where every genre, from classical to hip hop, finds its voice

The UNC Music Department hits all the right notes as a vibrant intellectual and artistic community where every genre, from classical to hip hop, finds its voice. This major orchestrates a unique blend of performance, theory, cultural history, and entrepreneurship, allowing students to compose their own academic and creative journey. In the Music track, students will participate in the summer ensemble Ecco Chamber, dive into music theory and cultural history classes, immerse in musical improvisation, and tour UNC’s audio engineering facilities, beat lab, and world-class Music Library research archives. You’ll hear directly from accomplished UNC faculty and current students, as well as musical entrepreneurs who are making waves in the field. Whether you’re drawn to the stage, the studio, or the sound lab, you’ll explore career pathways that prove a music degree is anything but a one-hit wonder.

Instructor: Evan Harger

Prof. Harger (Assistant Professor of Music) is the conductor for the UNC Symphony Orchestra; an advocate for new music and living composers, Dr. Harger also serves as a Staff Conductor for Global Arts United festivals in Sofia, Bulgaria; Vienna, Austria; and São Paulo, Brazil. Additionally, he holds the position of Associate Conductor of the Newfound Chamber Winds (formerly known as the Maryland Chamber Winds), an ensemble made up of professional musicians from around the United States and Canada. Dr. Harger holds a D.M.A. in Orchestral Conducting from Michigan State University.  At UNC, he also teaches courses in the history of rock music and courses in philosophy and music.