UNT music education faculty members Jamey Kelley and Erika Knapp recently led a group of students to study music and movement at the Orff Institute in Salzburg, Austria.

Professor of Wind Studies and Chair of the Division of Conducting and Ensembles, Andrew Trachsel (MM '05, DMA '07) will conducted the Lone Star Youth Winds as they travelled to New York City performing in Carnegie Hall. The ensemble will performed the premiere performance of Julie Giroux’s, “Eleanór, a rún.”

Professor of flute, Mary Karen Clardy, and Pamela Mia Paul, professor of piano, release “Art of the Piccolo.” Check it out on all major streaming services.

College of Music Associate Professor of Music Education, Mark Montemayor, announced as the Editor-Elect of the "Journal of Research in Music Education" until 2026 when he then becomes Editor until 2032. According to Sean Powell, UNT’s College of Music Chair of the Division of Music Education, “This position is one of the most high-profile posts in our profession on a global scale—Editor of the top-ranked journal in the field!”

JazzWeek reports that UNT Associate Professor of Jazz Trombone, Nick Finzer’s most recent album, is No. 1 on their chart for the week May 27, 2024. Be sure to watch www.youtube.com/NickFinzer and listen on Spotify.

The University of North Texas College of Music welcomes Sharon Bjorndal Lavery as Lecturer in Opera Coaching in the Division of Vocal Studies.

Associate Professor of Piano Pedagogy, Oscar Macchioni, and Pamela Mia Paul, Professor of Piano,  judged the 2024 edition of Borderland Chopin International Piano Competition . Macchioni is founder and artistic director of the competition.

UNT welcomes Simón Gollo to the College of Music as Associate Professor of Violin. He comes to UNT from Furman University where he was Associate Professor of Violin. He enjoys a successful international career as a chamber musician, pedagogue, soloist and conductor.

Soprano and Professor Molly Fillmore, Chair of the Division of Vocal Studies, and Assistant Professor of Jazz Trumpet - Lead Emphasis, Philip Dizack, Division of Jazz Studies, have each been named a recipient of a 2024-2025 University of North Texas Initiative for Advancement of the Arts (IAA) Fellowship. John W. Richmond, Professor and Dean of the College of Music said, “Please join me in offering heartfelt congratulations to them for this important affirmation of their work and to Provost McPherson for his important investments in our research and creative activities!”

MOLLY FILLMORE’S work is a multi-media, interdisciplinary project culminating with a commercially released audio recording and music videos consisting of songs performed in England during the Regency era. Her collaborators Include Steven Harlos, Jaymee Haefner and Jeffrey Snider.

The Fellowship to PHILIP DIZACK will be utilized to support the composition of a large-scale work entitled "Brass Regalia." A multi-suite composition written for jazz quartet & nine-piece brass ensemble telling the story of resilience and healing from childhood trauma. The culmination of the work will include a European tour and performance including a concert at the Wiener Konzerthaus Wiener Konzerthaus as a part of their "Art of Brass" series in June 2025.

Assistant Professor of Jazz Violin, ScottTixier, recently wrote of his personal and professional path in The STRAD. Photo: Will Von Bolton