Fischoff Winners Have Strong Ties To Illinois
Two U of I saxophone alums and one incoming saxophone DMA student are members of the Fuego Saxophone Quartet from Eastman that are Wind Division Gold Medal Winners in the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition this past week.
Mickey Chien wins 1st Prize in Regional Competition
DMA candidate Mickey Chien has won 1st prize in the 14th Southern Illinois Young Artist Competition, held at Edwardsville, IL, April 22nd.
Competitors came from several other major schools of music located across the midwest.
Benjamin Yates appointed Professor of Trombone at University of Louisiana-Lafayette
Benjamin Yates (MM-2011) has been appointmented Professor of Trombone at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette.
Grad Quartet Wins First Prize in NY Competition
The KORO Quartet recently received First Place recognition in the New York Artists International Competition, 5th Edition.
Two Grad Students Awarded Campus Travel Grants
Two School of Music graduate students have won competitive travel grants from the Graduate College: Jonathan Smith (Musicology) won a Dissertation Travel Grant for his research, "Sacred Harp, Space, and the Imaginary"; Andrew Rodriguez (Composition) won a Master’s Travel Grant to work with the L
Moye Chen joins Universal Music-Decca Classics Label
Pianist and doctoral student Moye Chen has been signed to Universal on the Decca Classics label.
Illinois Flutists Garner Multiple Competition Awards
Flutists Jenny Shin (DMA), Dani Stevens (DMA), and Pauline Jung (MM) have been invited to compete in the quarterfinals of the National Flute Association Young Artist Competition.
Prof. Buchanan Named CAS Associate for 2017-2018
Donna A. Buchanan (Associate Professor of Music and Anthropology) has been named a 2017-18 Faculty Associate of the Center for Advanced Study in conjunction with her book project, "Audible Cosmology: Engendered Bells in Bulgarian Belief."
MUSICOLOGY GRAD STUDENT WINS FULBRIGHT TO RUSSIA
Congratulations to Illinois musicology doctoral candidate Thornton Miller, who has been awarded a Fulbright IIE Fellowship to conduct research in St. Petersburg and Moscow for the 2017-18 academic year.
See Miller’s abstract below.
Justin Copeland Wins First Place Prize in the National Trumpet Competition (NTC) Jazz Division
Justin Copeland (DMA, Jazz Trumpet) placed first in the Yamaha Jazz Solo Division of the 2017 National Trumpet Competition. The competition took place at Metropolitan State University in Denver, Colorado on March 23-25.