April 2019
WELCOME
NEW CVPA DEAN

After a nationwide search, UNC Greensboro Provost Dana Dunn announced that Dr. bruce d. mcclung has accepted the
position as Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
 
As the premier, most comprehensive, and largest set of visual and performing arts programs in North Carolina, the College of Visual and Performing Arts comprises the School of Art, School of Dance, School of Music, and School of Theatre, as well as the Arts Administration program.

Dr. mcclung (who signs his name in all lowercase letters) is currently Head of the Division of Composition, Musicology, and Theory at the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music.  For two years he served as Interim Dean and Thomas James Kelly Professor of Music also at the College-Conservatory of Music.

An American music scholar, Dr. mcclung's book Lady in the Dark: Biography of a Musical from Oxford University Press won an ASCAP Deems Taylor Award, the Kurt Weill Prize, and the Musical Library Association's George Freedley Award-Special Jury Prize. Last year, his co-edited critical edition of Lady in the Dark was published as part of the Kurt Weill Edition. The Society for American Music presented Dr. mcclung with its Lifetime Service Award also in 2018. At the University of Cincinnati, Dr. mcclung received the Mrs. A. B. "Dolly" Cohen Award for Distinguished Excellence in Teaching and the Graduate School's Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring Award, and was elected to the Academy of Fellows for Teaching and Learning.
 Dr. mcclung holds a baccalaureate degree from the New England Conservatory and a PhD in musicology from the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music.

Provost Dunn says she looks forward to welcoming Dr. mcclung to UNCG and to the Triad arts community. "I would also like to express thanks to the search committee for their outstanding work to help us select a new Dean. Finally, thanks are due to Dr. Lawrence Jenkens who stepped into the role of Interim Dean in January of this year. "

Dr. mcclung will serve as the inaugural dean of the college (first dean hired into the new College of Visual and Performing Arts), following Dr. Peter Alexander's service as founding dean.

He will begin his new role on July 14, 2019.

Christopher C. Tew '69 and Laura Braxton Tew '69 
Photo credit:  Martin Kane

Two UNC Greensboro Alumni 
Provide $1M Gift to Name Recital Hall
 
The 350-seat recital hall at UNC Greensboro's College of Visual and Performing Arts has long been known as one of the most visually and aurally stunning performance spaces in the Triad. From now on it will be also known as the Tew Recital Hall in honor of Christopher and Laura Braxton Tew, both UNCG Class of 1969 alumni. The Tews provided a generous gift of $1 million to name the hall as a way to honor the UNCG School of Music and mark the 50th anniversary of the Class of 1969's graduation.
 
The dedication event was held on April 11 with a concert featuring compositions by Christopher Tew, including two pieces composed while he was a student at UNCG. The dedication will also feature a work by UNCG student Shar Joyner, Class of 2019, connecting the past and future artistry of UNCG's faculty and students.
 
"We are so excited that this auspicious and revered space will bear the names of Laura and Christopher Tew," Chancellor Franklin D. Gilliam said. "Their support of UNC Greensboro, our School of Music and its students and faculty, and of Greensboro and the region is heartfelt and longstanding. It is truly an honor to share their gift with our University and the community."

Read the Greensboro News and Record article about Tew Recital Hall.


CVPA CALENDAR CHECK-IN


There's always a good reason to come to campus-  here are just some of them  in the coming weeks.

April 12, 7:30pm  Jazz Ensemble II
Tew Recital Hall

April 12 & 13, 2:00pm and 8:00pm   Spring Dances
School of Dance Theatre, Coleman Building

Tew Recital Hall

That should get you started!   
For the full listing of CVPA events,  visit our website.

Spartans Play Dead at debut concert in February


ANOTHER YEAR OF THE DEAD ,
part of The 1960s Interdisciplinary Collaboration, is a series of programming focused on the iconic music of The Grateful Dead and featuring art, film and live music.


April 27 9:00pm 
Jan Van Dyke Performance Space, 200 N. Davie Street
Break a Leg to this year's class for UNCG's Theatre Industry Showcase!
ALUMNI EVENTS

Next up is New York:  

Theatre Industry Showcase After Party
Monday, April 15 starting at 8:30 PM
Brazen Tavern   W.  44th Street NY, NY

All UNC Greensboro alumni invited
Sponsored by the UNCG Alumni Association
Appetizers provided, cash bar

No cost to attend but PLEASE REGISTER
Remember to share your Alumni and Faculty/Staff News


Correction from last issue:  Emily Morgan ('07 MFA Dance) has started Texas Woman's University's low-residency PhD program in Dance as a student.


What a week at the G!


The University hosted its inaugural 
"A Week at the G" photo project March 31-April 6.

Campus photographers captured a range of Spartan experiences, submitting more than 800 photos during the week, and publishing about 180 of them online. 

Faculty, staff, students, and alumni also shared photos and videos on social media; the hashtag #AWeekattheG was used or shared more than 1,000 times on Twitter and Instagram.

Watch the highlights video