Music & Dance
For UWM dance alum Molly Lieber, a Guggenheim Fellowship affirms a life in art
Lieber, who earned her Master of Fine Arts in Dance in 2024, is among this year’s recipients of the prestigious fellowship that honors scholars and artists as they engage in research across any field of knowledge or creative discipline.
UWM professor co-authors NYT bestselling autobiography of 2 Chainz
When UWM English Professor Derrick Harriell got an email offering him the chance to work with “a famous southern rapper,” he thought it was spam. Fortunately, he didn’t hit delete.
UWM guitar grad performs winner’s recital at Carnegie Hall
Classical guitarist Leonela Alejandro is likely the program’s first alum to perform solo at the legendary venue, part of a tour launched after she won the 2024 Guitar Foundation of America competition.
Guitar students and alumni win major festivals throughout North America
During the summer of 2024, UW-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts guitar students and alumni took center stage at a variety of festivals throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
UWM student reflects on ‘crazy, amazing, exciting’ Super Bowl experience
Junior dance student Davien Holton was one of the dancers on the field during the halftime show. More than 129 million people watched the show.
NEA grant to fund creation of dance work at UWM with noted choreographer David Roussève
With the $50,000 grant, the Department of Dance will work with community partner Diverse and Resilient and UWM’s LGBTQ+ Resource Center to launch “Care: Illuminating Milwaukee’s Queer and Trans Vogue Dance Community.”
Prowl Radio is UWM’s new student-run station
When student Alexis Treadway discovered the university didn’t have a radio station, she did something about it. Now, it’s a source of fostering community and provides a means of learning valuable skills.
UWM guitar student shares his music, wins prizes around the world
Kevin Loh, a second-year master’s degree student in UWM’s classical guitar program, is racking up an impressive number of awards in international guitar competitions.
Alum passing along the magic of music to youth with Latino Arts Strings
Music changed her life. In Milwaukee, the program founded by Dinorah Márquez Abadiano has given a similar chance to hundreds of students over the past 20 years.
Student’s micro-opera delves into #MeToo movement
How do you turn a hashtag into an opera? That’s the challenge a UWM student faced when she decided to turn #MeToo into a musical production.