Arts NC State

Oct 3, 2024

The NC State Choral Artists Prepare for PERSISTENCE

“The mountain winds bless the forests with love. They touch every tree, not one is forgotten.” -John Muir The NC State Choral Artists and the NC State Chorale will present PERSISTENCE, an innovative concert of modern choral music that connects ecological and social issues through the prism of perseverance.  The concert features exciting, cutting-edge music by living… 

May 6, 2024

Student-Musician Delivers Address as Student Commencement Speaker

Benjamin Poovey addressed fellow graduates at the University's Spring 2024 Commencement ceremony. 

Apr 7, 2021

Introducing NC State Community’s Immigration Stories

The Dance Program and Arts NC State teamed up to create an online project entitled NC State Community's Immigration Stories. 

Apr 29, 2020

New tools to help musicians, arts businesses prepare for and navigate crises

When stay-at-home orders began to be implemented across the United States in response to the coronavirus, Department of Music teaching professor Gary Beckman realized that arts-based businesses would face unprecedented and unique challenges. For many musicians, theater companies and arts studios, in-person events, classes or exhibits are the core of their business model. Physical distancing… 

Apr 9, 2020

Finding Guam’s power sound

Meteorologist music alumni and twins Landon and Brandon Aydlett play the world’s grandest stages with the Guam Territorial Band. There’s something special about the bond between twins. For marching band alumni Landon and Brandon Aydlett, that bond includes a shared love of music, a shared career path, and a shared journey to the other side… 

Apr 8, 2020

The presidential playlist

Three Raleigh-based musicians with ties to NC State got the surprise of their lives when their song “Raleighwood Hills” made President Obama’s top music of 2019 list in December. There are moments in our lives that stay with us forever, shape who we become from that point forward, or alter the way we see the world.… 

Apr 8, 2020

Innovation in the piano classroom

Olga Kleiankina and a development team at DELTA are reimagining the way introductory piano courses are taught for a new generation of students. As the Department of Music expands its program offerings that explore the intersection between music and technology, faculty are seizing upon opportunities to incorporate new technologies into the classroom and innovate the… 

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… 

Apr 6, 2020

A passion for music and rocket science

Tuba performance minor John Inness revives the NC State Brass Quintet during his final year studying aerospace engineering before he takes off for NASA and the Brass Band of Huntsville, Alabama. When tuba performance minor John Inness returned to NC State after his co-op at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama in the spring of… 

Mar 18, 2020

Department of Music Coronavirus Updates

LAST UPDATED: Friday, January 8, 2021 The health of our students, faculty, staff and community is our top priority, and we will continue to communicate with you as this situation evolves. Please refer to go.ncsu.edu/coronavirus for the most up-to-date information on the university’s policies regarding the coronavirus.