School of Music News

Image of Dieter Hennings Yeomans performing with guitar onstage at the Singletary Center during a performance of Collage in 2022.

Dieter Hennings Yeomans honored as a 2023-24 University Research Professor

Dieter Hennings Yeomans, professor of music performance in the School of Music at University of Kentucky College of Fine Arts, is one of 16 University Research Professors for 2023-24.

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UK grad perseveres on musical journey from Ecuador

By Jenny Wells-Hosley and Whitney Hale, originally published in UKNow on May 5, 2023

UKNow recently caught up with doctoral student Wagner Mauricio Pástor while he was performing in New York City to learn a bit more about his journey to his D.M.A. and his time at UK.

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UK alum Reginald Smith Jr. establishes scholarships to discover the opera stars of tomorrow

This article was originally published in UKNow March 2, 2023.

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Update from the 2023 KMEA Conference

From Dr. Elizabeth Arnold, Associate Professor in voice and Associate Dean of the College of Fine Arts.

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Campbell Named a KMEA Teacher of the Year

Published February 17, 2023

James Campbell, Provost’s Distinguished Service Professor of Music and Director of Percussion Studies at the University of Kentucky, was named the College/University Teacher of the Year, District 7, by the Kentucky Music Educators Association, for 2022-2023.

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2023 Great Teacher Award winners: School of Music's Martina Vasil

The University of Kentucky Alumni Association celebrated the six recipients of its annual Great Teacher Award Tuesday, Feb. 7, at the Central Bank Center in Lexington. The recipients are:

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Dr. ToniMarie Marchioni releases first commercial album

UK School of Music Associate Professor Dr.

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‘Countdown to Christmas’: UK Opera alum stars in Hallmark holiday movie

Story originally appeared in UKNow, Oct. 11, 2022. By Whitney Hale.

Osland is recognized for his work as a jazz educator in the November issue of DownBeat magazine. Mark Cornelison | UK Photo.

DownBeat names UK’s Miles Osland nation’s best jazz educator

Story originally appeared in UKNow, Oct. 6, 2022. By Whitney Hale. “Playing with freedom can only come after a certain amount of foundational study.” – American jazz pianist Geri Allen

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Percussion Graduate Student Wins National Performance Award

Published June 21, 2022

A large group of UK Treble Choir sits outside wearing pink tshirts in front of a large metal statue depicting silhouettes of female suffragettes, in front of the Fifth Third Bank building downtown Lexington

UK Choirs Historic Triple Convention Invitation

Story by Anna Watrous

UK's Everett McCorvey Named Chair of Kentucky Arts Council

By Whitney Hale | Originally appeared in UKNow 11/22/21

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Golden Ticket Brings UK Alum Back to Lexington on ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ National Tour

By Whitney Hale Nov. 12, 2021

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6 UK Opera Alumni Lend Their Voices to Metropolitan Opera's 'Fire Shut Up in My Bones'

By Whitney Hale, for UKNow, Oct. 13, 2021

Music student hits the right chord with new app

Story by Anna Watrous

Dr. Kaitlin Bove: Empowering New Voices In Music

By Mark Mozingo, published Sept. 14, 2021

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School of Music Alum Rebecca Farley Finalist in New York Oratorio Society’s Oratorio-Solo Competition

Jim Campbell inducted into Percussive Arts Society's Hall of Fame Class of 2021

School of Music Professor Jim Campbell has been a leader in the development of the contemporary percussion ensemble and recently was inducted into the PAS Hall of Fame Class of 2021.

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School of Music Alum Renee Collins Cobb and "Overtones Live"

Story originally appeared on Kentucky.com on March 2, 2021 by Walter Tunis, Contributing Music Critic.

UK Mega-Sax, Jazz Students Score 8 Awards at Elmhurst Festival

By Whitney Hale, Published in UKNow April 14, 2021