Kelsey Nussbaum (MMEd, 2018; PhD, Music Education, 2021) has been appointed Assistant Professor of Music Education – Strings (tenure-track) at the Fred Fox School of Music at the University of Arizona. She also serves on the National String Project Consortium board and as vice-chair of the American String Teachers Association's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee.

Grant Harbison, (MM ’10), was recently presented a Milken Educator Award. He is director of bands at The Academies at JHS, Jonesboro, Arkansas. The presentation was part of the Milken Family Foundation’s 35th tour surprising outstanding educators with the award.

American Harp Society Foundation posted its recordings of winners from the 2020 and 2022 Anne Adams Competition, including alumna, Kaitlin Miller. See and hear her performing Sicilienne Variée by Jean-Michel Damase at the link below:

JaRod Hall (BM ‘14) won the 2021 Barbara Buehlman Prize for Composition for his piece, “Through the Storm” to be premiered by a 2022 performing ensemble at the 76th Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic.

Dax Stokes (MM ’01, MS '07) has been named finalist for the American Prize Dale Warland Award in Choral Conducting (none-college division).

University of North Texas UNT Alumni Earnest Lamb (PhD ‘05) joined Purchase College, SUNY as Provost and VP for Academic Affairs.

The Texas Choral Directors Association has granted scholarships to University of North Texas undergraduate students Sarah Barrow, Elizabeth King, Madison Pfaffenberger and Maryn West.

University of North Texas music education and flute graduate, Emily Fiasco (BM ’12), won the July 13 episode of Jeopardy! She is also cousin to UNT College of Music development support coordinator, Phillip Marion (BM '14). She is shown here on set with host Mayim Bialik (l).

The American Viola Society announced the winner of the 2022 Maurice Gardner Competition for Composers. First Prize was awarded to Daniel Sabzghabaei (BM '14, Honors College), for “Under This Blue of My Land” for viola and voice to be performed at the 2022 AVS Festival and the 47th International Viola Congress.

Countertenor and University of North Texas lecturer, Daniel Bubeck, was among the soloists singing El Niño composed and conducted by John Adams at The May Festival with the Festival Chorus, Youth Chorus and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

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.

Conducted by University of North Texas alumnus Clinton Hardy, (MMED ’18), Trinity Springs Middle School Varsity Treble Choir has been invited by the Texas Music Educators Association to perform at the 2023 state convention in San Antonio.