Boyer College of Music and Dance

March 2024

Steven Weiser, BYR 02, 04, teaches a percussion lesson to a group of students.

Mar. 5, 2024

- Student Success

Making music that matters

By Steve Orbanek

When Steven Weiser, BYR ’02, ’04, was a young, aspiring percussionist in his teenage years, he […]

June 2023

Shana Goldin-Perschbacher holding her book, Queer Country

Jun. 22, 2023

- Staff & Faculty

What does queer performance have in common with country music?

By Kiki Volkert

A recently released book Queer Country, written by associate professor of music studies at Boyer […]

The Temple University Symphony Orchestra, Studio Orchestra and Choirs in a performance.

Jun. 2, 2023

- Staff & Faculty

Boyer students and faculty light up the Kimmel Center at 20th annual concert

On March 31, Temple University’s Boyer College of Music and Dance continued its tradition of […]

May 2023

Smith holds a sign reading

May 8, 2023

- Student Success

Dancing through life: Temple senior is ready to see the world

By Lindsay Hargrave

Name: Melanie Smith Degree: BFA, dance with a political science minorCollege: Boyer College of […]

February 2023

Image of Rock Hall.

Feb. 14, 2023

- Staff & Faculty

Temple professor wins Society for Music Theory award for article analyzing Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Alright’

By Jonny Hart

“We gon’ be alright,” sings Pharrell Williams in the chorus of Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy-winning hit […]

October 2022

Image of Baker Purdon conducting a choir.

Oct. 12, 2022

- Student Success

Boyer PhD student and Presser Award recipient releases album honoring Black choral music

By Jonny Hart

This past July, Boyer College of Music and Dance PhD student Baker Purdon released his debut album, […]

August 2022

Caleb Breidenbaugh holding a xylophone hammer.

Aug. 15, 2022

- Student Success

Boyer graduate earns prestigious New World Symphony fellowship position

By Jonny Hart

Caleb Breidenbaugh, BYR ’20, ’22, a percussion performance major from the Boyer College of Music […]

Image of a Temple dance student breaking.

Aug. 4, 2022

- Campus News

New hip-hop dance minor invites everyone to join the cypher

By Jonny Hart

Boyer College of Music and Dance’s minor in hip-hop dance and culture is set to launch during the […]

April 2022

Image of Terell Stafford.

Apr. 12, 2022

- Staff & Faculty

Jazz trumpeter Terell Stafford is focused on mentoring the next generation of musicians

By Jonny Hart

When Terell Stafford was a young and budding trumpet player, he was told he might have a problem. […]

March 2022

Image of Kenny Garrett s band performing at the Temple Performing Arts Center.

Mar. 4, 2022

- Community Engagement

Kenny Garrett, a Grammy award-winning musician, performs at Temple

By Brent Baum

Early this month, WRTI and Temple University presented a free live jazz concert at the Temple […]

February 2022

Image of Fareed Simpson-Hankins playing trumpet outside.

Feb. 10, 2022

- Student Success

Boyer graduate receives a prestigious award for research on New Orleans and Philadelphia jazz

By Kiki Volkert

On Jan. 24, Fareed Simpson-Hankins, BYR ’19, ’21, premiered his video series, Second Line Bebop, on […]

December 2021

Temple professor Wazhmah Osman

Dec. 14, 2021

- Community Engagement

Two Owls find a way to assist the Afghan people at the Philadelphia airport

By Lauri Kochis

At the end of August, the Office of the Mayor and the Office of Immigrant Affairs in Philadelphia […]