
Harpist Noël Wan wins Lyon & Healy Award
Noël Wan is a winner of the 2019 Lyon & Healy Awards held in Chicago March 14-16.

UI Students Sweep in Vocal Competition
University of Illinois students swept the recent competition of the National Association of Teachers of Singing Chicago Chapter, the second largest in the nation!
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Alumnus Charles Lynch Joins Arizona State University Faculty
Dr. Charles W. Lynch III joins Arizona State University's Herberger Institute for Design and Arts School of Music faculty this year. Dr. Lynch also heads the Mesa Public Schools harp program as Harp Specialist.

Illinois Harpists Direct the Next Generation Into the Future via Public School Programs
Illinois harp program alumni Charles W. Lynch III and Molly O'Roark are leading and teaching at two of the largest secondary school harp programs in the nation. Dr.

Two Scholar-Performers Bring Global Perspectives to Musicology Faculty
The School of Music welcomes the addition of two new faculty members in Musicology, beginning in the fall of 2019.

Linda R. Moorhouse Becomes President of American Bandmasters Association
Prof. Linda R. Moorhouse, Associate Director of the School of Music, has become President of the American Bandmasters Association, only the second woman to assume this exalted position since the ABA’s founding in 1929.

Quartets Coached by Members of Kronos
The Elara Quartet, consisting of UI music majors, and the East Central Illinois Youth Orchestra Honors Quartet were recently treated to a master class by members of the renowned Kronos Quartet.


Janet Revell Barrett invested as Marilyn Pflederer Zimmerman Endowed Chair in Music
On Sunday, February 3, 2019 the University of Illinois Music Education community gathered to witness the formal investiture of Dr. Janet Revell Barrett as the Marilyn Pflederer Zimmerman Endowed Chair in Music.

Smith Competition Winners Announced
Thereza Lituma and Emma Olson are the 2019 winners of the Thomas J. Smith Scholarship in Music Competition.