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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.

UK grad perseveres on musical journey from Ecuador

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.

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

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

Update from the 2023 KMEA Conference

Campbell Named a KMEA Teacher of the Year

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.

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:

Dr. ToniMarie Marchioni releases first commercial album

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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.

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

UK's Everett McCorvey Named Chair of Kentucky Arts Council

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

Dr. Kaitlin Bove: Empowering New Voices In Music

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. 

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

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