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Rolanda Carter Attends NYU Summer Songwriting Workshop

May 31, 2019

5/31/2019. Rolanda Carter has been accepted into the New York University Summer Songwriting Workshop and awarded a scholarship. Roland is a third-year undergraduate student majoring in Composition. During the school year, she attends songwriting workshops conducted by Dr. Anthony Randolph, chair of the Department of Music, who encouraged her to apply to the NYU program.

College of Fine Arts Reinstatement Postponed

Aug 12, 2019

Howard University has revised its timeline for transforming the departments of Art, Theatre and Music, currently comprising The Division of Fine Arts in the College of Arts and Sciences, into a new College of Fine Arts. The change, which was originally scheduled to take placed on August 15, 2019, is now scheduled for Fall 2020. Under the new plan, there will be a dean, of the soon-to-be College of Fine Arts, who will report directly to the Provost. Art, Theatre and Music will continue to function as individual departments within the proposed college.

Faculty Pianist Natalia Kazaryan Played Smithsonian Concert

Aug 12, 2019

On Sunday, August 11, 2019, 3 – 4PM, critically acclaimed pianist Natalia Kazaryan performed at the summer Steinway Series at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Ms. Kazaryan was a student at the Julliard School and is now on the adjunct piano faculty at Howard University. She has received top prizes from the Eastman Young Artists International, Zosciuszko Foundation Chopin, and the New York piano competitions, and a "Sobresaliente" Award from Queen Sophia of Spain. Natalia focused on all women composers for her performance.

Liana Valente Receives Summer Faculty Research Fellowship

07/01/2019 Dr. Liana Valente, Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Classical Voice, has been awarded a 2019 Summer Faculty Research Fellowship by the Howard University Office of Research. With support from this fellowship, Dr. Valente will spend part of her time during the next year writing a comprehensive introductory musicianship textbook for musical theater students. Once completed, this new text will be an invaluable resource for students preparing for a professional career on the musical theater stage.

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Blues Alley Features HU Jazz Faculty and Alumni

rev.6/28/19, 6/24/19, orig.6/7/2019. Blues Alley, "Washington's Premier Jazz Supper Club," has booked several Department of Music alumni as featured artists this summer. The historic jazz venue was founded in 1965 and has operated continuously since that time as one of the Nation's top jazz spots. It's location in a 19th-century carriage house in an alley in Georgetown—now named after the club—adds to the jazz mystique and allure. Read the Article

Howard University Jazz Ensemble

HUJE Releases New CD

The Howard University Jazz Ensemble (HUJE), under the direction of Fred Irby, III, released its annual CD at the end of April. As usual, the recording was recorded at Bias Recording Studios in Silver Spring, MD at the end of the previous academic year and is simply titled "HUJE 2018." Read a full review by Jack Bowers on "All About Jazz. Visit the new HUJE website. For copies of the CD, go to All About Jazz.com or contact Fred Irby, III at firby@howard.edu. Read the Article

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Arthur C. Dawkins, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Introduces Jazz Oral History Project

On March 7, 2019, Dr. Arthur Dawkins, Professor Emeritus, spoke to students during the Department's weekly recital period. His audio-visual presentation introduced his Jazz Oral History Project, now available in the Moorland-Spingarn Library Collection at http://library.howard.edu/jazz/. The Project comprises more than 290 hours of audio and video recordings of interviews conducted over a number of years by Dr. Dawkins and two others. The subjects are 15 of the major architects of modern jazz, including Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey and Max Roach. Dr. Read the Article