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.

Felix Olschofka has been appointed as Associate Dean for Operations and begins those duties today. He previously served the UNT College of Music as Professor of Violin and Director of Graduate Studies.

As of July 1, 2020, Ryan Sullivan (DMA '19) will become President for the Southwestern Region of the American Choral Directors Association.

May 2, 2020: Removal of existing recital hall seating makes way for continued renovation that includes enhanced performance acoustics, instruction and, yes, something for which we can be proud. Scheduled to be ready for use Fall 2020.

See Clifford K. Madsen's Contributions to Music Education and Music Therapy: Love of Learning by Jessica Nápoles, UNT College of Music Associate Professor of Choral Music Education and Interim Chair of the Division of Conducting and Ensembles and her colleague Rebecca B. MacLeod.

Landon Chang has been named second-place winner in the woodwind division of the MTNA Young Artist National Performance Competition.

April 28, 2020: The UNT College of Music Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theatre (MEIT) as it's being made ready for renovation scheduled to be complete August 31.

NEW RANKING AND MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT: Billboard Magazine has once again named the University of North Texas to its list of Top Music Business Schools – the fourth year in a row. As well and in the same issue, the University of North Texas G. Brint Ryan College of Business and the UNT College of Music announce the creation of a partnership that will offer an MBA in Music Business beginning Fall 2020. See pages 7 and 25.

Billboard Magazine 2020 Top Music Business Schools

Jennifer Youngs (DMA '10, MM '12) was recently appointed as Assistant Professor of Voice at BYU School of Music. Her tenure begins Fall, 2020.