Choosing to Foster a Child as a Single Person

When the pandemic put her music career on pause, Kate Rapier got certified as a single foster parent to temporarily provide a safe home to children in Nashville during lockdown. But that all changed when Rapier met one-week-old Gigi.

Amplifying Unheard Voices in Music

Adams Endowed Chair in Music Sarita Kwok spent her sabbatical on a groundbreaking recording of music by 18th-century Black composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.

The Human Element of Music

2014 music education alumnus Elijah Langille’s classroom is a platform for teens at New Bedford High School to learn dedication, dialogue and their own capability.

A Peek Behind the Scenes of an Orchestra and a Glimpse into the Future

A summer internship with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra introduced music major Hunter Hess ’22 to new career possibilities and inspirations.

The Sanctuary of Songwriting During SARS-COV-2

Shant Arakelian with his bassoon

While people were baking homemade sourdough bread, adopting pets and remodeling bathrooms to make the most of being stuck at home during the pandemic, music performance major Shant Arakelian ’21 was composing a six-movement sonata about his life.