West Virginia University Assistant Professor of Musicology Jennifer Walker's monograph "Sacred Sounds, Secular Spaces: Transforming Catholicism Through the Music of Third-Republic Paris" has been published.
Described as a "tour de force of music and cultural history of the fin-de-siècle," this monograph was published by Oxford University Press as part of the prestigious American Musicological Society Studies in Music Series.
West Virginia University Professor of Musicology Travis Stimeling is nominated for the International Bluegrass Music Association’s 2021 Momentum Award for Mentor of the Year.
The Mentor Award recognizes those who have made a significant impact on the lives and careers of newcomers to the bluegrass industry. Not limited to bluegrass professionals, candidates may include community musicians, private music teachers, band leaders, bluegrass youth organization coordinators, music producers, luthiers and anyone who has shown dedication to up and coming bluegrass artists and industry professionals.
The West Virginia University College of Creative Arts has made its selections for two endowed professorships within the college.
Shoji Satake received The J. Bernard Schultz Endowed Professorship in Art and Radhica Ganapathy was awarded The Mabel DeVries Tanner Endowed Professorship in Theatre.
Summer camps will be offered this year at the West Virginia University College of Creative Arts. Many of the camps have both in-person and virtual options.
Viola Bootcamp
The West Virginia University College of Creative Arts has selected its annual faculty awards.
Each year, the college presents awards for Excellence in Research and Creative Activity; Outstanding Teacher; Outstanding Service; and Adjunct Faculty Excellence.
Fifty-five students in the West Virginia University College of Creative Arts made up the inaugural cohort for the college’s Creative Consultants program.
The program matches outstanding creative arts students with extraordinary professionals in the fields of art and design, music, theatre, dance, and arts education, administration and industry. Consultants are alumni and friends of the college.