The collaboration between Dallas Symphony Orchestra Chamber Music Concert and University of North Texas Composers. Performers included Eunice Keem, violin, Sarah Keinle, viola, Lari Kettering, cello and Steve Harlos, piano.

Arizona Opera’s March staging of Stephen Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music” featured soprano Patricia Racette (BM ’88). The production was performed in both Phoenix and Tucson.

Jessica Nápoles, Professor of Choral Music Education, conducted the Georgia and South Carolina All-State choirs then to South Carolina in March to conduct. She also conducted the Indiana All-State Choir and ACDA Eastern honor choir in Boston.

Rebecca Geoffroy-Schwinden’s book, “From Servant to Savant: Musical Privilege, Property, and French Revolution, published by Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press).

https://tinyurl.com/SchwindenSavant

Ryan Fillinger earned second place in the Florida Bandmaster’s Association Young Composer’s Competition. The work is scheduled to premiere at the Florida Bandmasters Summer Convention 2022.

Tom Sumner, President of the Yamaha Corporation of America spoke to entrepreneur program students.

Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge have released their seventh recording, “Within Us,” that includes EIGHT UNT alumni - Tom Brantley, Per Danielsson, Tami Danielsson, Frank Greene, Clay Jenkins, Keith Oshiro, Chuck Owen and Rex Wertz. See the trailer: https://youtu.be/heEuOAP7ZUg

Geritt Davenport (BA ’20) (center l), Founder and Publisher of TUX People’s Music Publishing Co. along with Cody Myre (BM ’19) Chief Editor, appear here with Dean John Richmond (l) and UNT Composer-In-Residence and 24-time Emmy nominee and 10-time winner, Bruce Broughton (r). TUX People’s Music is a Texas-based music publishing house representing more than 50 composers and arrangers from around the world.

Billy Harper (BA ’65) featured in Billboard Magazine's January 2022 edition with a Ted Panken penned article about The Cookers and its members’ stories. In 1964 Billy Harper became the first African American member of the One O'Clock Lab Band®. See story tinyurl.com/BillyHarper

Sara Kennedy (BM ’15, MM ’19) is semi-finalist of the Opera Tampa D’Angelo Young Artist Vocal Competition. Semi-finals and finals were held at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts.

The Journal of Music Teacher Education has published “The Reported Self-Care Practices of Music Educators,” authored by @UNT Assistant Professor of Music Education, Jamey Kelley with Kelsey Nussbaum (PhD ‘21), Michael Crawford (PhD ‘21), Jared Critchfield (PhD ‘21), PhD student Sam Flippin, Alyssa Grey (PhD ‘21) and PhD student Candace Mahaffey. tinyurl.com/UNTself-care