College of Fine Arts

The University of New Mexico College of Fine Arts hosts its third annual ARTSSPLASH event on Wednesday, Sept. 25. ARTSSPLASH 2024 will celebrate Fine Arts at UNM and raise awareness about the various programs within the college. The event will take...

Sardinian ethnomusicologist Diego Pani will be a Fulbright Scholar in Residence for the next 10 months at The University of New Mexico. He and his wife will be hosted by UNM Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology and Anthropology (Ethnology) Kristina...

Thanks to the Student Enrichment Grant, Carlos Arellano, a student in Theory and Composition at The University of New Mexico, recently participated in the 2024 Orchestrating for the 21st Century Workshop. He premiered his own musical composition...

Sebastian Serrano-Ayala has joined The University of New Mexico Department of Music as a visiting assistant professor of Orchestral Studies for the 2024-25 academic year. An advocate for the music of our time, Colombian-born conductor Serrano-Ayala...

Lauren Humble, who graduated from The University of New Mexico in 2016 with a Bachelor of Music Education with a vocal emphasis, has successfully completed an intensive three-year program at the CJD Schule Schlaffhorst-Andersen in Bad Nenndorf, Germany...

Aaron Jacobs, who has enjoyed a multifaceted career as a teacher, performing artist, ensemble director, and clinician, will begin a new chapter this fall at The University of New Mexico. Jacobs will assume leadership of String Pedagogy—including the...

Lydia Grindatto has been busy since she graduated from The University of New Mexico with a Bachelor of Music in 2017, but the opera soprano reached new heights this month after winning the Fernand Lamesch Award of the prestigious Metropolitan Opera Eric...

The University of New Mexico Symphony Orchestra will present a special performance Thursday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m., at Popejoy Hall on the UNM campus. The UNM Symphony orchestra features the top music students in New Mexico and is a part of the...

The 52nd annual John Donald Robb Concert will feature world-class performances on Friday, March 29, 7:30-9 p.m. at Keller Hall at The University of New Mexico. Admission is free for this all-ages, family-friendly community event. The show will feature...

Three undergraduates and seven graduate students from The University of New Mexico Department of Music were recently chosen to perform in the Southwestern Regional Intercollegiate Band in Kansas City. The students were led by UNM Director of Bands Emily...