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Alumni of the UNT Composition Program have achieved success as composers, arrangers, orchestrators, music copyists, audio engineers, producers, conductors, and teachers, working for advertising agencies, film studios, recording companies, symphony orchestras, and universities throughout the United States and around the world. The alumni directory included on this website is being continuously updated, and your assistance is appreciated in keeping this information current. We welcome alumni to send new or updated information for inclusion on this site.

Alumni Spotlight

  • Kevin Brunkhorst

    • BM (Composition), 1987
    • MM (Jazz Studies), 2004

    • Assistant Professor of Music at St Francis Xavier University (Antigonish, Nova Scotia, CA).

    • http://www.kevinbrunkhorst.com
    • kbrunkho [at] stfx [dot] ca

Recent Alumni News

  • Cataclysm for solo violin by alumnus Ryan Manchester was selected for recording at the Cleveland Composers' Recording Institute in July 2009. The piece was recorded by violinist Rolf Schulte and engineered by Grammy-winner David Yost.

  • Daniel R. Mitchell (MM 1984) recently authored the book BasicSynth: Creating a Music Synthesizer in Software (ISBN: 978-0-557-02212-0). The book and accompanying software explains how to create a custom music synthesizer in software using the C++ programming language. Information about the book is available on the internet at http://basicsynth.com

  • Veiled Resonance, a work for soprano saxophone and live interactive electroacoustics by alumna Elainie Lillios (DMA 2000) won in The Trivium Category 3 of the 36th International Competition of Electroacoustic Music and Sound Art/Bourges 2009 (www.imeb.net). Among the finalists were alumni Henry Vega (MM 2004) and Dave Gedosh (DMA 2009).

  • Works by the following UNT composers were presented at the 2009 conference of the Society for Electroacoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS) at Sweetwater Sound in Fort Wayne, Indiana (April 2009): students Jon Anderson, Nick Bober, and Stephen Lucas; faculty Andrew May and Jon Christopher Nelson; and alumni Michael Kuehn and Elainie Lillios. Faculty flutist Elizabeth McNutt performed at the conference, and Emeritus faculty and UNT alumnus Larry Austin (BM 1951; MM 1952) was presented with the 2009 SEAMUS Award, in recognition of lifetime achievement and contribution to the art and craft of electroacoustic music.

  • Recent film projects by Jermaine Stegall (MM 2003) include scores for "B.T.K." for Lionsgate Home Entertainment, "30 Days of Night: Blood Trails" for Sam Raimi's Ghosthouse Pictures, the emotionally-charged feature film "Love Conquers All", and the foreign romantic comedy "Efectos Secundarios" (Side Effects) with director Issa Lopez for Warner Bros.

  • ...of Strength and Compassion, a work for band by Kendall Prinz (MM 1999), was named as a finalist in the first ATSSB Composition Competition in February of 2009.

  • Darin Au (MM 1996), Academy Music Department Head at Punahou School (Honolulu, Hawai'i), chaperoned the Punahou School Marching Band during their participation in the 20 January 2009 Inauguration Day ceremonies in Washington, DC. President Obama attended the Punahou School as a child living in Hawai'i.

  • Daniel Chan (BM 2004) was one of twelve composers selected for the 2009 ASCAP Film and Television Scoring Workshop. Chan’s Generations: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra received Special Distinction in the 2009 ASCAP Rudolf Nissim competition, judged by a panel of distinguished conductors.

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