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Music, Community Engagement, & Social Action: Project STEP
Online
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Project STEP (String Training and Education Program) was founded in 1982 to rectify the vast underrepresentation of certain racial and ethnic minorities in classical music. STEP’s mission is to address this imbalance by identifying talented young musicians from communities that are historically underrepresented in classical music and providing them with long‐term, rigorous music and string instrument instruction.
Register here. Event will also be viewable on YouTube Live.
Voice Area Open House & Mock Auditions 2020
Online
1:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Welcome to the UMass Voice Area Open House and Mock Auditions, held on Zoom this year.
Join us for a panel discussion, Q & A segment, & mock auditions with faculty feedback.
Please fill out the short Registration form to receive the Zoom link.
Music, Community Engagement, & Social Action: Alumni Focus
Online
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
The first part of the session will feature Michelle Painter, MM '12 from the Florida Orchestra.
The second half will feature Hannah van der Swaagh, MM'10 and Kokoe Tanaka, former teachers at Bronx Global Learning Institute for Girls.
Dance Program Open House, Fall '20 #1
Online
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Welcome to the UMass Dance Program Open House!
We have curated an Open House for prospective dance majors, including high school juniors and seniors, transfers and current UMass students. You will interact with dance majors and faculty, receive a program overview, Q&A and tour of our facilities.
Music, Community Engagement, & Social Action: Nicole Wright
Online
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Award winning violinst and violist, Nicole Wright was for many years a member of Jeunes Virtuoses de New York, performing in multiple tours of France. She is currrently a violinst in the Symphony in C Orchestra, New York Festival Orchestra, Carnegie Hall's Link Up Orchesrta and Harlem Chamber Players ensemble. She has appeared on the David Letterman show, Saturday Night Live, and the Tonight Show. She is also a passionate teacher and serves as the Master Teacher at Opus 118, Harlem School of Music.
Music, Community Engagement, & Social Action: Garrett McQueen
Online
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
In the late summer of 2016, Garrett McQueen shifted his career from a professional bassoonist to a radio host and content creator. Along the way, he discovered conversations within the world of classical music that deserved more attention. With the help of his friend and colleague, Scott Blankenship, the two created TRILLOQUY: true and real conversations that challenge the status quo of "classical" music.
Music, Community Engagement & Social Action: Kids 4 Harmony
Online
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Courtney Clark (Artistic Director) and Sean Elligers MM'15 (Assistant Director) of Kids 4 Harmony will speak about the free, intensive classical music program for youth from under-resourced communities in Berkshire County.
