Jeff Antoniuk (BM ‘90) is founder and CEO of JazzWire, Inc. a “creative and collaborative online learning community for Jazz students.” 

Kelsey Nussbaum (MMEd, 2018; PhD, Music Education, 2021) has been appointed Assistant Professor of Music Education – Strings (tenure-track) at the Fred Fox School of Music at the University of Arizona. She also serves on the National String Project Consortium board and as vice-chair of the American String Teachers Association's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee.

Holly Dalrymple (DMA ’13) becomes a new member of the choral faculty with the Sarofim School of Fine Arts at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas.

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.

Julie Yu-Oppenheim (DMA ‘07) has been selected as conductor of the Texas All-State Mixed Choir for 2023 during the Texas Music Educators Association conference in San Antonio.

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:

JaRod Hall (BM ‘14) won the 2021 Barbara Buehlman Prize for Composition for his piece, “Through the Storm” to be premiered by a 2022 performing ensemble at the 76th Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic.

Dax Stokes (MM ’01, MS '07) has been named finalist for the American Prize Dale Warland Award in Choral Conducting (none-college division).

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra announced the appointment of Daniel Wiley (MM ’17) as an Assistant Conductor for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra and May Festival.

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