Visitors to Ferguson Hall will notice a new portrait hanging among the distinguished individuals from the School of Music’s past. The School of Music is honored to announce…
This fall, the School of Music welcomed a new Graduate Program Coordinator, David Hanzal. Hanzal will be guiding graduate students as they complete their School of Music…
How has COVID affected music and what can the University of Minnesota do to help get it back on track? The goal for this Hub Residency is to answer those questions.
Matthew Mehaffey, Professor and Associate Director of Choral Activities, recently earned two GRAMMY nominations as Music Director of The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh with…
Congratulations to masters student Cameron Vinson, saxophone, and undergraduate student Michael Valois, trumpet/cornet, for winning the 2021-22 UMN Bands Concerto Competition…
Congratulations to doctoral student and tenor Jeduthun Kim, winner of the 2021-2022 University Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition. Kim will perform with the University…
Gifts to CLA’s Departments of Art, Theatre Arts & Dance, and the School of Music create opportunities for students and accelerate the practices of our faculty and visiting…
Alumnus James Zabawa-Martinez was recently selected as a Fellow of the New World Symphony (NWS), an internationally recognized graduate musician training organization based in…
The School of Music congratulates percussionist Mackenna Tolfa (BMus Performance, percussion) who will join the upcoming Blue Man Group World Tour as the role of the DJ, a new…
The University of Minnesota School of Music announces the return of audiences for student performances in Ted Mann Concert Hall. Our 2021-2022 season kicks off with the…
Graduate student Joseph V. Nelson's work focuses on Vocal Intimacy and Queer Identity in the television show Schitt’s Creek, as well as the musical and sonic geography of…
Earlier this year, student Jay Afrisando (PhD, composition, Alex Lubet; advisor) was honored with the prestigious Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship. Hill, an Academy Award-winning…
The School of Music honors Professor Laura Sindberg as she earns the title of Professor Emerita from the College of Liberal Arts. Her years of unwavering dedication to the…
The School of Music welcomes Gwendolyn Freed as its interim director. Freed comes from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, where she served as director of development. She…
Distinguished School of Music alumnus Dale Warland (MA, theory and composition, 1960, DHL, 2004) is the 2021 recipient of the American Prize National Award for Lifetime…
How have the leaders of local BIPOC arts organizations sustained or deepend ties to their BIPOC communities during the COVID-19 pandemic and the aftermath of George Floyd’s…
As the field of music composition is continuing to innovate and evolve, School of Music faculty member Professor Sumanth Gopinath is leading support of new music in the Twin…
Alumna and composer Carol Barnett (BA, music theory and composition, 1972, MA, music theory and composition, 1976) has spent her storied career contributing new compositions…
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