For the third year in a row, University of West Florida students will take their talents abroad through the UWF Irish Experience program, “The Emerald Coast Meets the Emerald Isle.” From May 25 to June 23, 2016, UWF theatre, music and art students will experience the arts and culture of Ireland in this innovative study […]
Grammy-winning composer Eric Whitacre spent three days working as an artist in residence at the University of West Florida with students in the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities April 20-22.
Though classical music has existed for hundreds of years, it remains fresh through interpretation and combinations of different pieces, and director Leonid Yanovskiy says the coming Runge Strings Orchestra Concert will be a good example of this.
Dr. Joseph Spaniola has spent 37 years composing and arranging music. For the last nine years he has drawn on these skills to teach students in the music department at the University of West Florida. His classes range from music theory to the history of rock ’n’ roll.
The University of West Florida Department of Music recently sent nine instrumentalists and nine vocalists to the annual Florida Music Educators Association Conference held Jan. 13-16, 2016. Seven of the instrumentalists were selected from undergraduate music students around the state to play in the All-State Intercollegiate Band, with two of the students placing first chair. […]
The University of West Florida celebrated a $18,867 donation to the Larry Butler Memorial Music Award on Thursday, Jan. 28 at the UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts. The new funds are a result of ticket sales and donations from the Nashville Songwriter’s Hall of Fame show as part of the Frank Brown International […]
The UWF Department of Music will present its 10th Annual All-Steinway School Celebration on Saturday, Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held in the Music Hall at the Center for Fine & Performing Arts, Building 82, on the Pensacola Campus. Through a generous gift from Helen Wentworth in 2006, the UWF Department […]
Yesterday, the University of West Florida announced a new fund in memory of Pensacola native and celebrated musician and producer Larry Butler. Gifts made by Butler’s family and friends led to the establishment of the Larry Butler Memorial Music Award. This award will be used to support UWF music students in academic competitions or performance-related travel. […]
University of West Florida music student, James Matthews, has been chosen as an American Protégé International Piano & Strings Competition 2014 Honorable Mention Winner. Matthews will perform on Sunday, April 20 at 11:30 a.m. in the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City, N.Y. Matthews, a native of Lakeland, Fla., is a junior music […]
In partnership with the City of Pensacola, the University of West Florida is leading an initiative to promote music appreciation throughout Pensacola by installing pianos in various locations for public use. Dr. Hedi Salanki-Rubardt, Distinguished Professor and Director of the Piano Program and Chamber Music at UWF, created the project to enhance Pensacola’s cultural climate […]
Thirteen theatre students at the University of West Florida (UWF) will study abroad this summer at the International Performing Arts Institute (IPAI) in Germany. The unique opportunity allows them to study and perform with some of the most prestigious names in international theater. The three-week intensive training program allows students to hone their skills and […]
She’s fluent in three languages, has lived on two continents and has one amazing voice. Her name is Caroline Bergan, a music major studying opera at the University of West Florida (UWF). This summer, she’ll embark on an incredible journey to Italy and Norway to study and play a role in a fully staged Italian […]
