RESEARCH LIVE! Finalists include Music Student
The results are in!
After last week's preliminary round, our judging panels have selected thirteen Research Live! finalists. Watch them compete in the final round and vote for the People's Choice Award.
Harpist Dai-An Liu wins International Music Talents Top Project Award in Taiwan
Dai-An Liu is a 2018-2019 winner of the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra International Music Talents Top Project Program. The competitive scholarship program supports creative activities for recipients.
Musicology Doctoral Candidate Matthew Knight Awarded the JaFran Jones Prize
Congratulations to Matthew Knight, winner of the 2018 JaFran Jones Award at the Midwest Chapter Meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology for his paper, “Song as Intangible Cultural Commodity: Neoliberal Governmentality meets Ancient Hospitality in the Georgian Highlands.”
Mana Azimi wins National Anne Adams Award
Harpist Mana Azimi is a 2018 National Anne Adams Award winner. Twenty-four finalists were selected to compete this year with seven forwarded to the grand finals. The biennial national competition was held in May, administered by the American Harp Society Foundation. Three scholarship awards of $
Rocio Lima Wins Principal Flute Position in the Orquesta Sinfónica de Guayaquil
Rocio Lima was recently appointed Principal Flute with Ecuador's Orquesta Sinfónica de Guayaquil.
Pianist Chia-Ying Chan Releases Debut Album
Illinois alum Chia-Ying Chan has recently released her debut album for solo piano.
Announcing Winners of the 20th Annual 21st Century Piano Commission
The University of Illinois School of Music and commission sponsors Jana Mason and Richard Anderson are pleased to announce that composer Zhaoyu Zhang and pianist Lishan Xue have won the Twentieth Annual 21st Century Piano Commission,
Jennifer Kempe Wins Position With U.S. Army Field Band
Jennifer Kempe, an alumnae of the University of Illinois Horn Studio, has won a position with the U.S. Army Field Band following an audition this past February.
Professor Emeritus Ben Johnston Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Professor Emeritus Ben Johnston has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a prestigious honor society consisting of the premier architects, artists, composers, and writers from across the country.
Dr. Will Porter Appointed Professor at Eastern Illinois University
Former U of I student Dr. Will Porter has been appointed Assistant Professor of Trombone at Eastern Illinois University beginning in the fall of 2018.
Dr. Porter was a member of the Illinois Trombone Studio as an exchange student, and was a student of Professor Elliot Chasanov.