Congratulations to doctoral student and tenor Jeduthun Kim, winner of the 2021-2022 University Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition. Kim will perform with the University…
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…
Musicology Professor Peter Mercer-Taylor’s book, Gems of Exquisite Beauty: How Hymnody Carried Classical Music to America (Oxford University Press), has been published…
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…
We are thrilled to introduce the School of Music’s Peer Advisors, Matt Healy (BM, tuba performance) and Katira Lutterman (BM, music therapy). This summer, they will be working…
Student composer Aarush Bothra (BM, percussion performance, BS mechanical engineering) will have his piece “Caminandes Llamigos” featured in the next Symphonic Band…
Alumna Melanie Ditter (BM, horn performance, 2012) created Rogue Repair, a new instrument repair business serving the Twin Cities area. In recent months, she has grown the…
Graduate Teaching Assistant Shaun Evans will conduct “Letters for Home” by Peter Meechan for the upcoming University Wind Ensemble and University Symphony Orchestra virtual…
Congratulations to Daniel Eras (MM, piano; MA, theory) on winning the 2021 University of Minnesota Marvin O. Mechelke II Piano Competition on Saturday, May 15, 2021. View the…
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