College of Fine Arts

The first book on renowned Mexican composer Mario Lavista, titled Mario Lavista: Mirrors of Sounds (Oxford University Press, 2023), was recently published by Ana R. Alonso-Minutti, associate professor of Musicology at The University of New Mexico. It...

Pulitzer Prize winning Diné composer and sound artist Raven Chacon, who earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in music at The University of New Mexico will bring his Three Songs projects to the Harwood Museum of Art in Taos. Three Songs pays tribute to...

Pulitzer Prize winning Diné composer and sound artist Raven Chacon, who earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in music at The University of New Mexico, has been awarded the prestigious MacArthur Genius Grant. He was given the award for “creating musical...

It’s not just a song, an album or an artist. It’s not simply a genre, or something you hear walking through a plaza or a restaurant. It is so much more than music; it’s a history, it’s a culture, it’s a lifestyle.    Mariachi, associated with an image...

A UNM and greater Albuquerque dancing powerhouse is receiving well-deserved, national recognition. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has named National Institute of Flamenco (NIF) Director Eva Encinias as a recipient of the NEA National Heritage...

The Department of Music within the College of Fine Arts at The University of New Mexico takes great pride in announcing the first scholarship specific to jazz studies. The Richard Karmel Endowed Scholarship in Jazz Studies will be awarded each year to a...

Emily Moss will join the faculty at the College of Fine Arts at The University of New Mexico in August as a professor of Music and director of Bands. She is currently the director of Bands at California State University in Los Angeles. As director, Moss...

Spring is here and what better way to usher it in than to hear composer Igor Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, also known as Le Sacre du printemps. The University of New Mexico Symphony Orchestra will perform the composition Thursday, May 4, at 7:30 p.m. at...

Eric Lau, dean of the University of New Mexico’s Honors College and also University College, has accepted a position as dean of the College of Music & Dramatic Arts at LSU in Baton Rouge, La. “Eric Lau has been an extraordinary faculty member and...

The 51st annual John Donald Robb Composers’ Symposium will take place at The University of New Mexico’s Keller Hall on March 22-24 and March 27. The event, promoted by the UNM Robb Trust, consists of a series of public concerts and master classes for UNM...