Music

Boyer music therapy student Allie McCrea
Boyer student lifts her father’s spirits with music
Type: News Story
Allie McCrea’s video of herself singing with her father from his hospital bed went viral.
February 10, 2020
Sociology Professor Dustin Kidd pens field guide to popular culture
Type: News Story
In his new book, "Pop Culture Freaks: Identity, Mass Media, and Society," Associate Professor of Sociology Dustin Kidd puts his knowledge of popular culture in the spotlight and examines how mass media influences identity.
June 18, 2014
The Night Owls, a band that "serves everyone"
Type: News Story
The Night Owls, Temple's community band founded by Boyer College of Music and Dance faculty member Deborah Sheldon, is filling a void in American music education by bringing together diverse communities of musicians of all ages from throughout the region to make music.
April 25, 2013
Diamond Marching Band invited to perform at 2014 London New Year’s celebration
Type: News Story
The Diamond Marching Band has been invited to perform as part of the 2014 London New Year’s Day Celebration and Festival, an event viewed by a worldwide television audience of some 220 million people and attended by more than half a million spectators. Former Lord Mayor of Westminster Catherine Longworth extended the invitation during the band's afternoon rehearsal on Friday.
October 31, 2012
Faces of Temple: Julia Alford-Fowler
Type: News Story
In this week's installment of the student video series, doctor of musical arts degree candidate Julia Alford-Fowler describes her reasons for choosing Temple, and the influences that led her to explore Klezmer music in her compositional works.
December 10, 2011
Tea party finding its own protest music
Type: In the Media
October 10, 2011