There are 11 article(s) tagged Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music:

• August 2023

  • As hip-hop turned 50, a famed Memphis hip-hop producer turned 40

    Multiplatinum producer “Drumma Boy” is back in his hometown to celebrate his birthday and release of his book.

    By Kambui Bomani August 18, 2023

• March 2023

  • A debut album, a community garden and a heart for art

    Talibah Safiya is the first artist to release an album on the University of Memphis’ High Water Records label in almost 20 years. She’s an artist-in-residence at the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music, an entrepreneur and, with her husband, the founder of the Hood Homestead. 

    By Kylah Strickland-Paige March 01, 2023

• August 2022

  • Why Drumma Boy and his dad offer clarinet scholarships to the U of M

    “With the right work ethic, skill set, mindset, dedication and determination to get that GPA, it’s worthy that they get tuition waived,” Drumma Boy said. 

    By Mikayla Higgins August 01, 2022

• April 2022

  • Exclusive: U of M’s High Water Records relaunches label with Talibah Safiya

    More than 40 years after its initial creation, the University of Memphis’ High Water Records is recording new music again.

    By Elle Perry April 23, 2022

• September 2021

  • ‘Scheidt at the Shell’ concert to honor health care workers

    Performers will include U of M’s Wind Ensemble, opera and Sound Fuzion.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 14, 2021

  • Memphis in the meantime: Afghan cellist starts new life on U of M campus amid upheaval back home

    As cellist Nazira Wali was moving onto campus at the University of Memphis, family and friends back home in Afghanistan were trying to get out. Wali’s cello has taken her around the world and has brought her to Memphis, but at home music and musicians are again under threat from the Taliban regime.

    By Chris Herrington September 02, 2021

• June 2021

  • South Memphis native to share music industry expertise at the U of M

    Jeff Cohran brings experience of world tours and years in the music industry with pop star Janelle Monáe to the faculty at the University of Memphis.

    By Rob Moore June 30, 2021

• April 2020

  • Memphis school of music exploring all options despite online challenges

    The school of music is not the same without togetherness and non-digital interaction.

    By Drew Hill April 29, 2020

  • Rudi Scheidt: A force for life, larger than life

    Rabbi Micah Greenstein shares part of his eulogy for Rudi E. Scheidt Sr., the businessman, philanthropist and music lover who died Sunday, April 12. 

    By Micah Greenstein April 15, 2020

• May 2019

  • Memphis Symphony Orchestra embarks on second phase of $35M campaign

    The Memphis Symphony Orchestra is launching the second phase of its “The Future Now” campaign, to raise $35 million to complete its endowment drive and build its reserve fund.

    By Elle Perry May 21, 2019

• November 2018

  • Local record label is run by U of M students

    Memphis is known for its music, but one record label in town isn’t run by well-known names in the industry – it’s run by students at the University of Memphis.

    By Christin Yates November 07, 2018