Music Across the Pond announces the inclusion of University of North Texas Associate Professor of Choral Studies Kristina Caswell MacMullen. The Summer program takes place June 4-27 in Cornwall and Oxford, England.
Music Across the Pond includes University of North Texas DMA student McKenna Stenson in its faculty. The Summer program takes place June 4-27 in Cornwall and Oxford, England.
Collaborative piano alumna Lauren Koszyk (MM'20) joins the faculty of Opera Seme in Arezzo, Italy this summer. She is serving as opera coach, collaborative pianist and Music Director for Opera Seme's production of Umberto Giordano's opera “Mese mariano.”
The National Student Auditions of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) named University of North Texas vocal performance undergraduate student, Matthew Dexter, as Honorable Mention in his category at their Chicago national conference.
University of North Texas PhD musicology and DMA vocal performance student, Júlia Coelho, published a co-authored chapter "The Art of Liminality," in The Liminal Loop. Her portion is entitled "Sea, Saudade, and Liminality," on 13th-century Galician-Portuguese 'cantigas d'amigo' by Martin Codax from Pergamiño Vindel.
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:
Jenny Lee, DMA student in piano received 3rd Place in the 2022 American Prize Competition in Piano Performance (University Division).
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.
Jon Nelson, Professor of Composition, received a University of North Texas Institute for the Advancement for the Arts Faculty Fellowship (IAA) for 2022-2023. The IAA allows faculty members a semester of leave to pursue creative research in the arts to promote artistic and creative expression at UNT.
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.
Assistant Professor of Jazz Guitar's newest book, “Into the Labyrinth, An Anatomy of Position Playing for Jazz Guitar” released by Mel Bay Publications Inc.
The Texas Choral Directors Association has granted scholarships to University of North Texas undergraduate students Sarah Barrow, Elizabeth King, Madison Pfaffenberger and Maryn West.
Alumnus from the University of North Texas division of music history, theory and ethnomusicology, Emily Roman (BA ’22), was recipient of a University Writing Award for her essay, “Nietzsche’s Wagner.”
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.
The American Viola Society announced the winner of the 2022 Maurice Gardner Competition for Composers. First Prize was awarded to Daniel Sabzghabaei (BM '14, Honors College), for “Under This Blue of My Land” for viola and voice to be performed at the 2022 AVS Festival and the 47th International Viola Congress.
Founded by University of North Texas alumna, Amanda Eckery (BM ’16, Honors College), El Paso Jazz Girls is recognizing its 5th Anniversary. In an effort to help celebrate, the UNT College of Music recently forwarded nine instruments for their student use.
Countertenor and University of North Texas lecturer, Daniel Bubeck, was among the soloists singing El Niño composed and conducted by John Adams at The May Festival with the Festival Chorus, Youth Chorus and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
