6 Trustee Chairs Named For 2021-2026 The five-year Trustee Chair Professorship was created to recognize faculty members and celebrate outstanding performance with renown accomplishment.
New WUCF FM Show Tells Great American Stories of Jazz Jeff Rupert, UCF’s director of jazz studies, will host ‘Jazz and the American Spirit.’
Flying Horse Big Band’s Latest Album Flying High on Charts The band’s sixth album has been on the three major jazz top 50 listings since it was released in July.
Flying Horse Big Band Hits Milestone on Jazz Charts The Flying Horse Big Band, composed of students in UCF’s jazz studies program, reached a milestone this week – placing its third album on the…
UCF Celebrates the Arts to Serve Up Musical Variety From the classics of Rachmaninoff and Schubert, to the dynamic sounds of the 1960s TV series Batman, to a moving composition honoring last year’s Pulse…
Jazz Legend Ira Sullivan to Join Flying Horse Big Band in Concert UCF’s Flying Horse Big Band will perform with five-time Grammy nominee Ira Sullivan on Friday, Nov. 4. The premier ensemble of the university’s jazz studies…
Australia’s James Morrison to Join UCF Jazz Professors in Concert Australian James Morrison, who has performed for two U.S. presidents and the Queen of England, will join the UCF Jazz Professors for a concert Tuesday, Jan.…
2 Music Alumni Win National Competitions for New Gigs in Washington, Hollywood Two UCF music alumni recently blew past the competition – literally – on their way to winning national trumpet auditions for high-profile bands. Rob Schaer,…
UCF Musicians Considered on Grammy Ballot Some UCF musicians have been hitting some high notes recently, inching a step closer to possibly winning Grammy Awards. The Grammy process is in the…
Jazz is Alive and Happening at UCF The UCF Jazz program is combining classic repertory and new works in its fall performance schedule, which runs through December. Jeff Rupert, director of the Jazz…
Seminole County debuts Economic Development Hub to help small businesses grow Orlando Business Journal
