Shuo-Hui Sophie Hung, (DMA '18) has joined Southwestern Oklahoma State University as tenure-track Assistant Professor of Music in Piano.

UNT Professor of Piano, Gustavo Romero, performed the Complete Beethoven Sonatas in seven live streamed performances from The UNT Murchison Performing Arts Center.

Thomas Schwan, DMA student in piano performance, won First Prize in the 2020 World Bach Competition - Keyboard & Plucked Instruments Professional Category with 273 musicians from 39 countries taking part organized by the Boulder Bach Festival.

Jonathan Welsh writes, "...this is an utterly magnificent disc." Meilin Ai, (DMA '19), full-time faculty member of the Conservatory of Music of the Sichuan Normal University in China, recorded this album in Winspear Hall of UNT's Murchison Performing Arts Center.

PUCCINELLI HONORED: UNT Student Activities has bestowed Elvia Puccinelli, Associate Professor of Collaborative Piano and Vocal Coaching, with its Advisor of the Year award which honors "one faculty or staff member who contributes time and expertise in a volunteer capacity to a student organization at UNT."

Professor of Piano and two-time GRAMMY nominee, Joseph Banowetz, is a verified artist on Spotify with more than 120,000 monthly listeners and has been added to editorial playlists with nearly 400,000 followers.