After three years as assistant professor of piano at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City (from 2016-2019), Andrew Staupe (BM 2005/MM 2007, piano, student of Lydia Artymiw) has accepted a new teaching position as assistant professor of piano at the University of Houston, Texas beginning August 2019.

Dean Billmeyer (organ) will perform works of J. S. Bach, César Franck, Jean-Antoine Blanc, and Louis Vierne on the historic Felgemaker organ at the Second Saturdays Organ Recital at Sacred Heart Music Center (201 W. Fourth Street, Duluth) on Saturday, June 8 at 2 pm.

Paula Gudmundson (DMA 2015, flute, student of Immanuel Davis) will perform a recital with pianist Sue Ruby at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis, MN on June 12 at 6:30 pm.

Soojin Lee (PhD, music education) is featured in the Classical Minnesota Public Radio article "Minnesota's Soojin Lee celebrates traditional Korean music" by Terry Blain.