By Sydney Hawkins
When Nkeki Obi-Melekwe (MT ’18) was a young girl growing up in the Bronx, she remembers many of Tina Turner’s songs playing in the background of her Saturday and Sunday mornings.
By the time Obi-Melekwe heard those hits coming from her father’s stereo, some of them would be more than 40 years old—which is why many found it hard to believe she could step into the title role for “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical” last spring at just 22 years young.
The University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance announces that Erica Levenson will join the Department of Musicology as an assistant professor in the fall of 2024. Levenson researches music of the baroque era, with an emphasis on the transnational...
Owen Scales (BFA ’24, musical theatre) has received the 2024 Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award. Presented by the Presser Foundation, the award recognizes exceptional students in music studies at higher education institutions, recognizing those who have “demonstrated...
The University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance announces that Kris Johnson will join the Department of Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation as an assistant professor in the fall of 2024. Johnson is an acclaimed trumpeter, composer, and educator...
The University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance announces that Dr. Caroline Robinson will join the Department of Organ as an assistant professor in the fall of 2024. Robinson is an organist and church musician who has been featured as a solo recitalist...
Last year, Professor Michael Gould was named the recipient of the Harold Haugh Award, given for excellence in studio teaching. As part of the award guidelines, Gould will present a recital and lecture on April 6, 2024, at 7 p.m., in East Quad’s Keene Auditorium. The...
