, traveled to Italy on a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award in Cultural Anthropology and Ethnomusicology. The grant would allow...

Tim Mallette, a University of New Mexico graduate student working on a master’s degree in music performance for trumpet, bought a great music stand a few years ago. He liked the product so much that he and his wife Tracy, a Ph.D. student in biomedical...

To mark Black History Month, the UNM African American Student Services (AASS) will host two multimedia concert performance of Langston Hughes’ Ask Your...

The University of New Mexico John Donald Robb Musical Trust (UNM Robb Trust) will celebrate its 30th anniversary with two free events Nov. 13-14 at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque to share and promote the legacy of New...

Kristina M. Jacobsen, associate professor of Ethnomusicology and Anthropology (Ethnology) at The University of New Mexico, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award in Cultural Anthropology and Ethnomusicology. Jacobsen holds a Ph.D. in Cultural...