University of North Texas alumnus Michael Thrasher (MM ’96, DMA ’97), named Dean of the College of Communication and Fine Arts at Troy University.

Grant Harbison, (MM ’10), was recently presented a Milken Educator Award. He is director of bands at The Academies at JHS, Jonesboro, Arkansas. The presentation was part of the Milken Family Foundation’s 35th tour surprising outstanding educators with the award.

American Harp Society Foundation posted its recordings of winners from the 2020 and 2022 Anne Adams Competition, including alumna, Kaitlin Miller. See and hear her performing Sicilienne Variée by Jean-Michel Damase at the link below:

University of North Texas UNT Alumni Earnest Lamb (PhD ‘05) joined Purchase College, SUNY as Provost and VP for Academic Affairs.

University of North Texas music education and flute graduate, Emily Fiasco (BM ’12), won the July 13 episode of Jeopardy! She is also cousin to UNT College of Music development support coordinator, Phillip Marion (BM '14). She is shown here on set with host Mayim Bialik (l).

Upon basic training completion, Teddy Van Winkle, trombone, will join the USAF Band of the Golden West in Fairfield, California.

Senior, Seth Carter, has been invited to be a featured recitalist at the 2022 The United States Army Band Tuba-Euphonium Conference as a Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival Artist Division Gold Medalist. Seth is a University of North Texas double major in tuba performance and music education.

University of North Texas Associate Professor of Harp, Jaymee Haefner, along with colleague Matt Milewski, recently premiered three works at the American Harp Society, Inc. national conference in South Dakota. In a concert entitled “Stringscapes” Crimson Duo performed Libby Larsen’s, “…snow-haze, moonlight,” Jeffrey Paul’s “The Dust in My Eyes, the Cracks on My Hands” and Kirsten Soriano, Composer's “Aqua Luminous.”