Ludwig Carrasco (MM '11) has been appointed as artistic director of the National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico. From the announcement, "Mtro Carrasco was appointed by the director general of the National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature, Lucina Jiménez López, in use of the powers granted to her by the decree creating the Institute..."

Professor and Director of Choral Studies, Allen Hightower, has been announced as the Director of the Houston Symphony Chorus for the 2022-2023 Season. The announcement was made after the retirement of UNT alumna Betsy Cook Weber as director of the ensemble.

University of North Texas UNT Opera Graduate Artist Certificate student, Taylor Carnes, has won a National Opera Association's JoElyn Wakefield-Wright Stage Director Fellowship. 

The Texas Choral Directors Association has awarded an early career scholarship to Nick Standish (BM ’20).

At its recent Summer convention, Alumna Kim Ahrens (MMED ’22) received a Choral Directors of Distinction award from the Texas Choral Directors Association.

The Texas Choral Directors Association has awarded a professional scholarship to incoming choral conducting graduate student Ken Sieloff.

Music Across the Pond announces the inclusion of University of North Texas Associate Professor of Choral Studies Kristina Caswell MacMullen. The Summer program takes place June 4-27 in Cornwall and Oxford, England.

Music Across the Pond includes University of North Texas DMA student McKenna Stenson in its faculty. The Summer program takes place June 4-27 in Cornwall and Oxford, England.