Featured Alumni

Sadie Cheslak 

Finalist of The Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition 2025

Master of Music: Performance and Literature

2019

James Blachly 

Grammy®-winning conductor

New York

Master of Music: Orchestral Conducting

2013

Julia Escobar 

Interim Flute Instructor, Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas

Doctor of Musical Arts: Performance and Literature

2025

Sadie Glass 

Assistant Professor of Practice, Horn Program Director of Brass and Percussion-University of the Pacific.

Stockton, CA.

Master of Music: Performance and Literature

2013

Kelly Langenberg 

Assistant Professor of Horn and Music History, Troy Univerisity

Doctor of Musical Arts: Performance and Literature

2023

Dai-An Liu 

Principal harp, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional del Ecuador

Master of Music: Performance and Literature

Artist Diploma

Donald Nally 

Grammy Award Winner - Choral Performance

Doctor of Musical Arts: Choral

1995

Brynna Paros 

Assistant Professor, East Tennessee State University

Doctor of Musical Arts: Performance and Literature

2025

Noël Wan 

Gold Medalist, USA International Harp Competition

Tallahassee, FL

Bachelor of Music: Instrumental Performance

Doctor of Musical Arts: Performance and Literature

2014 and 2020

Joshua Zink 

2022 Emerging Leaders Award (NATS)

Master of Music: Performance and Literature

2008