The University of Arkansas at Monticello Division of Music

07/17/2026

07/10/2026

Junior Drum Major, Alyssa Gault, is having a great time at UAM Drum Major Camp! We’re proud of her dedication, leadership, and commitment to growing as a musician. We can’t wait to see all she brings back to our band this season! 🎶💙

06/24/2026

04/13/2026

The UAM Concert and Chamber Choirs will perform during the Spring 2026 Choral Concert on Friday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center on UAM’s Monticello campus. The event is free and open to the public.

Directed by C**t Lien, director of choral activities at UAM, the choirs will explore a wide range of choral repertoire, including works by Grau, Fleming, Paulus, Narverud, Gibbs and Moore.

For more information about the concert, contact the UAM Division of Music at 870-460-1060.

04/13/2026

The UAM Wind Symphony will perform during the Spring Band Concert on Thursday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center on UAM’s Monticello campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The UAM Wind Symphony will perform under the direction of Dr. Erik Richards, associate professor of music and director of bands at UAM. Their program will feature contemporary wind band literature, including works by Brian Beck, Brant Karrik, Cait Nishimura and Brian Balmages.

For more information about the concert, contact the UAM Division of Music at 870-460-1060.

04/02/2026

The UAM Division of Music will host “Jazz One Concert” on Thursday, April 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center on UAM’s Monticello campus. The event is free and open to the public.

Under the direction of Dr. Kevin Bryson, assistant professor of music and director of jazz studies at UAM, the ensemble will feature special guest artist, Nathan Graybeal, on alto saxophone. Graybeal has gained international fame as a soloist and educator through his YouTube channel, Saxologic.

The concert will open with a performance by the Parkview High School Jazz Ensemble from Little Rock, Arkansas.

For more information, contact the UAM Division of Music at 870-460-1060.

The University of Arkansas at Monticello Division of Music

04/02/2026

The UAM Division of Music will host “Jazz Combo in Concert” on Monday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the Music Building in the Harris Recital Hall, Room 101, on UAM’s Monticello campus. The event is free and open to the public.

Under the direction of Dr. Kevin Bryson, assistant professor of music and director of jazz studies at UAM, and Drew Leder, graduate assistant in the Division of Music at UAM, the concert will feature the university’s jazz combos playing standard jazz repertoire and reinterpretation of popular music from the 1960s through the present day, followed by an open jam session.

For more information, contact the UAM Division of Music at 870-460-1060.

The University of Arkansas at Monticello Division of Music

03/05/2026

The UAM Division of Music will host the recital “You’ve Got a Friend in Me/Piano” on Thursday, March 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Music Building in the Harris Recital Hall, Room 101, on UAM’s Monticello campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The recital will feature Dr. Hee-Kyung Juhn, assistant professor of piano at UAM, who will be joined by guest musicians David Gerstein, the principal cellist of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, and Dr. Lei Cai, professor of piano at Ouachita Baptist University. The program will include music by Ginastera, Mozart, Saint-Saens, Gershwin and Lester Pack, professor of music theory and guitar at UAM.

For more information, contact the UAM Division of Music at 870-460-1060.