See Where Class of 2021 Grads are Headed!
Our 2021 seniors have bright futures ahead of them. See where students in the Converse Class of 2021 have been accepted to continue their studies: Phylicia Allen (Nisbet Honors): Augusta …
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Professor Graff Releases New Music
Assistant Professor of Piano and Steinway Artist, Professor Steven Graff, released a CD of new piano music by composer John Carbon on Britain’s Convivium Records with Naxos worldwide distribution. The …
Alumna Spotlighted For Her Dedication to Animal Welfare
Music alumna Debra Griggs ’75 has made significant strides in animal welfare legislation and advocacy. In 1999 she founded Animal Resources of Tidewater, whose mission is to rescue and re-home …
Petrie and Lawson Academy Students Have Major Wins at NATS Auditions
Converse singers from the School of Music and the Lawson Academy competed at the spring classical music South Carolina National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) auditions held at Furman …
Three Converse Students Named University Innovation Fellows
Aliyah Hancock ’21, Marisa Daquil Kawabe ’20 (Nisbet Honors) and Jhazmin Gomez-Reyes ‘21 (Nisbet Honors) have been invited to join Stanford University’s Innovation Fellows program. This global program empowers student …
See Which Grad Schools Our Seniors Have Been Accepted To!
Our 2019 seniors have some amazing grad school options! See where some of our seniors have been accepted: Julia Williams – The Citadel Claudia Coffin – Winthrop University Sara Blevins …
Dr. Swanson Spearheads 2019 World Music Therapy Day
Associate Professor of Music Therapy Dr. Anita Swanson is passionate about the effect music has on individuals. Music is often called a “universal language” and not only connects people from …
Service, Family, and Music: Anna Kathryn Backer ‘08
By Courtney Hammett ‘19 Converse alumna Anna Kathryn Haverty Backer and husband Joe Backer first started their music lessons business during graduate school. The Backer Piano Studio grew to serve …
Professor Reichwald Presents Research in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Professor Siegwart Reichwald presented “Created in Their Own Image: Arrangements and Performances of Piazzolla’s ‘Verano Porteño’” at the International Congress, “North-South Interchanges: Collaborations, Tensions, Hybridizations” at the Universidade Estadual Paulista …