DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC

MUSIC THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR WORLD

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM

SCHOLARSHIP + PERFORMANCE = SUCCESSThe University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Music has distinguished itself as one of the finest training centers for young musicians in the Southeast.

The department is home to world-renowned performers, scholars, composers and teachers with recent appearances by faculty and students in more than a dozen countries as well as television broadcasts throughout the world.

CHAIR- Patrick Evans

ASSOCIATE CHAIR- Paul Mosteller

BRASS- James Zingara, trumpet- David Pandolfi, horn- Martin Cochran, euphonium- Jeff Koonce, trombone- Jason Robins, trombone- Andrew Miller, tuba

BANDS- Sue Samuels, Director of Bands- Gene Fambrough, Assistant Director of Bands- Cara Morantz, Assistant Director of Bands- Steven Roberts, Jazz Band

CHORAL ENSEMBLES- Brian Kittredge, Director of Choral Activities- Kevin Turner, Gospel Choir, African-American Musical Traditions

JAZZ STUDIES- Steven Roberts, trumpet; jazz band- Michael Glaser, percussion

- Chad Fisher, trombone- Brandon Peeples, bass- Carlos Pino, guitar; jazz combo- Matt Wiley, percussion and piano

MUSIC EDUCATION- Denise Gainey

- Brian Kittredge

- Cara Morantz

- Sue Samuels

- Sara Womack

- Virginia Zingara

MUSIC HISTORY, LITERATURE, AND APPRECIATION- Howard Irving

- Jeffrey Reynolds

- W. Mark Lanter

- Laura Usiskin Robins

MUSIC TECHNOLOGY- Henry Panion

- Scott Phillips

- Matthew Bryant

MUSIC THEORY- William Price, composition/ theory- Henry Panion, orchestration- Virginia Zingara, aural skills- Cara Morantz, aural skills- Chris Steele, aural skills

PERCUSSION- Gene Fambrough

PIANO- Yakov Kasman, piano- Chris Steele, staff accompanist- Tatiana Kasman, piano ensemble- Rosalind Rust, class piano

STRINGS- Julianne Steele, violin and viola- Laura Usiskin Robins, cello- Brandon Peeples, double bass- Maria Bitran, guitar

VOICE & OPERA- Paul Mosteller, baritone- Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk,

soprano- Won Cho, bass- Patrick Evans, baritone

WOODWINDS- Denise Gainey, clarinet- Lisa Wienhold, flute- Jim Sullivan, oboe- Tariq Masri, bassoon- Gary Wheat, saxophone- William Somerall, saxophone

FACULTY

Faculty and students perform in the acclaimed Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center, with two concert and two theatrical venues, and the Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, which is part of the department’s home in the Hulsey Center for the Arts.

The renovated Hulsey Center boasts new faculty offices and teaching studios, multiple rehearsal rooms, a state-of-the-art music technology laboratory, recording studio, practice rooms, and a dance studio for opera and musical theatre rehearsals.

TECHNOLOGY + SPACE = STATE OF THE ART OPPORTUNITY

The department offers a variety of levels of instruction within the Bachelor of Arts degree program to give you a balanced musical education.

VARIETY + BALANCE = EXCELLENCE

• Music Technology• Music Performance• Music Education• Music Theory and Composition• Music History and Literature

“The music technology program offers comprehensive training in recording engineering, computer-based music composition and multimedia production, and is the only institution in the state of Alabama to offer professional certification in AVID Pro Tools.”- Dr. Henry Panion, University Professor

“I love learning and working in a Department of Music that is big enough to do great performances, but not so big that people go unnoticed. When we perform on campus or in amazing venues throughout the country and abroad, it feels like you’re working and making music with family.”- Nick Tyler, undergraduate student

“At UAB, world class faculty, stellar facilities, and exceptional students come together to create the heartbeat of the university and the arts in Birmingham. Music education is changing lives at UAB!” - Dr. Denise Gainey, Associate Professor of Clarinet

“What has been most meaningful to me is the level of professionalism, commitment, and accessibility that I have experienced with my professors. I have instructors who are passionate about their subject matter and genuinely have my best interests at heart. I am confident that I will be well equipped to impact the lives of the next generation of musicians.” - Ingrid Irons Brown, graduate student

INSTRUMENTAL: - Marching Blazers - Wind Symphony - Symphony Band - Percussion Ensemble - Steel Band - Jazz Band - Electro-Acoustic Percussion Group - Computer Music Ensemble - Blazer Band - Instrumental Chamber Groups

VOCAL: - Concert Choir - Gospel Choir - Chamber Choir - Opera

FACULTY: - Chamber Trio - Brass Quintet - Jazz Quintet

ENSEMBLES:

UNDERGRADUATE

We offer three majors and two minors:

• The Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in Applied Music• The Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in Music Technology• The Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in Music Education (Instrumental or Vocal)• The Minor in Music• The Minor in Music Technology

Additionally, we collaborate with the Department of Theatre in their offering of The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theatre

GRADUATE

The Master of Arts in Education with a specialization in Music Education can be completed on a full-time or part-time basis. This degree program leads to an advanced Class A certification in the state of Alabama, and has two tracks:

• A fifth-year program for the student who already has a bachelor’s degree in music and has completed requirements for certification. This is designed for the student who is already teaching full or part-time and wants to pursue a graduate degree while continuing their workplace responsibilities

• An alternative program for the student who has a bachelor’s degree in music, but who has not received teaching certification

DEGREE PROGRAMS:

ARE YOU READY TO CHALLENGE YOURSELF BEYOND WHAT YOU KNOW? STUDY WITH WORLD-CLASS PERFORMERS AND SCHOLARS? EXPLORE THE ARTS IN A THRIVING URBAN SETTING?BECOME A MUSICIAN/ARTIST/CITIZEN WHO WILL CHANGE THE WORLD?Located in the heart of Birmingham, a city of over 200,000 people in a metropolitan

area of 1.2 million, UAB is an internationally renowned, public doctoral research university and academic medical center. We have the same audacious vision that led our founders merely four decades ago to dream big dreams:

To educate, advance discovery, care for the sick, respond to the needs of our community and establish Alabama as a progressive economic center that can change the world.

The Arts at UAB are integral to that mission, and the Department of Music, in cooperation with the Departments of Theatre and Art and Art History, form a cultural center in the heart of Birmingham’s Southside neighborhood. Our city is home to the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, Opera Birmingham, Alabama Ballet, Chamber Music Society, and a wide range of community arts organizations. UAB’s Alys Stephens Center for the Performing Arts regularly presents international artists including Kathleen Battle, Wynton Marsalis, Yo-Yo Ma, Marcus Roberts, Chick Corea, Bela Fleck, The Harlem String Quartet, Soweto Gospel Choir, and Emmanuel Ax.

FOR APPLICATION AND AUDITION INFORMATION, GO TO UAB.EDU/CAS/MUSIC

MUSIC@UAB.EDU • 205.934.7376

950 13th Street South HC 231Birmingham, AL 35294-1262