Boyer College of Music and Dance

August 2022

Caleb Breidenbaugh holding a xylophone hammer.

Aug. 15, 2022

- Student Success

Boyer graduate earns prestigious New World Symphony fellowship position

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

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

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

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

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

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

October 2021

The Temple University Jazz Band recording their new album.

Oct. 15, 2021

- Arts & Culture

The Temple University Jazz Band celebrates the legacy of jazz great Jimmy Heath

The Temple University Jazz Band celebrates the legacy of Jimmy Heath The band's new […]

June 2021

A Black woman in white tutu practicing ballet at a barre in a dance studio.

Jun. 29, 2021

- Student Success

Exposing more African Americans to ballet

Chanel Holland, BYR ’12, has been instinctively defying gravity with the graceful body movements of […]

Temple alumna Nicole Jordan

Jun. 22, 2021

- Student Success

In a class of her own

Nicole Jordan, BYR ’10, speaks three languages and is picking up two more. She knows the range of […]

December 2020

The cast of the Temple University Opera Theater production of

Dec. 2, 2020

- Arts & Culture

Temple University Opera Theater’s 'The Turn of the Screw' in pictures

Temple University Opera Theater's "The Turn of the Screw" in pictures See how the cast […]

September 2020

Christina Castro-Tauser at one of the destinations on the

Sep. 21, 2020

- Arts & Culture

A new dance show reimagines performances for the pandemic era

For many of us, 2020 has been the year of staying put. The coronavirus pandemic led to lockdowns […]

Pennsylvania state Representative Malcolm Kenyatta

Sep. 9, 2020

- Student Success

Owls at the DNC, RNC

Whether it was giving a keynote address, performing the national anthem, or covering the events as […]