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Music education student Sara Mullins performs with College Band Directors National Association’s intercollegiate band

A devoted horn player, Mullins also works at Pianos for People in St. Louis....

20th annual Des Lee Fine Arts Festival showcases student musicians and visual artists in the region

Nearly 900 high school and middle school students from over 30 schools and 15 school districts gathered last week at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center....

UMSL Department of Music earns coveted All-Steinway designation

The university is one of about 230 schools in the world to hold the honor....

E. Desmond Lee Fine Arts Education Collaborative connects St. Louis students with local arts agencies

The Collaborative recently hosted its annual kickoff with nearly 30 fine arts partner organizations, plus teachers from 17 St. Louis-area school districts....

UMSL students perform with all-collegiate concert band at MMEA annual conference

Katherine Busby, Michael Owens, Emily Ries and David Sedlock only had two days to rehearse with the selective ensemble before performing. ...

New UMSL conductor Darwin Aquino and student musicians anticipate debut performance

Aquino discusses the Nov. 8 concert, his excitement about the music department and his personal journey from the Dominican Republic to St. Louis....

UMSL conductor goes from Carnegie to Candlelight Concert with Bach Society

Ask Jim Henry what he did Thanksgiving weekend and the answer is casual, almost an aside. “I sang at Carnegie Hall,” said Henry, associate professor of music at the University...

Arianna String Quartet to perform special Good Friday concert

The Arianna String Quartet will present a special Good Friday performance of Joseph Haydn’s musical masterpiece “The Seven Last Words of Christ.”...