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The concert with Sahun Hong has been canceled and will not be rescheduled this semester.
In honor of Black History Month, UAB’s Alys Stephens Center presents Reggie Harris and his original, historical and musical performance about the Underground Railroad.
John Strohm, a music technology grad, says he owes a debt of gratitude to UAB and his professors for “making it easy to find my way on this professional journey.”
Noah Holcomb has a way with pets, so PetSmart brought him on board for a series of commercials with cute and cuddly cats and dogs.
The UAB Department of Music will present pianists Sahun Hong and Kenneth Broberg, annual trumpet and clarinet symposiums, and dozens of free performances.
The “I Am” project, featuring four original works, is inspired by the struggle for civil rights. Ballet Memphis is the guest company-in-residence for the 2018 Alabama Dance Festival.
Featured classes include a kids’ clay class, acting sampler class for teens, blues/folk harmonica, visual arts, and Latin dance for adults.
Henry Panion III will conduct the orchestra, and choirs from UAB, Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Tuskeegee, Birmingham-Southern, Miles and Talladega colleges will join the tribute at UAB’s Alys Stephens Center.
This harmonious holiday celebration, fun for all ages, includes a hand-picked selection of soulful songs along with traditional favorites.
An annual tradition since 2001, the concert features hundreds of singers as the UAB choirs and Trumpet Ensemble are joined by area high school choirs and the Steel City Men’s Chorus.
The Alys Stephens Center will also present a free sensory-friendly show Nov. 18. During Kevin Spencer’s residency, he will meet with patients at Children’s of Alabama and patients and students at UAB.
For its 22nd anniversary, choir alumni from throughout the state and country will journey home to join members in concert and bid farewell to founding director Kevin Turner.
From found objects to the most fragile and intricately constructed instruments, the program will feature instruments all belonging to the trumpet family and works that prominently feature the trumpet.
Part of the Alys Stephens Center’s Salon Series, this performance offers unique, onstage seating. On the program are works by Mozart, Saint-Saëns and Dvořák.
“Chamber Music @ AEIVA” connects chamber music with the visual arts. The music was chosen in conjunction with the current exhibition “Titus Kaphar: Misremembered.”
With new songs by Tony Award-winning Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Working” explores “the extraordinary dreams of ordinary people” — American workers.
Warwick is a cornerstone of American pop music and culture and an international music icon, with more than 60 charted hit songs and more than 100 million records sold.
Create works of peace and hope through drawing experiments for a community art installation, as part of the Peace and Justice Studies Association annual conference.
Legendary singer and songwriter Emmylou Harris, a Birmingham native, returns to the Alys Stephens Center stage. A limited number of tickets remain.
Bruce Hornsby’s hits include “The Way It Is,” “Mandolin Rain,” “Every Little Kiss” and “The Valley Road,” as well as his contributions to artists from the Grateful Dead to Branford Marsalis.
Grammy Award winner David Holt is dedicated to performing and preserving traditional American music and stories. For his Alys Stephens Center show, he will spin spooky, Halloween-themed tales.
Throughout one hilarious starry summer night, Shakespeare employs witty dialogue, slapstick humor, sexual innuendo, cross purposes and mistaken identity. This delightful work remains the Bard’s most popular comedy more than 400 years later.
Experience the live cinema-concert recreation of the classic animated French film “The Triplets of Belleville,” presented by UAB’s Alys Stephens Center.
Known for blazing live performances, Cray is considered one of the greatest guitarists of his generation. His latest project with Memphis’ Hi Rhythm is a soul, rhythm and blues fantasy.
The free concert Saturday, Sept. 30, will feature a performance by UAB Department of Music faculty James Zingara and compositions by Matthew Bryant and William Price.
The free, outdoor performance, part of a month of ¡CELEBRACIÓN! events honoring Latin culture, is Thursday, Oct. 12. Free dance lessons start at 6 p.m., followed by the show at 7.
Joey Alexander, 14, has been praised by jazz great Wynton Marsalis. He and his trio will star in the sixth and final installment of “The Essentials,” hosted by the center’s own artist-in-residence Eric Essix, focused on the future of jazz.
“One in Our Blood” addresses the FDA’s ban on gay and bisexual male blood donors. The exhibition “Blood Equality” at UAB’s AEIVA will open with a free reception at 6 p.m. Sept. 22.
High school band students will perform with the Marching Blazers at the UAB vs. Coastal Carolina football game halftime show.
The Ballet Hispánico performance is an all-Latina-choreographed engagement. It is part of a month of events, ¡CELEBRACIÓN!, presented by the center and the community.