Jacob Nydegger (MM ’20, BM ’17) was awarded second prize in the 2021 William Knabe International Piano Competition (Concerto Division). William Knabe Piano Institute. Nydegger earlier this year was awarded 1st Prize in the Senior category of the 2021 Grand Prize Virtuoso Competition, and as part of his award will perform in the Elgar Room of the Royal Albert Hall in London during the 21-22 season. He has in the past year also won awards in the Ann and Charles Eisemann International Young Artists Competition and the 2021 Music International Grand Prix Competition.

D.J. Rice (BM ’20 and MM student in jazz composition) is the Grand Prize recipient of the USA Music Composition International Competition by IYMC for his composition, Song for Renel. There were 102 entries from 35 countries. Receiving the grand prize reflects the judges perfect score of 100. DJ, trombone; Will Nathman, saxophone; Henry Dickhoff, piano and John Sturino, Drumset.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqc1q1i_B-Y

Professor of Composition, Jon Christopher Nelson, was awarded the International Computer Music Conference 2021 Music Award for his composition, When Left to His Own Devices. The award recognizes the work as the best among the more than 400 global submissions.

https://tinyurl.com/NelsonDevices

From 2018. Professor David Itkin conducts the University of North Texas Symphony Orchestra performing Symphony fantastique, Opus 14 (1830) by Hector Berlioz (1803-1869). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3PyCipyl2o

Regents Professor of Piano, Pamela Mia Paul, has been selected for The Cliburn Amateur Competition Jury for 2022. She also served as a member of the screening jury of the Fifteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

https://cliburn.org/?performer=pamela-mia-paul

Eric Hitt (MM ’19 and DMA student) was recognized as an international top ten semi-finalist then was awarded honorable mention in the final results of the International Society of Bassists International Double Bass Competition. 

https://www.isbworldoffice.com/performance.asp

PhD and DMA student Júlia Coelho, soprano, has been named 3rd place in the American Prize competition, university division, opera category. As well, she was named semifinalist in the oratorio and art song category, university division. 

https://tinyurl.com/Coelho3rd

Twelve members of the College of Music faculty and alumni represented the University of North Texas at the International Computer Music Conference 2021 being held online from Chile. Faculty include Professor Jon Nelson, Associate Professor Panayiotis Kokoras, Associate Professor Andrew May, Principal Lecturer Elizabeth McNutt and alumni Jason Fick (PhD ’13), Mikel Keuhn (BM), Elainie Lillios (DMA ’00), Bradley Robin (PhD ’16), Seth Shafer (PhD ’17), Zach Thomas (PhD ’19) and Yu-Chung Tseng (MM ’94, DMA ’98) have music being presented at the conference while Jeffrey Morris (DMA ’07) provides a workshop.

Andrew Chung, Assistant Professor of Music Theory, published an article entitled "Vibration, Difference, and Solidarity in the Anthropocene: Ethical Difficulties of New Materialist Sound Studies and Some Alternatives" in Resonance vol. 2, no. 2. 

https://tinyurl.com/SRChung

Music attorney William J. Metzger (BA ’11) announced the creation of his own record label, Affiant Records. Based in Dallas, Texas, Affiant Records is a multi-genre label focusing on talent that brings about a positive change in the world through music and entertainment. 

https://www.affiantrecords.com/

David Childs, Professor of Euphonium, and co-director of the UNT Brass Band, was honored by the International Tuba-Euphonium Association (ITEA) with its biennial Excellence in Recording Award for his Symphonic Euphonium II CD featuring premiere concerto recordings with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. The Awards were established by the ITEA to foster, encourage and recognize excellence in the field of recording.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d35DVHhMu-Q