Professor of Music Theory, Stephen Slottow, was interviewed by Berry Crawford on Simplicity Zen Podcast about his practice history and book, "The Americanization of Zen Chanting," published by Boydell & Brewer.

Winners of the 2022-2023 National Opera Association Opera Production Competition announced. The judges gave a total of 24 awards from the 87 applicants. The University of North Texas College of Music production of “A Streetcar Named Desire” by André Previn & Philip Littell was named Division VII 1st place winner. UNT Associate Professor and Music Director of Opera, Stephanie Rhodes Russell, conducted, Taylor Rachel Carnes was stage director, Donna Marquet was scenic designer and Michael Robinson designed costumes. NOA divisions are based on student classification, production size and budget. Photo: Cathy Vanover.

The Recording Academy has nominated College of Music alumnus Nathan Carlisle (BM ’06), tenor, who played the role of Drag Queen #4 as a member of The Metropolitan Opera Chorus in the Best Opera Recording category for Blanchard: Champion. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducted the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and the Metropolitan Opera Chorus.

Bass Cameron Beauchamp has been nominated in the category of Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance as an ensemble member of Roomful of Teeth for the album Rough Magic.

Alumnus Tobe Nwigwe, along with his wife Fat Nwigwe’s song, They Want It, But No, is included on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From and Inspired By which is nominated for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media (Various Artists). He is a rapper, singer, actor and a former linebacker for UNT's Mean Green Football team.

The American Musicological Society has bestowed its Lewis Lockwood Award, which goes to the best book by an early career scholar, to @UNT Associate Professor of Music History, Rebecca Dowd Geoffroy-Schwinden for her first book, “From Servant to Savant: Musical Privilege, Property, and the French Revolution,” published by Oxford University Press, 2022.

Tenor David Portillo (MM’05) received a 2024 Grammy nomination as principal soloist for Corigliano: The Lord Of Cries. Gil Rose was producer and conducted the Boston Modern Orchestra Project and Odyssey Opera Chorus.

Violist and UNT alumnus Miguel Cantú IV has selected as Executive Director of the Greater Dallas Choral Society for children and youth.

Associate Professor of Trumpet and UNT alumna, Rachel Samayoa (DMA '08), has been elected to the board of directors of the International Trumpet Guild.

Twenty percussion faculty and students of the University of North Texas College of Music presented concerts and clinics at Poland’s Krakow Academy of Music, The Opole School of Music and served as featured soloists/judges and clinicians for Europe's largest percussion festival, Drum Fest and the Polish National Marimba/Vibraphone Competition. Former faculty member Nicholas Williams (BM ‘97, MM ‘04, DMA ‘09) conducts the Opole Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra involving UNT students and faculty.

l-r Dave Hall, Michael Crawford, Mark Ford, Paul Rennick and José Aponte. Students include John Thomas Baker, Jase Ballard, Desmond Bigler, Jacob Fullinwider, Aidan Henderson, Sam Koch, Raina Liao, Sophia Lo, Nathan Siegel, Zeke Strawn, Denton Sutherlin and Maddie Wallace.

Seraph Brass performed as part of the 119th University of North Texas Rawlins Fine Arts Series. Included as an artist in Seraph Brass is Raquel Samayoa, UNT alumna (DMA ‘08) and Associate Professor of Trumpet.