American Prize Alumnus Finalist
Dax Stokes (MM ’01, MS '07) has been named finalist for the American Prize Dale Warland Award in Choral Conducting (none-college division).
Dax Stokes (MM ’01, MS '07) has been named finalist for the American Prize Dale Warland Award in Choral Conducting (none-college division).
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra announced the appointment of Daniel Wiley (MM ’17) as an Assistant Conductor for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra and May Festival.
Jordan Boyd and McKenna Stenson have each been named finalists for the American Prize Dale Warland Award in Choral Conducting.
The Texas Music Educators Association announces that the University of North Texas Wind Symphony, conducted by Eugene Migliaro Corporon, will perform at the 2023 state convention in San Antonio.
Current University of North Texas DMA student in choral conducting, Jordan Boyd, joins the music faculty at the University of Texas at San Antonio as Associate Director of Choral Studies/Professor of Practice.
The Hugh Hodgson School of Music at the University of Georgia has announced that Nicholas Enrico Williams (DMA ’09, MM ’04, BM ’97) as Professor of Conducting and Director of Bands.
The 2022 version and 38th edition of Fiske Guide to Colleges includes the University of North Texas College of Music to its list of “Large Universities Strong in Music.” There are 31 universities on this list.
The Hollywood Reporter has included the University of North Texas College of Music to its list of Top 20 Music Schools. Coming in at number 19, be sure to see the ranking details on page 78 at tinyurl.com/THRUNT
Esme Wong, pianist (MM ’17), is part of the short film "To the Afflicted" with Raehann Bryce-Davis, mezzo soprano, singing “All’afflitto è dolce il pianto,” an aria from Gaetano Donizetti’s 1837 opera Roberto Devereux. "To the Afflicted is a solemn remembrance, a celebration, a clenched fist around the reigns of destiny, an open hand raised in praise. I dedicate this to the afflicted, those in opera and those fighting on the front lines for justice and equity.” - Bryce-Davis
College Gazette named the University of North Texas the Best Performing Arts College in the United States. According to the authors, “These [ten institutions] are exceptionally prestigious schools that regularly invite major guest artists to campus, are highly selective, and have stellar faculty who are accomplished performing artists themselves.” In addition to the significant offerings of the College of Music, the ranking includes our friends in UNT Department of Dance and Theatre along with the extensive UNT Music Library.
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