Alison Lee (DMA 2018, piano, student of Lydia Artymiw) joined distinguished violinist Charles Castleman for a duo recital at the Castleman Quartet Program on August 5, 2018.

Callie Cooper (BM, voice, student of Jean del Santo) performed at the Music@Mosaic Competition in Merrifield, VA on August 10, 2018.

James DeVoll (DMA, flute, student of Julia Bogard-Kogan) and Paula Gudmundson (DMA 2012, flute, student of Immanuel Davis) will perform the Fantasia Mexicana by Samuel Zyman at the 2018 National Flute Association Convention in Orlando, FL on August 11, 2018.

Maja Radovanlija (guitar) and flutist Linda Chatterton, the Chatterton Radovanlija Duo, performed and were interviewed on Classical Minnesota Public Radio’s Regional Spotlight with host Steve Staruch on July 13, 2018.

Douglas C. Orzolek (PhD, 1995, music education) has been promoted to professor of music at the University of St. Thomas, Saint Paul, MN.

Preston Duncan (saxophone) was a featured guest at Sax o Sul in Algarve Portugal (May 18-20, 2018) where he performed a recital and taught for two days.

The University of Minnesota CNAfME Chapter has been hard at work this summer putting together this unique collegiate music education workshop! This workshop was created by students for students.

Elena Kolbrek (BM, violin, student of Sally O'Reilly) and Morganne McIntyre (BM, violin, student of Sally O'Reilly) are currently attending the Montecito International Music Festival in Riverside, CA .

Fanya Lin (DMA, 2018, piano, student of Lydia Artymiw) performed a solo piano recital at the Casa Orfeo in Positano, Italy.