Alumni

Illinois Harp Studio alumna Mary Duplantier and graduate student Jonathan Schneider have won principal harp auditions this fall! Duplantier (BMus 2020) won both the Akron Symphony Orchestra in Ohio and Peoria Symphony Orchestra in Illinois auditions. Schneider won the Jackson Symphony Orchestra audition in Michigan.

Donald Nally (DMA ’95, Choral Music) and Craig Hella Johnson (MM ’85, Choral Music) shine in 2024 Grammy nominations for Best Choral Performance.

Jazz Vocal Alumus Darden Purcell released her third album Love’s Got Me in a Lazy Mood on Origin/OA2 records. " ...a rich and swinging affair, with powerful, impeccably performed arrangements...Music full of joy..." PETER ELDRIDGE, NEW YORK VOICES

Fulbright scholar and noted expert on the music of Benjamin Britten.