1^ST PRIZE WINNER: Besnik Abrashi, the first prize winner in the 2019 International Clarinet Association Young Artist Competition.

COMPOSITION CHAIR RELEASES VIDEO: The work by Joseph Klein, Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair of the Division of Composition Studies, is his 2017 composition, Der Saus und Braus. The piece is played by Redi Llupa.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aboUopRzXj0

UNTCoM's Lucas Willsie (DMA '19) has been appointed to the faculty of The Swinney Conservatory of Music at Central Methodist University in Fayette, MO.

UNTCoM AT ASPEN: Harrison Dearman, bassist (l) and violist Tomas de la Rosa pose for the camera at the Aspen Music Festival.

ALUMNA/CURRENT STUDENT AWARDED: Raylin Hooks (BM '19) and current MM student, received the Stanley Drucker Award by François Kloc, Buffet Crampon CEO who presented her with a Tradition clarinet.

FANFARE MAGAZINE PRAISES UNT PIANO DMA CANDIDATE: Dzmitry Ulasiuk has the rhythmic suppleness of an inner dancer... he phrases with delicately inserted hesitations and slight rubato. Virtuosity comes out in the soft rapid finger work... which he handles with captivating lightness." Huntley Dent reviewing the Centaur recording of Prokofiev's 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75. https://dzmitryulasiuk.com https://fanfarearchive.com/

ALUMNA HONOR: Lindsay Pope (DMA '19) was recently honored with the 2019 Toulouse Dissertation Award in the Fine Arts field. "You were nominated by the Division of Conducting and Ensembles and selected by a university-wide faculty committee... the standard for this award reflects a rather high bar..." Joseph Oppong, Academic Associate Vice Provost.

BREAKING NEWS: JAZZ SINGERS TO PERFORM AT JEN: The Board of Directors of the Jazz Education Network has invited the Jazz Singers, conducted by Jennifer Barnes, to perform at the 2020 JEN conference in New Orleans.

Maudell Gentry Baker (BM '34), first recipient of a music degree from what was then North Texas State Teachers' College, has died. She was 105 years old.

The release of Disney's The Lion King included assistant professor of jazz violin, Scott Tixier (r. in photo), playing the music of composer, Hans Zimmer (l in photo).

This keyboard advertisement appeared on the inside front cover of the program book for the 2019 Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition held on the campus of one of our colleague institutions in Dallas (TX).