The United States Army Field Band and Soldiers’ Chorus released a video celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. The video is a collaboration with the University of North Texas College of Music Mariachi Águilas performing “De Colores” filmed at the Dallas Latino Cultural Center.
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 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.
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.
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.”
Emily Hicks wins grant from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). She’ll be working in Germany on her project, “Music of Augsburg: The Cultural Impact of Civic Musicians in Early Modern Germany.” She will visit the Stadtarchiv Augsburg and the Staats-und Stadtbibliothek Augsburg, to examine the Augsburger Baumeisterbücher (city council financial documents), guild books and craftsmen files related to musician employment from the era.
Assistant Professor of Music Theory, Andrew Chung, published a review-essay entitled “Music Theory Splintered Up, Not Broken Down: The Oxford Handbook of Critical Concepts in Music Theory,” in Music Theory Spectrum.
Rector Martin Procházka of Palacky University in Olomouc welcomed (l-r) Paul Leenhouts, UNT early music studies director; Martin Procházka; Benjamin Graf, coordinator of the UNT Czech Republic music initiative and graduate assistant Karim Ayala Pool, DMA violin student.
The 2022 version and 38th edition of Fiske Guide to Colleges includes the University of North Texas College of Music to its list of “Large Universities Strong in Music.” There are 31 universities on this list.
The Hollywood Reporter has included the University of North Texas College of Music to its list of Top 20 Music Schools. Coming in at number 19, be sure to see the ranking details on page 78 at tinyurl.com/THRUNT
College Gazette named the University of North Texas the Best Performing Arts College in the United States. According to the authors, “These [ten institutions] are exceptionally prestigious schools that regularly invite major guest artists to campus, are highly selective, and have stellar faculty who are accomplished performing artists themselves.” In addition to the significant offerings of the College of Music, the ranking includes our friends in UNT Department of Dance and Theatre along with the extensive UNT Music Library.
http://collegegazette.com
The Yamaha Institution of Excellence program has included the UNT College of Music in its inaugural list of 10 distinguished colleges and universities recognizing extraordinary commitment to innovation in the study of music. “These schools rise to the level of exceptional academic leadership that first inspired Yamaha to introduce this vital program and we are eager to join with them in a shared mission,” said Dan Rodowicz, senior director, Institutional Sales, Yamaha. According to John W. Richmond, dean of UNT’s College of Music, “We are thrilled to be included in Yamaha’s inaugural class of Institutions of Excellence and are eager to evolve our relationship with Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) from a transactional one to a collaborative one. We envision collaborations across domains in music performance, music technology, music education, music production/distribution, instrument design/engineering/testing, music business and musicians’ health. We believe this new way of work to be enlightened and momentous. We can’t wait to get started!”
https://tinyurl.com/yamahaunt
