College of Music ensembles appear regularly at prestigious state, national and international conferences including the American Choral Directors Association, the College Band Directors National Conference, the Music Educators National Conference, the International Association of Jazz Educators, the Boston Early Music Festival, the National Collegiate Choral Organization, and many others.
DMA wind studies student (all but dissertation ABD) Jerianne Larson, named Director of Bands at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
Professor of Wind Studies and Chair of the Division of Conducting and Ensembles, Andrew Trachsel (MM '05, DMA '07) will conducted the Lone Star Youth Winds as they travelled to New York City performing in Carnegie Hall. The ensemble will performed the premiere performance of Julie Giroux’s, “Eleanór, a rún.”
College of Music alumnus Dwight Jilek (DMA '16) becomes Director of Choral Activities at North Dakota State University.
Jimin Seo appointed as Assistant Professor of Music at Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana beginning Fall 2024.
Matthew Brady (DMA ’24) becomes Assistant Professor of Professional Practice at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music.
Evan Powers conducted the Maryland All-State Junior Mixed Chorus for the Maryland Music Educators Association.
Jacob Augsten (DMA ’24) departs University of North Texas to become Director of Choral Activities at Reinhardt University in Georgia (USA) beginning Fall 2024.
Alumnus Ryan Deignan (DMA ’19) announced as artistic director of Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota.
Jacob Augsten (DMA ’24) becomes Director of Choral Activities at Reinhardt University in Georgia (USA).
