🎹 Congratulations to piano graduate Allison Estabrook (BM ‘26) on being selected for the Washington International Young Artist Music (WIYAM) series!
Selected from a highly competitive international applicant pool, Allison will perform at prestigious cultural venues throughout Washington, D.C. She credits her preparation to the performance opportunities at VCU Music along with the mentorship of piano professors Dr. Magdalena Adamek and Dr. Maria Yefimova.
“I’m looking forward to performing among other artists who all share the same passion of creating beautiful music. Meeting fellow artists is a wonderful opportunity as we are the ones who will be bringing music into the future.” — Allison Estabrook
Read the full story and watch her perform the Grieg Piano Sonata using the linktree in bio!
Honored to be part of the VCUarts Graduation yesterday.
Congratulations to all the music students for this incredible achievement. Wishing you all the best in your next chapter.
@vcuarts@vcuartsmusic@choirnrd
Last day of MIDI Orchestration at Virginia Commonwealth University. Always great to see how far students can go in just a few weeks, from basic ideas to fully produced, expressive compositions! Proud of the work they’ve put in and the level of detail they’ve achieved.
@vcuartsmusic@vcuarts
Our production of Aaron Copland's The Tender Land opens tonight! We invite you to join us on a poetic journey through the wide-open spaces of the American heart, guest directed by James Hampton and conducted by Professor Daniel Myssyk.
Performances will take place on Friday, April 24, 2025, at 7:00 PM and on Sunday, April 26 at 4:00 PM in the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall at the W.E. Singleton Center (922 Park Ave). More information and tickets available in the linktree in bio!
Photos by McNair Evans.
🎹 Whether it’s code or a chord, the feeling of satisfaction is what drives Kel Raphael ⌨️
The senior in Virginia Commonwealth University’s Honors College will graduate this spring with two degrees: a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of the Arts with a concentration in Piano Performance, and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Programming from the College of Engineering.
To Raphael, piano and computer science overlap in a compelling way: the deep feeling of accomplishment when things go right.
“The moment I can play through a piece of music and make it sound exactly how I want it to sound – or when I eventually figure out a problem with, say, a piece of code after some head bashing, but I eventually get it to work,” they said of the parallel. “That moment always feels really good.”
Raphael has kept both sides of their interests balanced and thriving without sacrificing one for the other. It was a challenge, but meeting it kept them fulfilled through their undergraduate career.
Read the full article written by William Lineberry using the linktree in our bio! 🔗
📷 Photography by Dean Hoffmeyer, Enterprise Marketing and Communications
Starting off tech week with a bang! Not a lot of people know how much work goes on when it comes to the shows @vcuopera puts on. We are so excited for everybody to come and see Aaron Copland’s The Tender Land on April 24th at 7pm and April 26th at 4pm at VCU’s singleton center! Information about the show/tickets are in the link in our bio!
All-VA Choir, day two selfies with students who have committed to VCU! If you are a HS student and have committed to VCU (regardless of major), come visit us at the booth and let’s chat about choir! There’s a choir for you at VCU!
