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Mar 28, 2025

The Way from Birmingham: MLK’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail

March 30, 2025 │ 4 p.m. │ Stewart Theatre

Oct 14, 2024

Celebrating 100 Years of Music

This school year, NC State is celebrating the rich history and tradition of its music program, now named the Department of Performing Arts and Technology, that spans the past century. Written by Andrew Schnittker.
Graphic illustration listing the details of the event as described below, including photos of composers Tift Merritt and Allison Loggins-Hull

Apr 21, 2021

Exploring Inherited Trauma and Mental Health through New Musical Works – May 2

Experience the virtual world premieres of works by composers Allison Loggins-Hull and Tift Merritt, whose compositions have been influenced by legacies of intergenerational trauma and the evolution of mental health treatment in the United States. World Premieres The new works are performed by the NC State orchestras—the Raleigh Civic Symphony (MUS 121) and Raleigh Civic…
The brickyard, seen from DH Hill library.

Oct 27, 2020

Brickyard Broadcast – Premiere Event Nov. 12

The Department of Music presents the NC State orchestras and choirs with the Concert Singers of Cary, performing the world premiere of a new work by composer Lisa Bielawa entirely in virtual reality on a digital Brickyard built by the NC State University Libraries. Missed the live premiere event? You can watch the panel and…
The brickyard, seen from DH Hill library.

Sep 11, 2020

Orchestras and choirs prepare new music for virtual Brickyard debut

The challenges musicians are facing during the coronavirus pandemic are largely rooted in the inability to gather. Performance venues are closed, traveling is discouraged, and ensembles are unable to rehearse and perform together. Virtual choirs and orchestras are producing pre-recorded performances, editing together each musician’s individual recording into a group work. Musicians are live-streaming solo…
A student plays the piano with the Raleigh Civic Symphony during a concert.

Apr 7, 2020

Bringing new music to life

Author’s note: This article was written and published in our spring 2020 issue of Wolf Tones prior to the decision to cancel on-campus events due to the coronavirus outbreak. To reduce confusion, we have removed information originally included at the end of the article regarding the dates of the spring orchestra concerts. It can be…