UNCP Department of Music

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UNCP Department of Music

BM in Music Education
BM in Musical Theatre
BA in Music
BA in Music with Business Electives Welcome to the UNC Pembroke Department of Music!

The Department of Music is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). This accreditation ensures that we have top quality music faculty (over 25), curriculum, facilities, and support for your music study. There are approximately 150 music majors, minors, and concentrations in the UNCP music department, including both graduate and undergraduate studen

ts. There are thirteen full-time faculty, fourteen adjunct faculty, and five staff members. Their pictures, bios and contact information are on our Faculty/Staff webpage. We are proud of our small classes and familial atmosphere. The faculty and staff sincerely care about the students and their education. The Department offers a Bachelor of Arts in Music, a Bachelor of Music in Music Education, a Bachelor of Arts in Music with Elective Studies in Business, a Bachelor of Music in Musical Theatre, an academic concentration, and minors in music, sacred music, jazz studies, and Media Integration. The Department also offers a Master of Arts in Music Education and a Master of Arts in Teaching with Music Specialization. The mission of the Department of Music is to offer all students who have demonstrated interest and ability in music the opportunity to continue further study either for a profession or an avocation. We strive to educate students in such a way that they understand and appreciate music not only as an art form with a rich historical and cultural heritage, but as an ongoing, contemporary endeavor that incorporates tradition and technological advancements through individual and group participation. The Department of Music is located in the Moore Hall. The performing spaces in the building include the instrumental rehearsal hall (band room), the choral rehearsal hall, and the recital hall (Moore Hall Auditorium). Moore Hall Auditorium seats approximately 200 people and is used for most of the department's events. Givens Performing Arts Center (GPAC), which seats over 1,600, is used for large ensemble performances, and other large music events (UNCP Honor Band, UNCP Honor Choir, hosting events like District Band, All-County Band, etc.). The University Center annex is also used for some performances and events (some jazz ensemble concerts, choral concerts, etc.).

06/23/2026

Congratulations to UNCP music alumna Nicki Garner for receiving the North Carolina Symphony Musicians Award! 🎶

06/08/2026

We are saddened to hear of the passing of UNCP alum Thomas Crowe-Albritton. Thomas was a member of Phi Mu Alpha and could be seen in Moore Hall frequently. Thomas graduated with a BA in History in 2021, serving as president of the Student Government Association his senior year. The music department sends our condolences to Thomas’s family, friends, and his Phi Mu Alpha brothers.

(Photos from the UNCP Black Alumni Council and Logan John)

05/28/2026

Congratulations to UNCP music alum Paul Seigler for receiving the Young Director Award of Excellence from the East Central District Bandmasters Association! Paul graduated in 2019 and teaches at River Bend MS in Raleigh.

05/14/2026

Congratulations to Department of Music alumna Robyn Avery on being named the 2026-2027 Elementary Teacher of the Year for New Hanover County Schools! Robyn is a 2006 graduate of UNCP and teaches music at Masonboro Elementary School in Wilmington.

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CONGRATULATIONS! 🎉

Tonight at the NHCS Educator of the Year Banquet, Mrs. Avery was named the 2026-2027 Elementary Teacher of the Year and Mr. Kilpatrick was named the 2026-2027 Principal of the Year!

05/12/2026

Congratulations to our Spring 2026 music graduates! 🎓🖤💛🎵

Ephraim Boyte -- BM in Musical Theatre
Eric Brown -- BM in Music Education
Dustin Bullard -- BA in Music
Daniel Henry -- BA in Music
Jaylen Jones -- BA in Music with Music Industry Emphasis: Jazz
Duyen Nguyen -- BA in Music
Ky'Aisa Roberts -- BM in Musical Theatre
Zachary Russell -- BA in Music with Music Industry Emphasis: Classical
Hannah Schmid -- BA in Music with Music Industry Emphasis: Classical
Hunter Warren -- BM in Music Education

We are so proud of these students for their hard work and wish them luck as they begin their professional journey. They will always have a home here at UNCP.

05/06/2026

Our saxophone chamber ensemble had a special visitor at their recital on Monday night! It looks like he made a new friend too!

05/05/2026

Exciting news!
Last night at the Lucille Lortel Awards in New York City, UNCP alumnus Nygel D. Robinson (BM in Musical Theatre, Class of 2015), along with his co-writer and co-star Brian Quijada, won 4 Lucille Lortel awards for their original musical, Mexodus.
These awards include:
• Outstanding Musical
• Outstanding Director (David Mendizábal)
• Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical (Nygel D. Robinson)
• Outstanding Sound Design (Mikhail Fiksel)

Mexodus is a live-looped 2-person musical starting Nygel and Brian and it is currently running off-Broadway at Daryl Roth Theatre in NYC now through June 14th.

Bravo to Nygel, Brian, and the entire team behind Mexodus! Go Braves! 🖤💛

📷: Curtis Brown (from Playbill)

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05/04/2026

incoming:
Last Monday, we held our annual Department of Music Honors Recital, featuring student performances and scholarship/award presentations. We also celebrated our 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award winner, Dr. Chris Hansen, who gave moving remarks about his time at UNCP. 🖤💛
Click the photo collages to see all of our performers and scholarship/award winners.
We are incredibly proud of these and all of our students for their work this year! 👏

If you would like to make a donation to our music scholarship fund, please scan the QR code in the collage (photo 3) or visit uncp.edu/give/music.
You can also contact the Department of Music at [email protected] or 910.521.6230.

📷: Michael Litty and Jamal Pass

04/30/2026

Thanks to Michael Litty for shooting this music video for "Live a Little," composed by senior Jaylen Jones and performed by Jazz Combo I (Jaylen Jones, tenor sax, Tramel Denning, piano; Michael Gainey, bass; Oscar Bennett IV, drums).

Address

Moore Hall, 1 University Drive
Pembroke, NC
28372

Telephone

(910) 521-6230

Website

http://www.uncp.edu/music

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