Igor Stravinsky Focus of UA Composers Festival

  • Arizona Daily Star
  • October 11, 2012
The UA School of Music is devoting its fifth annual Composers Festival to all things Igor Stravinsky, with the centerpiece being a performance of excerpts from "The Rite of Spring." "In the pop world, this still remains a touchstone," said UA composition professor Daniel Asia, who curates the festival, which runs through Oct. 14.

UA's Arts, Humanities Earn Global Billing

  • UANews
  • October 4, 2012
For the UA's work in the area of the arts and humanities, especially around teaching, research and international impact, the Times Higher Education World University Rankings has placed the University among the top 50 institutions in the world. Other institutions in the top 50 include Stanford University, Duke University, Cornell University, the University of Hong Kong and the University of California, Berkeley.

UA Students to Present 'Avenue Q'

  • UANews
  • October 4, 2012
For weeks, students in the UA School of Theatre, Film & Television went through the rigorous process of learning puppeteering in preparation for their presentation of "Avenue Q." In preparing for the Tony Award-winning production, the students had a chance to work with UA alumna Michelle Lane, a member of the second cast of "Avenue Q."

Ensuring That the Voices Remain

  • UANews
  • September 25, 2012
When the UA Poetry Center set out years ago to archive decades of its audio and visual recordings of events, preservation was a main priority. Over time, what developed is what is now called voca, an archive of hundreds of recordings that the center has made available to the public nationally and internationally.

UA Symphony to Open with a Wash of Beauty

  • Arizona Daily Star
  • September 13, 2012
When it comes to Beethoven's symphonies, No. 6 "Pastoral" is arguably one of his more quietly elegant grand works. Thomas Cockrell, the UA's director of orchestral activities, believes it also is a perfect piece with which to introduce the Arizona Symphony Orchestra in its 2012-13 season debut on Sept. 15.

A Vision for UA Galleries is Coming to Fruition

  • UANews
  • September 11, 2012
When Brooke Grucella took the position of galleries curator at the UA School of Art in 2006, she came with a vision to elevate the status of the gallery spaces, collaborating with students and faculty artists as well as others across the nation and internationally.

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