by Olivia Kays | Feb 15, 2019 | Community, Diversity & Inclusion, Events, Features, Musical Performances
In conjunction with Women’s History Month, the Department of Music in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences will host an inaugural, month-long festival from March 5-30 highlighting the major role that women have played in the art of music.SHE, A...
by Justin R. Hunter | May 24, 2018 | Events, Musical Performances
A large jazz ensemble went on tour in Mississippi and Louisiana, bringing home two prizes from the 2018 Alcorn State University Jazz Festival. Last week, two small combos visited a number of counties in Arkansas to share their music and reach out to parts of...
by Nicole Cotton | May 11, 2018 | Events, Musical Performances
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Jim and Joyce Faulkner Performing Arts Center in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at University of Arkansas is excited to announce its 2018-19 performance season. Building on its success over the previous...
by Justin R. Hunter | May 11, 2018 | Events, Musical Performances
This semester has been huge for UA Jazz. Programming continues to build with an excited faculty and the UA Jazz Lab Ensemble found huge success in their April tour. The ensemble, under the direction of Rick Salonen, traveled from Fayetteville to Vicksburg,...
by Nicole Cotton and Andra Liwag | Apr 18, 2018 | Events, Musical Performances
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – University of Arkansas music major Alicia Jones will be the opening act for Randy Noojin’s ‘Hard Travelin’ with Woody’ performance at the Jim and Joyce Faulkner Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, May 5. Jones, a native of...
by Justin R. Hunter | Apr 6, 2018 | Events, Musical Performances
Cody Hutchison, Jordan Alimena, Nicholas Liebl and David Gonzalez CRIXUS, the U of A graduate student tuba quartet, heads out on tour as part of Music75. The quartet left Thursday, April 19, traveling from Fayetteville to Jonesboro making numerous stops along the...