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Graduation Edition

This "Music at UVA" is devoted entirely to our graduating students. 

Please join us in celebrating the success of this remarkable class.

We return next week with the final scheduled "Music at UVA" of the semester.

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University of Virginia Virtual Celebration and Degree Conferral
Saturday, May 16, 1 p.m.


Music Department Virtual Celebration

will be posted on our Graduation Page

Saturday, May 16, 3:30 p.m.



Ph.D. in Music


Justin Mueller

Ph.D.

Critical & Comparative Studies

in Music 


Dissertation Title:

Aural Dramaturgies:

A New Approach to the Operatic Soundscape

More information.

Bachelor of Arts in Music

Joshua Wohlgemut

To find out more about our graduates

and their favorite musical memories

from their time at the University

visit our graduation page.


A program & video of the

virtual ceremony 

will be available after 3:30 p.m. on

Saturday, May 16th, 2020.


Majors, Participants, Friends & Family 

Please share photos of your celebrations.

music@virginia.edu or @uvamusic

 facebook, twitter, and instagram.

#uvamusic



2020 Distinguished Majors

Nathan Yunki Cho, Violin

Zoƫ Osiason Gray, Voice

Madison Karten, Voice

Catherine Elise Kolo, French Horn


Caroline Samantha Schetlick, Conducting

Emily Anne Williams, Conducting

Tianyu Zhang, Jazz Bass

Our Distinguished Major Program




2020 Performance Concentration Graduates

Nathan Yunki Cho, Violin

Zoƫ Osiason Gray, Voice


Madison Karten, Voice

Catherine Elise Kolo, Horn

Our Performance Concentration Program


Graduating Student Employees

The Music Department relies on student employees and volunteers for everything from overseeing the building on evenings and weekends, to managing, and recording our concerts and events.  Our promotions employees help to promote over 100 events each year, and they oversee many recruitment events.  

Desk Supervisors

Chelsea Holt

Sarah Hunderup

Karunya Iyappan

Madison Karten

Caroline Schetlick


House Managers

Ivana Daniels

Jillian Hill

Promotions Assistants

Madison Karten

Eleanor Smith

Tianyu Zhang

Volunteers


Congratulations and thank you to our graduating volunteers.  

Please e-mail us and let us know if you would like to be removed from the volunteer list.

If you are staying in town, we would love to have you volunteer after the isolation.


2020 Graduates

in Music Ensembles

Bluegrass Workshop

Congratulations to our graduating Bluegrass students!


Tommy Rhodes Miller

John Croxton Gordon

James Lord

Samuel Isaac Wilkinson


Richard Will directs the Bluegrass Workshop.





Cavalier Marching Band Highlights 2019

Andrew Koch, Interim Director of Bands

Michael Idzior, Assistant Director of Bands

Joshua Bowman, Assistant Director of Bands

bands@virginia.edu



Benjamin Feldman, Horn

Katie Kolo, Horn

Julia Payne, Flute

Keerthi Radhakrishnan, Clarinet

Sophia Rosenberg,  Oboe & English Horn

John Sepanski,  Bassoon

Grace Wu, Violin

Charlottesville Symphony

Benjamin Rous, Music Director

Read more about the 2020 graduates who performed in the Charlottesville Symphony, including their favorite memories of the Symphony and their future plans on the Symphony page.


The Orchestra

The Administrative Staff

orchestra@virginia.edu



Concert Band

Congratulations to our graduating concert band members!


Thomas Miller - Clarinet

Karl Nubbe - Trombone

Adriece Sharpe - Flute  


The UVA Concert Band is conducted by Michael Idzior and Andrew Koch in the spring semester.




Jazz Ensemble

Congratulations to the graduating students in the UVA Jazz Ensemble:


Cameron Fard, lead tenor sax

Matthew Angely, lead alto sax


The UVA Jazz Ensemble is directed by John D'earth.

More about the Jazz Ensemble




New Music Ensemble

The New Music Ensemble would like to congratulate their 2020 graduates:


Spencer Harrell

Celine Opoku

Tianyu Zhang


The New Music Ensemble is directed by I-Jen Fang.

More about the New Music Ensemble




University Singers

Michael Slon, Choral Director




Graduation Photos


We are so sorry we can not celebrate together this year.

Please share photos and remembrances of your graduation celebrations.

music@virginia.edu or @uvamusic

 facebook, twitter, and instagram.

#uvamusic


Music at UVA Editor - Madison Karten


It is time to bid farewell to Madison Karten who is graduating with a double major in Music and Speech Pathology. Madison has been responsible for editing and publishing "Music at UVA" during her three years working in the music department.  We will miss her unlimited patience, incredible work ethic, keen eye for detail, grace under pressure, quirky sense of humor, and her passion for music.  Congratulations Madison!

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