BTAR Archives – UniSound

UniSound announces next Beckom-Freeman Teaching Artists-in-Residence

UniSound announces next Beckom-Freeman Teaching Artists-in-Residence: Clara Kent and Jason Washington PITTSBURGH – UniSound has selected Clara Kent and Jason

Collective Impact in Action: Teaching Artists Build and Sustain the Future

UniSound’s Beckom-Freeman Teaching Artist-in-Residence (BTAR) alumni and BTAR Fellows don’t just create musical opportunities as performers. As teachers and mentors,

Synergies Returns to Heinz Hall

ACT3 Consulting Partners, UniSound, and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) presented the second annual “Synergies” event, an unforgettable evening honoring

Omari I. Abdul-Alim Highlighted in New Documentary

UniSound’s inaugural Black Teaching Artist-in-Residence Fellow Omari I. Abdul-Alim stars in a new documentary from WHRO Public Media entitled, “Virginia

Anyah Nancy Presents: A Nina Simone Tribute

In 2023, I had the honor of participating in the SCALE Fellowship Program: A Program for Black Women in Music,

An Artists Identity

Who is Anyah? Great question! To be honest, I’m still figuring that out myself. I know what my bio says,

Announcing the Release of the 2022-23 BTAR Cohort’s New Single “They Say”

UniSound is thrilled to announce the release of the 2022-23 BTAR cohort’s single, “They Say,” now available on both Bandcamp

Putting On – Yusef Shelton

2023-24 Black Teaching Artist-in-Residence, Yusef Shelton Da First shares a new original song “Putting On”.

Meet the 2023-24 BTARs

This December, UniSound launches the fourth round of its Black Teaching Artist-in-Residence program (BTAR), an initiative to support the music

If You Don’t Ask…

I’ll take this opportunity to tell the world about my paternal grandmother, my nana Edna. I spent many of my

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