Kevin Neill Hawkins returned to campus October 18th speaking to students about his career.

The National Symphony Orchestra with violinist Anne Akiko Meyers performed the world premiere of Blue Electra composed by UNT College of Music alumnus and multi-Grammy® award-winning Composer Michael Daugherty (BM ’76 - Composition).

Assistant professor of trumpet and member of the Canadian Brass, Caleb Hudson, performed with The Philadelphia Orchestra as they presented Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 2. Nicholas McGegan conducted at Verizon Hall, The Kimmel Cultural Campus in Philadelphia.

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Dalia Faheid featured University of North Texas Artist-in-Residence Professor of Piano, Vladimir Viardo. See the full-page advertisement honoring Vladimir Viardo in The Cliburn program book:

The Society for Ethnomusicology Southern Plains Chapter presented its Vida Chenoweth Prize to PhD student, Rachel Schuck, for her paper, "Virtual Aaraathanai:” Assimilation Practices in Dallas Tamil Church Worship, August 2020-January 2021."

Rebecca Geoffroy-Schwinden, Associate Professor of Music History and Program Coordinator of the new University of North Texas Bachelor of Arts in Critical Studies in Music and Society, recently appeared on Arts Engines with Aaron Dworkin speaking about serving students though evolving curriculum.

The Texas Choral Directors Association has awarded an early career scholarship to Nick Standish (BM ’20).

Jessica Nápoles, University of North Texas Professor of Choral Music Education conducted the national middle school honors choir during the WorldStrides Festival at Carnegie Hall.

Along with his family, incoming music education graduate student, Robert T. Gibson, was honored by the NAACP Springfield, Missouri with their Community Trailblazer award for music dedication and contributions and named June 9, 2022 as Robert T. Gibson Day.

The Office of Governor Greg Abbott announced the appointment of alumna Lindy Rydman (’72, Voice/Music Education) to the University of North Texas System Board of Regents. She is co-owner of Spec’s Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods and President of the Spec’s Charitable Foundation which has been generous in its support of UNT student scholarships, underwriting of the multi-GRAMMY nominated One O’Clock Lab Band and for significant facilities enhancements to what is now the Spec's Charitable Foundation Courtyard in the College of Music.

Music education and saxophone major, Luke Vanek, has received the 2021-2022 undergraduate Presser Award. This award, considered the most prestigious undergraduate award in music at the University of North Texas is provided by The Presser Foundation. The recipient “should show a high level of academic and musical accomplishment and embody the qualities of leadership and citizenship. The recipient is one who has grown individually and who has contributed earnestly to the success of the school of music.” Moving forward, the recipient will be referred to as a Presser Scholar.

The United States premiere of Afro-Cuban puppet opera, Manita en el suelo (1934), is performed tonight in Brooklyn. University of North Texas College of Music Emeritus faculty in musicology and Latin American opera specialist, Malena Kuss, is lending her expertise to the production which is sponsored by the Americas Society/Council of the Americas.