Jessica VanderKolk Archives

Background graphic is layered sheets of music. On top are two photos: Left is a college singing group standing on risers. Right is a jazz ensemble sitting on chairs outside.
Nov 03, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk

School of Music to represent at educators conference

Two East Carolina University School of Music ensembles will perform, and multiple faculty will present, at a statewide conference this weekend. The NC Music Educators Association will hold its annual...

Collage. Photo on the left is a man speaking to a man sitting with a cello. A woman sits at a piano behind them. On the right the man speaks to a woman sitting with a cello.
Oct 30, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk

Internationally acclaimed cellist visits ECU

Two current East Carolina University School of Music students and two music alumni had the chance to work with internationally acclaimed cellist Gary Hoffman in October, when Hoffman visited campus...

On a play stage, a college man sits on a chair on the left, and a college woman sits on a couch bench on the right. They look at each other.
Oct 22, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk

‘Melancholy Play’ gives whimsical look at sadness

The new East Carolina University production of "Melancholy Play" is anything but, with a whimsical story performed in an intimate stage setting, and even some laughs. A cast of six...

Woman sitting behind a desk. To her left is a bookshelf with clay mugs and other pieces on it.
Oct 21, 2025
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Alumni feature: Adrienne Dellinger

We visited recently with alum Adrienne Dellinger, who received a BFA in Ceramics in 1994 and is the executive director of the nonprofit Clayworks in Charlotte, where Dellinger started as...

Off-white wall labeled as the student art gallery, with a portrait of a woman on a black background, surrounded by rainbow confetti. A title poster next to it says
Oct 10, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk

‘True Colors: The Spark We Celebrate’ exhibition on in October

"I have been cast aside, but I sparkle in the darkness. I have been slain but live on in the rivers of history. I seek no conquest, no wealth, no...