UNM Music Students and Faculty to Perform in the Santa Fe Opera’s Premiere of This Little Light of Mine
Four graduate vocal performance students in the UNM Music Department have been invited to perform with the Santa Fe Opera. Mia Flora, Marshal Hollingsworth, Garrett Medlock, and Julianne Wolfe will sing in the chorus for the world premiere of This Little Light of Mine, an opera which tells the story of 20th century political activist Fannie Lou Hamer. The opera will be performed at the Lensic Performing Arts Center on October 28 and 29 at 7:00 pm, and October 30 at 2:00 pm.
UNM’s own Music Director of UNM Opera Theatre and Associate Professor of Vocal Coaching, Dr. Kristin Ditlow, is the assistant conductor for this production. She works with Santa Fe Opera as music staff, production pianist, and an orchestra member.
Mariela Espinoza-León Awarded HECAA Mary Vidal Award and LAII Travel Grant
Mariela Espinoza-León, a current Ph.D. student in Art History, was awarded the HECAA Mary Vidal Award. The Vidal Fund supports research expenses for HECAA members who are graduate students or have earned their PhD within the last three years. Additionally, Mariela has...
UNM Alumna Awarded Fulbright Research Grant to Bulgaria
Eleanora Edreva, MFA Art & Ecology 2023 alumna, along with three other recipients, has been granted a Fulbright Research Award. This prestigious grant recognizes their academic achievements and dedication to international research. As Fulbright scholars, they will...
Art History Alumnus Paul Niell Named 2024–2025 Samuel H. Kress Senior Fellow
Congratulations to Art History alumnus, Paul Niell, Ph.D. (2008), who has received an appointment as a 2024–2025 Samuel H. Kress Senior Fellow with the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (CASVA) at The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.