Amrutha Murthy, Class of 2022, flute performance and music education student, has received an undergraduate research fellowship studying the facets of the ‘flow theory’ in music education which will be the basis of defending her undergraduate thesis. Her mentor will be Daniel Cook, Lecturer in Wind Studies, Director of Athletic Bands and Conductor of Wind Ensemble.
Jack Roben (BM '17) joined the faculty at the University of Tennessee School of Music as a Lecturer of Jazz Guitar. He is a former member of the The One O'Clock Lab Band®.
The Nimitz Middle School Varsity Treble Choir (Ector County ISD, Odessa, Texas), directed by Anne Sieloff, was invited to perform at the 2021 American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) national conference. Derek Fletcher (BM '19) along with Keegan Fenton are assistant directors for the choral program.
Carolyn Cruse (BM '94) was recently elected as President of the Texas Choral Directors Association. She is Associate Director of Choral Studies and Associate Professor of Music Education at Texas Tech University.
Jessica Napoles, Associate Professor of Choral Music Education and Interim Chair of the Division of Conducting and Ensembles, was named College/Community Vice President and Allen Hightower, Professor and Director of Choral Studies, was named Church Vice President of the Texas Choral Directors Association.
Tomorrow evening, Sunday, July 26, at 6, Martin Luther Clark, tenor (BM '15) (GAC '17) performs Samuel K. Sweet's (BM '18) (MM '20, choral conducting), composition, “a just soliloquy" through the virtual experiences of Lyric Opera of Chicago. The work is dedicated to the victims of the Orlando, Florida Pulse Nightclub tragedy and also serves as a reflection on racial and LGBTQ+ inequality.
Boonyarit Kittaweepitak (DMA ’20), is now euphonium instructor at the College of Music at Mahidol University in Thailand. He is also one of the founders and is music director of Mahidol University Brass Band. Boonyarit is a Besson performing artist.
David Stout, Professor of Composition Studies and Coordinator for Initiative for Advanced Research in Technology and the Arts (iARTA), and percussionist-composer, Amy Knoles (CalArts), were included in the New Media Art & Sound Summit festival.
Brendon Wilkins, (BM '16, MM '19) was selected to perform in one of the Emerging Artist Series concerts as a part of the National Flute Association's Summer Series. He will performed Zoom Tube for solo flute by Ian Clarke and Papilionian Dance for flute, clarinet and oboe by Gary P. Nash.
Steel beams are installed in the Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater intended to support new trusses for technology hanging. July 16, 2020 update.
As Professor of Flute, she informally began the UNT “Summer Flute Class Series” at the onset of COVID-19 to build and retain the community of UNT flute students. Since then it has grown to a no-cost global gathering place. The recent class included more than 500 registrants with participants from across the globe and throughout the United States and welcomed professionals, amateurs, music educators and students of all ages. The esteemed William Bennett, OBE, considered widely as one of the foremost figures in the flute world, was included in the Zoom series.
Kari Adams (PHD '20), along with Kevin Fenton and Michael Hanawalt, present Our Shared Song: Creating a Choral Collective through Introspection, Depiction, and Reflection as an interest session at the 2021 national conference.
Carolyn Cruse (BM '94) has been invited to lead an interest session titled "Creating Preparatory Sheets to Maximize Sequential Teaching" and is being presented with Denise Eaton at the 2021 ACDA national conference in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Cruse is Associate Director of Choral Studies and Associate Professor of Music Education at Texas Tech University.
Greg Satterthwaite (DMA'20) has been appointed as the Director of Music Business, Church Music and Music Technology Programs and Assistant Professor for the College of Arts and Media at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida.
Assistant Professor of Commercial and Popular Music, Jonathan "Capital" Patterson, is featured in an interview and pictured on the cover of the Fall issue of "Acoustic Guitar Magazine" in Japan. This quarterly publication selects only four artists per year for this honor. The theme of the issue is online content creators. Dr. Capital is featured as a master ("tatsujin" in Japanese) based on the success of his YouTube channel, with more than 5.3 million views and 86k+ subscribers.
Davy Mooney, Assistant Professor of Jazz Guitar and Sunnyside Records released Live at National Sawdust. The project was financed in part by a UNT College of Music Scholarly and Creative Activity Award. Due to be released August 14, 2020.
Melanie Stapleton, (MMED August '20) was invited to present “Blurring the Binary: Transgender Students in the Choral Ensemble” at the 2021 American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) national conference. https://blurringthebinary.com/
Amanda Quist, (DMA '08), is set to conduct the Texas Music Educator's Association 2021 All-State Mixed Choir. She is also conducting the same ensemble as they perform at the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) 2021 national conference. She is Director of Choral Activities for the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami.
Erin Cameron will join the faculty at Arkansas State University this fall as professor of clarinet.
Clinton Hardy, (MMED '18), will direct the Trinity Springs Middle School Tenor-Bass Choir (Keller, TX ISD) as they have been invited to perform at the 2021 American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) national conference.
July 8, 2020 Update: Balcony removal began in the Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater. It will be placed elsewhere in the room.
Richard Sparks, UNT Professor Emeritus was included in CU Boulder's Choral Conductors Colloquium.
Hugh Nini, French Horn (‘74 – ’77) and Neal Treadwell released LOVING - A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850-1950 - Containing over 300 pages of vintage photos. Published by 5 Continents Editions and distributed by ACC Art Books.
https://vimeo.com/420855530 - https://www.loving1000.org/
Megan Koch, GAC singer and Fort Worth Opera Lesley Resident Artist, performed Puccini’s “O mio babbino caro,” and was featured artist with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Fort Worth Opera, Texas Ballet Theater and The Cliburn in a first-ever collaborative concert. The pre-recorded performance was broadcast July 3, 2020 on WFAA Channel 8. Photo courtesy of FWSO.
