Music

Four University of New Mexico musicians recently boarded a plane for China and returned home 11 days later. They were the graduate students who comprise The Abe Franck String Quartet: Lorenzo Gallegos, Dongqi Zhou, Andre Silva and Penelope...

University of New Mexico Associate Professor of Voice and Opera Olga Flora recently made her debut as a soloist at Carnegie Hall, marking a milestone in her international performing career. Flora performed as a mezzo-soprano soloist in Wolfgang Amadeus...

Over The University of New Mexico’s winter break, string faculty members Carmelo de los Santos, professor of violin and Christoph Wagner, assistant professor of cello and head of strings, traveled to China to formalize a landmark international...

UNM’s Music Prep School and String Lab School are community outreach initiatives created by the department of music to provide local community members access to affordable educational music classes taught by globally recognized educators. 

The University of New Mexico Department of Music joined in the world premiere of Tiguex, a monumental new work by Pulitzer Prize–winning composer and UNM alumnus Raven Chacon. The project took place across Albuquerque from sunrise to sunset Sept. 27,...

Performance Santa Fe Foundation has made a transformative gift to The University of New Mexico College of Fine Arts. 

OcTuba-Fest, presented by the Tuba Euphonium Studio of Dr. Richard Antoine White, brings music, celebration and a touch of Halloween spirit to The University of New Mexico’s Keller Hall this October. The tuba showcase will take place Oct. 13–14 and Oct....

The University of New Mexico welcomed back a showcase of music, art, dance and more with the fourth annual ARTSSPLASH. Students and staff celebrated the fine arts at UNM while learning about the programs and services offered by the College of Fine...

The College of Fine Arts’ annual ArtsSplash event is returning to campus Wednesday, Sept. 24, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. The event will be held on the east side of the Cornell Mall, next to the Student Union Building. 

Three of the honorees of this year’s Research and Creative Works Leadership Awards will be featured during the inaugural Faculty Lightning Lounge talks for the 2025-26 academic year on Sept. 10.