Faculty Spotlight, Music
Department of Music welcomes new faculty members We are excited to announce that we will be adding three outstanding new faculty members, two to our Instrumental Music Education program, and a new Orchestra Director in the fall. George Nicholson, a Ph.D. candidate at...
Faculty Spotlight, Music
The Department of Music welcomes two new faculty members, Dr. Olga Perez Flora and Mr. James Flora Dr. Olga Perez Flora Cuban-American mezzo-soprano, Olga Perez Flora, has been lauded by Opera News for her “smoky tones” and “firm, pleasant voice, and lively poise.”...
Faculty Spotlight, Music
When Coronavirus Emptied the Streets, Music Filled Them A singer-songwriter anthropologist who has been experiencing Italy’s COVID-19 quarantine reflects on how pandemic-inspired songs connect people and reveal shifting power dynamics. By KRISTINA JACOBSEN,...
Faculty Spotlight, Music
UNM music professor awarded prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship By Mary Beth King April 13, 2020 José Luis Hurtado, is one of the 2020 winners of the Guggenheim Fellowship By Mary Beth King April 13, 2020 Composer and pianist José Luis Hurtado, an associate professor in...
Faculty Spotlight
John Abbott opens a solo show John Abbott opens a solo show “New Day” at the Xippas Gallery in Paris Abbott is an Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing who joined the College of Fine Arts this fall. This is Abbott’s first solo show at the Xippas gallery,...
Faculty Spotlight
Andrea Polli wins award for community-engaged art projects Andrea Polli wins award for community-engaged art projects New project lights up Albuquerque downtown nights By Mary Beth King Art installations created by Andrea Polli, a University of New Mexico professor of...
