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In a relatively short time, the UAB Department of Music has distinguished itself as one of the finest centers for educating young musicians in the southeast. Faculty and students perform in the acclaimed Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center (with its four performing venues) and around the globe. We recently became the first program in the state of Alabama to be designated an All-Steinway School, making the department one of only 73 schools worldwide so named by piano maker Steinway & Sons. The University of Alabama at Birmingham is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Musicopens in a new window.

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  • Marching to the beat of his own drum: UAB drumline member graduates with civil engineering degree
    After four years of playing with the UAB Marching Blazers, Jonah Ross will graduate with his bachelor’s degree from the UAB School of Engineering.
  • UAB fall commencement is Dec. 14 at Bartow Arena
    More than half of the university’s 1,954 graduating students will walk in commencement this semester. The UAB President’s Medal will be awarded to Marnix E. Heersink, M.D.
  • High school students join UAB choirs in song for “Christmas at the Alys” on Dec. 5
    More than 200 voices in the UAB Concert Choir and choirs from Helena, Calera, Springville and Indian Springs will join in singing “Carol of the Bells” and “O Holy Night.”