Meet the Arthur School - Sammie Kunz, Assistant Director for Graduate Programs

Name: Sammie Kunz 

Hometown: Commack, NY 

Undergraduate Institution & Degree: East Carolina University, Bachelor of Music with a concentration in Vocal Performance 

Graduate Institution & Degree: East Carolina University, Master of Music in Jazz Studies with a concentration in Vocal Performance 

What is one thing people would find most surprising to learn about you? I have traveled all over the world performing, from India, Belgium, Austria, Germany, France, Switzerland, Brugge, Bulgaria, Romania, and I got to sing at Carnegie Hall last summer. I also perform in and around ENC often. 

Any fun plans this summer?  I am going to spend a bunch of time at the beach with my dogs and spend some time in New York enjoying the city. 

FAVORITES 

Favorite course in college: Ethnomusicology, I love studying the music of non-Western cultures. I have a deep fascination with South American Music, specifically Argentinian music.  

Favorite ECU tradition: Pirate Football and tailgating 

Favorite place on campus: The mall when the weather is nice, and you can sit there and take in how beautiful the campus is. 

Favorite hangout: Pitt Street when there are food trucks, or Starlight when there is live music. 

Favorite place to eat: Kuma Sushi Bar and Chicos 

Favorite vacation spot: Sunset Beach or Niagara Falls 

Favorite TV show: Ted Lasso, The West Wing, MASH                                                            

Favorite band/musician: Lake Street Dive 

Favorite movie: Young Frankenstein  

Favorite app: TikTok 

Do you have any pets? I have 2 dogs, an Australian Cattle Dog Beagle mix (Cattle Hound) named Piper, who is perfect in every way, and a German Shepard Black Lab mix named Buddy Bear, who is a 100-pound monster that thinks he is a lap dog. And there are two goldfish named Tom and Electrode.  

Your words to live by: “Just keep swimming.”  

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