College of Music in the News

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Alumnus Receives Commission from NYYS

Drew Zaremba (MM '15, BM '13) will write new works to be premiered by New York Youth Symphony Jazz under Director Andy Clausen in three concerts at Jazz at Lincoln Center Dizzy’s Club and another jazz venue to be announced.

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Alumnus Grant Peters elected as President of ITG

Grant Peters (DMA ’98, MM ’91) was elected to a two year term as the 23rd President of the International Trumpet Guild (Official) - the premiere professional organization of trumpeters, serving 4,000 members in more than 64 countries. Peters is in his 24th year as professor at Missouri State University Music Department where he teaches applied trumpet.

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Landon Chang Wins Competition

The junior music education and saxophone performance major was named winner of the Young Artists Woodwind Division of the Music Teachers National Association competition. He advances to the next round held in 2020

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Cynthia Gonzales (MM Theory '90, BM '82) honored as Regents Teacher

ALUMNA HONORED AS REGENTS TEACHER: Cynthia Gonzales (MM Theory '90, BM '82) an associate professor in the School of Music at Texas State University in San Marcos, was honored in 2019 as a Texas State University System Regents’ Teacher and received the 2018 Texas State Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching

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New York Times Praises Alumnus David Portillo

NEW YORK TIMES PRAISES ALUMNUS DAVID PORTILLO (MM '05) "The tenor David Portillo, who was a standout at the Met last spring in Poulenc’s “Dialogues des Carmélites,” was wonderful as Tamino: a rich sound, melting phrasing during moments of lyrical reverie and impressively crisp diction." - Anthony Tommasini

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Alumni Leading Band to Midwest Clinic

Christine Belle Cumberledge (BM '97) and Nick Wilson (BM '15) direct bands at Central Jr. High (Hurst-Euless-Bedford TX ISD). The symphonic band traveled to Chicago for the international Midwest Clinic conference.

 
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Mexican Music Initiative Receives Grant

The Rea Charitable Trust, administered by Wells Fargo Bank, has granted THE College of Music $20,000 to expand our Mariachi program to include other regional Mexican music traditions. Congratulations to Cathy Ragland on this successful grant submission. Mariachi Águilas de UNT recently moved to the Division of Music History, Theory and Ethnomusicology where Cathy has assumed the role of faculty advisor.

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