Aug 28 - Nov 13
School of Filmmaking Symposium
School of Filmmaking: Symposium

The School of Filmmaking's "Symposium" series opens a door into the world behind the screen, offering audiences a chance to engage with filmmakers, artists and creative thinkers from myriad disciplines who are shaping contemporary storytelling. Through screenings, conversations and engaging dialogue, each event becomes a unique space to come together and explore how art is made, why it matters and what it reveals about the world we live in.

Oct 29 - Nov 7
Angels in America
"Angels in America, Part 1: Millennium Approaches" by Tony Kushner

In a world of surreal encounters and shifting realities, lives collide in 1980s America as friends, lovers and strangers navigate beautiful and challenging transformations in Tony Kushner's "Angels in America," the Pulitzer Prize-winning play that was also adapted into an acclaimed HBO miniseries.

1
Nov
Wind Ensemble
UNCSA Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Winds: Classics!

From rhythmic vitality to neoclassical precision, the UNCSA Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Winds trace a wide musical range across contrasting tones. Dmitri Shostakovich's "Folk Dances" opens the program with driving energy and spirited motion, drawing themes from the Russian ballet tradition. Richard Strauss' Serenade, Op. 7 follows with youthful grace, revealing the composer's early command of elegance and line. Igor Stravinsky's Octet introduces a shift in texture and form, offering crisp neoclassical writing defined by wit, clarity and inventive structure. Vincent Persichetti's Symphony No. 6 closes the program with sweeping contrast and rich detail in transformation -- inviting audiences to listen for musical form in addition to melody. Under the direction of Mark Norman, the ensembles move between energy, refinement and growing musical architecture within a single program.

1
Nov
Going for Baroque
Going for Baroque: Vocal Treasures of the 17th-18th Centuries and Beyond

The UNCSA Voice Department will present an afternoon of solos and ensembles reaching back to the Renaissance and Baroque periods, while also sampling more contemporary composers who emulate Early Music styles. Of course there will be Bach and Handel, but keep an ear out for surprises from Lully, Strozzi, Purcell, Caccini, and Betinis as well. Featuring high school and undergraduate students from the studios of Marilyn Taylor, Glenn Siebert, Phyllis Pancella, and Jodi Burns.

4
Nov
Tony Furtado with Matt Flinner and Luke Price
Tony Furtado with Matt Flinner and Luke Price

Join virtuoso singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Tony Furtado for an unforgettable evening at the Muddy Creek Listening Room in Old Salem. Furtado is known for his work on banjo, cello-banjo, slide guitar and baritone ukulele.

7
Nov
Jennifer Rowley
Soprano Jennifer Rowley in Recital

Jennifer Rowley, lauded by the New York Times as "a singer of enormous gift and promise," illuminates Watson Hall with a voice of striking power and expressive nuance. From intimate reflection to soaring virtuosity, the program features music that demands both technical brilliance and deep emotional clarity, highlighting the full dramatic and lyrical range of the soprano repertoire. The recital moves between operatic arias and art song, showcasing the voice as both instrument and storyteller. Rowley is acclaimed for her powerful voice and commanding stage presence, with a repertoire spanning many of opera's great heroines. She has appeared on major international stages including the Metropolitan Opera, Staatsoper Berlin and Opernhaus Zürich and in roles such as Aida, Tosca and Turandot. She is also the founder of Aria Bootcamp and serves on the voice faculty at the Curtis Institute of Music. Jennifer Rowley performs at UNCSA as part of a year-long operatic celebration of the 25th anniversary of the A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute.

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Stella Sung joins Kenan Institute for the Arts Board of Advisors

Award-winning composer Stella Sung is the newest addition to the Board of Advisors of the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. She will serve a three-year term, beginning this month at the Board of Advisors meeting October 25.

“I am very excited to be serving as a new board member for the Kenan Institute, and I look forward to learning, sharing and experiencing new artistic and collaborative work,” Sung said. “The diversity and aspects of community work that the Kenan Institute does are most interesting to me, and I am honored to be working alongside new colleagues and fellow artists.”

As a national and international award-winning composer, Sung’s compositions are performed throughout the United States and abroad. She is director of the Center for Research and Education in Arts, Technology, and Entertainment (CREATE) at the University of Central Florida and is Professor of Music in UCF’s School of Visual Arts and Design.

The Kenan Institute is excited about the experience and passion Sung brings to the board, said Kenan Executive Director Corey Madden. “Stella is renowned for her innovative use of cutting-edge technologies in her compositions to elevate the artistic impact of her work and engage audiences in new ways. She is a quintessential artist leader, and the Kenan Institute is honored to have her bring her experience and expertise as we work to inspire artists to become leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators who can tackle the complex challenges of the 21st-century creative economy.”

About Stella Sung

Sung is director of CREATE at the University of Central Florida as well as a Professor of Music. She holds a Pegasus Professorship, the highest honor awarded to distinguished faculty members at UCF, and also holds one of twelve University Trustees Chair professorships.

She earned a Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance from the University of Michigan, a Master of Fine Arts degree in composition from the University of Florida and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in piano performance from the University of Texas at Austin.

Since 2003, Sung has been using digital and multi-media applications in her concert and symphonic compositions, music for dance and ballet, and recent operas that include the use of advanced projection techniques and other stage design concepts using technology.

She is also an active composer for film and was the composer and music supervisor for the score for the full-length documentary film, “Voices in the Clouds,” which received critical acclaim in national and international film festivals. Her music was featured in the short animation film, “Atlas’ Revenge,” based upon her orchestral work of the same title, which was selected as the first place winner at the SIGGRAPH conference.

Several documentary films have been made about Sung’s work including a film by award-winning documentary film-maker Lisa Mills, which captures the world premiere performance of her large orchestral work, “The Circle Closes.” The film garnered a Silver Medal Award from the Park City Film Music Festival and a Bronze Telly Award.

Sung is the recipient of many awards, including the Phi Kappa Phi National Artists Award and a Meet the Composer award. She is a two-time winner of a Florida Individual Artists Fellowship, as well as the recipient of a Florida Artists Enhancement award. She was a Fellow at the prestigious MacDowell Colony and was the recipient of the Norton Stevens Fellowship. Other awards have been from the National Endowment for the Arts, New Music USA, Meet the Composer, the German Ministry of Culture, the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) and the Division of Cultural Affairs of the State of Florida.

October 10, 2019