Composition Student Nicholas Omiccioli receives nomination by the Academy of Arts and Letters
Nicholas S. Omiccioli (DMA student in Composition) has been nominated by the American Academy of Ar
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Fountain City Brass Band, led by Joe Parisi, Invited to England to Perform
Fountain City Brass Band, led by Associate Professor Joe Parisi and 50% comprised of UMKC students
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Zhou Long releases new CD, Spirit Of Chimes
Zhou Long has anewly released CD of his chamber music (five pieces: Secluded Orchid and Spirit of C
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Faculty member Melita Belgrave to present at major conference
Music therapist faculty member Melita Belgrave was recently the guest lecturer at the fall class In
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DMA piano student Jeong Hee Jeong Wins UMKC Honor
Jeong Hee Jeong, DMA piano student of John McIntyre is one of four Fall 2009 Vice Chancellor for St
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Vocal student Andrew Harris Ties for First Place
Bass Andrew Harris tied for first place in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Central Regional
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Fall Opera, Hänsel und Gretel
Humperdinck’s gorgeous opera "Hänsel und Gretel" will be performed in White Recital Hall, James C.
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Conservatory's Graduate Fellowship String Quartet to Play at Library Event Nov. 4
"Los Angeles Times" columnist Steve Lopez discusses his lauded book, "The Soloist," on Wednesday, N
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Chen Yi and Zhou Long Reviewed in the New York Times
"Gongs, Cymbals and Violin Blended Into One Idiom"
By VIVIEN SCHWEITZER, She notes, "As part of th
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BME student Josh Maize Receives Excellent Study Grant
Josh Maize, a Conservatory BME student recently received a grant from UMKC's SEARCH to begin work o
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Composition Alum Presents Paper at MUSICACOUSTICA
Dr. Seongah Shin, DMA Composition, 2003 who is a tenure track Assistant Professor at the Compositio
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Composition Alum Omiccioli's Piece Premieres at National Conference
Nicholas Omiccioli's piece, Insights No. 1 (for solo bassoon), 2009, will have its premiere this w
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Alumna receives prestigious Educator Excellence Award
The Olathe (KS) Public Schools Foundation has just awarded its prestigious Educator Excellence Awar
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Composition Student Peiying Yuan has SCI/ASCAP Win
Peiying Yuan has been chosen as the 2nd Prize
Winner in the 2009 SCI/ASCAP Student Commission Com
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Composition DMA graduate Xiao-ou Hu has more international success
Xiao-ou Hu (DMA, Composition, 2010) attended the MIPCOM (one of the largest TV/Movie markets) as a
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Vocal Students Receive Travel Awards
Thanks to a generous 2008 gift to the Conservatory from JoAnna Dale, the full-time voice, choral, o
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Composition DMA graduate Pui-shan Cheung Wins Prize
Pui-shan's new piece "Chi'en III" (The Dragon
III) for saxophone quartet has received the third pr
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UMKC Opens Chapter of Arts Enterprise—Showcases Arts and Entrepreneurial Partnerships
UMKC is on the forefront of entrepreneurship, supporting and encouraging students to take charge of
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Composition DMA Po-Chun Wang develops music for MTV
DMA Composition student Po-Chun Wang works for MTV developing video game music. Her title, Compose
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Piano Student Christopher Janwong McKiggan has another win
Christopher Janwong McKiggan, piano student of Robert Weirich won first prize in the collegiate d
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UMKC Composers Featured at Society of Composers, Inc. Conference
UMKC's Conservatory has a strong presence at the Society of Composers, Inc. Regional Conference, Cl
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Bass Alum in Semi-final bass auditions
UMKC doublebass student of Sue Stubbs, Barron Weir, reached the NY Philharmonic semi-final bass aud
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Nick Omiccioli Wins New Commission
Nick Omiccioli has been commissioned by the Wellesley Composers Conference to write a new piece in
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Narong Prangcharoen has New CD
Composition student Prangcharoen's second CD with the Annapolis Symphony is available for purchase
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We Always Swing Jazz Event at M.U.
Jim Widner Big Band
with Special Guest Bobby Watson
Friday, October 16, 2009, 8 pm.
Missouri The
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Diverse Goes Hollywood
Alumni, friends and jazz lovers -- help a talented group of students kick off their latest CD in st
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Benjamin Beilman, violinist, to perform with Conservatory Orchestra, Oct. 16
Benjamin Beilman, 19, graduated with honors from Community High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He
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Cello student Alice Huang chosen for Alban Gerhardt Master Class
Alice Huang (Artist Certificate candidate and cellist of the Graduate Fellowship String Quartet) ha
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Aidan Soder Wins ARSC Certificate of Merit Award
Dr. Aidan Soder (Assistant Professor of Voice) has just been named a 2009 recipient of the Associat
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Voice Alum Mollie Weaver at Carnegie Hall
Mollie Weaver (BM Voice Performance, 2000) who studied with Rebecca Sherburn will perform in "1964"
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Alumna Mary Posses in Yale Daily News
Read a feature on Mary Posses (flute faculty) as one of the first women students at Yale in "First
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Flute Student Krista Jobson Excels
3rd-year Conservatory DMA/Flute Performance student Krista Jobson (MM/Flute Performance '07) won th
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Minimalist Music Conference at UMKC a Success
Read Kyle Gann's run down of the conference at his Post Classic blog here: http://www.artsjournal.
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Conservatory of Music and Dance is pleased to announce that Music Theatre director Tony Humrich
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DMA candidate Xiao-ou Hu's Premiere
Xiao-ou Hu's Sound of Meditation III for voice and full orchestra is premiered by the Transilvania
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Composition Achievements
Jorge Sosa (UMKC DMA composition 2008) has become a tenure-track Assistant Professor (theory/compos
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Christopher Janwong McKiggan in Lang Lang Master Class
Chris McKiggan, piano student of Robert Weirich will perform in Lang Lang's master class Sept. 16,
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Andy Lee, Piano Student Gives Minimalist Music Paper
Andy Lee, DMA piano student of John McIntyre, gave a lecture at the the Second Annual International
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Diverse's CD makes the charts
Diverse's CD with Origin Records is #49 in the Jazzweek Radio Charts!
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Euphonium player Nate Gay Has Prestigious Second Place win in International Competition
Second year DMA euphonium student Nate Gay, who studies with Tom Stein, placed second in the 24th a
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Chen Yi's Sound of Five Getting Rave Reviews
Critic Robert Carl reviewed Chen Yi's CD "Sound of Five" in Fanfare Magazine, noting, "Chen Yi has
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Piano DMA Student Andy Lee is new Artist in Residence
Andy Lee, DMA piano student of John McIntyre has recently been appointed Artist in Residence at Avi
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Vocal student Brandon Russell Wins Second Place Honors
Student Brandon Russell, tenor, won second place in the Glen Miller Birthplace Society Competition
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ArtSounds 4th Season Kicks off Sept. 8
ArtSounds kicks off its fourth season September 8, 2009, 7:30 p.m., Epperson Auditorium, Kansas Cit
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Zhou Long Premiere at NYC's MOMA
Composition professor Zhou Long's New York premiere highlights Margaret Leng Tan’s MoMA concert on
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Dance Alum Molly Vaeth
Molly Vaeth, BFA Dance, 2009, was offered a contract with the Deeply Rooted 2nd company in Chicago.
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2nd Annual International Conference on Minimalist Music at UMKC Conservatory
The UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance will present the 2nd Annual International Conference on Mi
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Chen Yi's "Sound of the Five" Reviewed in the San Francisco Chronicle
Joshua Kosman gave an excellent review of Chen Yi's CD "Sound of the Five" in the Sunday, July 12,
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Student Jazz Group Diverse Releases Debut Album, Has a Party
The jazz group Diverse, which started at UMKC, just released its debut album on Origin Records, whi
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Opera Stars Benita Valente and Roberta Alexander are Kauffman Foundation Visiting Artists, 2009-10
In 2007 the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation generously underwrote a two-pronged artist in reside
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Conservatory Students/Alumni Perform in Concert for Global Peace
The Conservatory of Music and Dance is pleased to announce that UMKC Conservatory students and alum
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Chen Yi's China West Suite Reviewed in NYTimes
On Sunday July 26, 2009, the New York Times ran a review by Allan Kozinn titled "2 Pianists in Supp
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Conservatory faculty member Lindsey Williams conducts World Premiere
Lindsey Williams, assistant professor of music education, conducted the world premiere of “Shades o
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Music Therapy students and Professor Deanna Hanson-Abromeit invited to Conference
A group of 10 music therapy students and Music Therapy professor Deanna Hanson-Abromeit have been s
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Jazz & BBQ 2009
Don’t miss the eighth annual Jazz & BBQ hosted by the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance’s Jazz F
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Collegium Vocale Performs at Spoletto
On June 6, 2009 the Collegium Vocale comprised of seven UMKC students, two faculty, and six alumni
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Conservatory Vocal Students dominate casting of Don Pasquale
Kansas City Civic Opera's production of Donizetti's Don Pasquale has only four leading roles and al
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Vania Todorova Piano Student News
Vania Todorova, DMA student of John McIntyrehas been awarded a School of Graduate Studies Grant, an
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Choral Alumni News
The National R&S Committee Announces New Community Choirs and Junior High/Middle School Chairs who
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Tiffany Sizemore, Dance Alum Wins Award
Tiffany Sisemore (BFA in dance performance 2001) won a generative performing artist award from the
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Nick Omiccioli Wins Award
Nick Omiccioli (MM composition 09) won the for 2009 DuoSolo Emerging Composer Competition.
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Gamelan Genta Kasturi featured on Fox 4
Gamelan Genta Kasturi was featured on June 4, 2009 on Fox 4 News as a preview for their June 6 perf
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Nick Omiccioli wins 2009 DuoSolo Emerging Composer Competition
Nick Omiccioli's Interactive Gestures for flute and piano was chosen as the winner of the 2009 DuoS
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Two Alumni appointed to National Positions within American Choral Directors Association
The National Repertoire and Standards Committee of American Choral Directors Association has select
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Charles Beard, Academy Instructor Passes Away
Dr. Charles L. Beard, Jr., 65, resident of Belton, Missouri, passed away May 23, 2009. Charles was
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Joo Hye Kim Piano Semi-Finalist
Joo Hye Kim, DMA piano student of Dr. Jane Solose, is a semi-finalist in the 13th Biennial Internat
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Vania Todorova, Piano Student Performs in Ukraine
Vania Todorova, DMA piano student of John McIntyre performed the Grieg Piano Concerto in Odessa,
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Chen Yi in the News
Chen Yi received an honorary Doctorate from the University of Portland (OR), May 3, 2009. http://ww
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Ben Gulley to Perform with KC Symphony on Memorial Day Concert, May 24
The Midwest’s most popular Memorial Day event, Bank of America Celebration at the Station, returns
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Karen Kushner's Piano Student Named Presidential Scholar and will attend Harvard
Kushner's high school piano student was named a Presidential Scholar and is honored at White House.
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Ryan Board has great review as director of Collegium Vocale
Dr. Ryan Board and his Collegium Vocale will perform in the Choral Artists Series at the Piccolo Sp
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Jeong Hee Jeong Piano Student Wins Honorable Mention
Jeong Hee Jeong, DMA piano performance major student of John McIntyre was awarded
Honorable Ment
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2009-10 Signature Series Announced
KANSAS CITY, Mo—The 2009–10 Signature Series at the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance will fe
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Vocal grad student Katie Woolf Wins in Naftzger Competition
Katie Woolf, graduate VSD student who is in her first year Artist Certificate program, this won the
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Grad Student Kari Johnson Wins Kauffman Award
The Kauffman Graduate Teaching Assistant Award winner is Kari Johnson.
Kari Johnson is a second ye
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Kari Johnson honored with 2008–09 Muriel McBrien Kauffman Excellence in Teaching Awards for a Graduate Teaching Assistant
Kari Johnson has been selected as the 2009 recipient of the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Excellence in T
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DMA graduate Melinda Lein gets Professorship
Melinda Lein, who graduates in May 2009 with a DMA in Voice Performance and an MM in Musicology has
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Piano Student receives Russian Soul Award
Frederic Chen, a first-year DMA piano performance student of John McIntyre won the Russian Soul Awa
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Piano Student Andrew Sheffield has Win
Andrew Sheffield, piano student of Robert Weirich, was one of three winners in the Artist Presentat
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Professor Bill Everett gives talk at KC Public Library on Rudolf Friml
The Kansas City Public Library offers a musical retrospective of the works of celebrated Czech comp
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Barbara Cook to hold Master Class
Barbara Cook will work with Conservatory Musical Theatre students in her master class. Students inc
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Professor Lindsey Williams is visiting professor in Thailand
Lindsey Williams, assistant professor of music education, has accepted an invitation as a visitin
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Composition student Nick Omiccioli has composition accepted at National Conference
Gestures" by Nicholas S. Omiccioli
Composer/Guitarist, Musica Nova Assistant Director
M.M. Compos
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Karen Anton selected as UMKC Ambassador at State Capitol
Senior Karen Anton, a triple major in clarinet performance (BM, 2009), English, and philosophy, (BA
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Chris Biggs Wins First Prize
Congratulations to Composition student Chris Biggs for winning 1st Prize at the ASCAP/SEAMUS Studen
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Peiying Yuan, Composition Student has piece performed in Korea at Festival
Composition student Peiying Yuan recently participated in the Asian-Pacific Contemporary Music Fest
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Composition student Chris Biggs is finalist
Chris Biggs (DMA Composition) is finalist in SEAMUS/ASCAP competition.
There were over 153 stude
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Flute Alumnus Gets Tenure Track Position
JAMES HALL (MM/Flute Performance 2000; DMA/Flute Performance 2005) has accepted the full-time tenur
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Two Composition Students Win Prestigious Spots at Wellesley Composers Conference
NICK OMICCIOLI AND YUAN PEIYING, current students in the Master of Music in Music Composition (MM)
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2008–09 Kauffman Award Recipients
The late Muriel McBrien Kauffman established an endowment to reward outstanding faculty and staff t
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Composition student Peiying Yuan wins prize
Peiying Yuan won second prize in the composition contest sponsored by the Beethoven Club of Memphis
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Faculty Hali Fieldman Appointed Prestigious Fellowship
Associate professor Hali Fieldman is a 2009 Fellow of the Mannes Institute on Music and the Mind.
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Nathan Dishman, Alumni, accepted into 2009 Alessi Seminar
Nathan Dishman (MM 2006; DMA 2008) was accepted as a participant in the 2009 Joseph Alessi Seminar.
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Christopher McKiggan, Piano Student Wins at Texas Competition
Christopher McKiggan, piano student of Robert Weirich won Second Prize, Senior Solo Competition and
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Conservatory's Joseph Parisi directs Fountain City Brass Band to national title 3rd year in a row
KANSAS CITY, Mo—The Conservatory of Music and Dance is pleased to announce that Conservatory facult
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Composition alumnae news
Ms. Xi Wang (2003 UMKC MM, 2008 Cornell DMA) has been appointed to tenured track Assistant Professo
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Vocal Student Ryan Sullivan Wins Honor
Vocal student Ryan Sullivan has been named as a "Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Enrollment
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Ryan Jesperson, Composition Doctoral Student gets Honorable Mention
Winners Announced for NACUSA 2008 Young Composers Competition
The National Association of Composer
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Wylliams-Henry Contemporary Dance Company featured in NEA Annual Report
The Wylliams-Henry Contemporary Dance Company (company in residence at the Conservatory) was spotli
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Alumnus Charles Bruffy's Review in the New York Times
Vivien Schweitzer writes in the New York Times:
Orchestral and choral conductors often use notic
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Molly Jessup-Austin, UMKC Graduate and music director in the Music Theatre Program Dies
Kansas City Star
Molly Jessup-Austin, 66, of Raytown, MO, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2009. Me
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Conservatory students win KC Chorale Crescendo competition
The multi-grammy nominated Kansas City Chorale will perform winners from the KC Chorale Crescendo c
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Dane Philipsen, Oboe Student gets prestigious Principal Oboe Job
Oboe student Dane Philipsen, who studies with Barb Bishop and Steven Davis auditioned for and earne
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Dance Alum Winston Dynamite Brown Invited to Join Pilobolus Dance Theater
Winston Dynamite Brown, BFA Dance, 2004 recently auditioned for Pilobolus Dance Theater and earned
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Keith Benjamin Profiled
UMatters - Faculty Matters
Featured Faculty: Dr. Keith Benjamin
Overview and Q&A
Dr. Keith B
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World Premiere by Faculty Jazz Pianist Michael Pagán
Don't miss the world premiere of Michael Pagán's piece "12 Preludes and Fugues for Saxophone Quarte
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Kansas City Ballet and UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance to Partner
Kansas City Ballet and UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance to Partner on Benefit Performances for
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Kansas City Symphony, UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance, and area libraries join in national food drive
Contact: Megan Felling
816.218.2621
mfelling@kcsymphony.org
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Conservatory’s Barr Laureate, Composer Stephen Hartke in Residence
KANSAS CITY, Mo—The Conservatory of Music and Dance’s Barr Institute for American Composition studi
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Anthony Humrichouser, Musical Theatre Director, invited to Guest Lecture at Brown University
Director of Musical Theatre Anthony Humrichouser is invited by Brown University to travel to Provid
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Piano Professor Jane Solose invited to participate in the World Piano Conference
Dr. Jane Solose, Associate Professor of Piano and Chair of the Keyboard Division, has been invited
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Student Anna Garcia takes 2nd place in competition
Senior Anna Garcia, (BM trumpet performance), who studies with Keith Benjamin is the Mary Mottl Mem
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UMKC students, faculty, and alumni to make strong showing at the Great Plains CMS Chapter Meeting
Aside from hosting the 28th Great Plains Chapter Meeting of the College Music Society, many UMKC st
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4 Highlighted Conservatory Stories in UNews
Review of Mendelssohn's St. Paul
http://media.www.unews.com/media/storage/paper274/news/2009/03/
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Mind music
At the end of the fall 2008 semester, clanging, screaming and chanting emanated from 454 Robert H.
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UMKC Collegium Vocale to Perform Piccolo Spoleto Festival!
UMKC’s Collegium Vocale, conducted by Ryan Board, has once again been accepted to perform on the Pi
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Ben Gulley invited to audition for 2009 Sara Tucker Study Grant
Conservatory student and tenor Ben Gulley, who studies with Dale Morehouse has been invited to audi
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Vocal Student Ben Gulley at the Met, NYC
Move over, UMKC stage. Ben Gulley's moved onto one of the biggest stages in the world: The Metropol
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World Premieres by Chen Yi and Zhou Long in NYC
United by a passion for fresh soundscapes, Music From China and the PRISM Quartet join forces for a
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2009 UMKC Chamber Music Composition Competition Winners Announced
Musica Nova performed the four finalists' pieces on 2/12/2009 for the 2009 UMKC Chamber Music Compo
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Tenor Ben Gulley in FOX News Story Prior to Met Competition
Tenor Ben Gulley, prior to his appearance at the National Semi-Finals of the Metropolitan Opera Nat
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Conducting Alum Debuts with Phoenix Symphony
The Phoenix Symphony website
(http://www.phoenixsymphony.org/, click on the Beethoven video) has
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Music Therapy has International Connections
Last spring the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne Australia signed an affiliation agreement wi
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NATS Winners from Conservatory Vocal Department
Congratulations to all involved in the Feb. 6 weekend Kansas City Annual NATS Vocal Auditions. Ther
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Weirich Piano Students Kinsella and McKiggan Win
Piano students Shoko Kinsella (DMA) and Christopher McKiggan, (BM) who study with Robert Weirich, w
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Alumnus Charles Bruffy Wins Grammy
Alumnus Charles Bruffy won a Grammy at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards Feb. 8, 2009. He won "Best Sm
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Dance Students Perform with Kansas City Ballet
Kansas City Ballet has invited sophomore Sam Lopp to dance in their production of the Firebird. He
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Conservatory Presents at MMEA, 2009
The Conservatory will be well represented at the upcoming Missouri Music Educators Association annu
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Conducting Alum Juan Juan Francisco La Manna Making News
Alum Juan Francisco La Manna, the Miami Ballet’s principal conductor, who received his DMA in condu
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Winners of the Final Round of Concerto/Aria 2009
Here are the winners of the Final Round of Concerto/Aria 2009. They will be performing with the Co
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Voice Faculty Aidan Soder Releases Schoenberg Book
Aidan Soder, assistant professor of voice, performs and lectures in the Conservatory's Schoenberg R
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Opera superstar Carol Vaness to Conduct Master Classes, Give Public Talk
KANSAS CITY, Mo—Carol Vaness, the second Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation Visiting Artist will re
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Tenor Ben Gulley wins Metropolitan Opera's Midwest Regionals in Tulsa
UMKC Conservatory student and tenor Ben Gulley, 24, Blue Springs, MO, won the Midwest Region level
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UMKC Trombone Ensemble to perform at MMEA 2009
UMKC Trombone Ensemble under the direction of JoDee Davis will be performing at the 71st Annual In-
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Musica Nova to perform at Ohio Festival
Musica Nova has been accepted to perform at The Heidelberg College New Music Festival, Tiffin, OH A
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Flute Students Are Winners
The UMKC Conservatory Flute students won 2 of the 3 top honors in the Divisional Round of the MTNA
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Conservatory Alumna conducts at the Obama Inauguration
Dr. Susan McMane, DMA Choral Conducting, conducted her ensemble, The San Francisco Girls Chorus, at
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Conservatory and Kansas City Symphony Partnership Concert
The Conservatory of Music and Dance is pleased to announce that the Kansas City Symphony will prese
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Alumnus Gabe Lewis-O'Connor, of Chanticleer gives talk to Conservatory students
UMKC alumnus Gabe Lewis-O’Connor, currently a member of the Grammy Award winning male vocal ensembl
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UMKC Conservatory Jazz Festival Concert & George Salisbury Memorial Scholarship Concert featuring Saxophonist Jaleel Shaw
Don’t miss a weekend of jazz at UMKC!
Friday, February 6, middle, high school, and collegiate ja
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Faculty Member William Everett Wins Award
Professor Everett has been awarded a UMKC Trustees’ Faculty Fellow Award and the NT Veatch Award fo
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Composition Student Christopher Biggs Has MTNA Award
Commissioned Composer Christopher Biggs, doctoral Composition student and Future Faculty fellow at
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Senior Karen Anton to present research
Senior Karen Anton, (BM Clarinet Performance, BA English, BA Philosophy (minor in Classical and Anc
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Conservatory's Community Music and Dance Academy's Canta Filia Featured in Performance in New York City’s Avery Fisher Hall on March 15, 2009
Canta Filia, the young women’s choir at the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance’s Community Music
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Lorraine Watson Estate Benefits UMKC Conservatory
The University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) is pleased to acknowledge an estate gift benefiting s
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Midwest Honor Band Festival and Symposium
UMKC MIDWEST HONOR BAND FESTIVAL AND SYMPOSIUM begins January 15 and continues through
late Saturd
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Professors Steven Davis and Chen Yi appear at 8th Music Festival at China's Central Conservatory of Music
Steve Davis and Chen Yi traveled to China to participate in the December 19 opening ceremony and co
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Nathan Dishman, Trombone Graduate Success
Nathan Dishman, MM 2005, DMA 2008, has been named Trombone Professor at the University of Virginia
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Composer Chen Yi headlines 24-year old Festival at Baldwin-Wallace College
The internationally renowned Dr. Chen Yi is the first woman and first Asian composer to take center
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Chen Yi has another world premiere in China on New Year's Eve
The National Centre for the Performing Arts (Beijing) celebrated its first anniversary, Dec. 31, 20
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Conservatory Opera Students are winners at Kansas City District Auditions of the Metropolitan Opera
Results of the Kansas City District Auditions of the Metropolitan Opera are in!
District Winner
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Composition Student wins first prize in British Trombone Society Composition Contest
Composition student, Ryan Jesperson (DMA candidate) is winner of the British Trombone Society Compo
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Chen Yi has World Premiere in Kansas City
Conservatory composer Chen Yi's "From the Path of Beauty" will have its world premiere, Saturday, J
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Composition student receives rave reviews after world premiere by Macao Chinese Orchestra
UMKC Composition student Hu Xiao-ou's new work, Drum — Qin, received its world premiere and rave re
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Composition Students Selected for National Conference
Several current UMKC Composition students and alumni have been selected to present papers and have
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Composition Students Takes Prize and Recognition in International Electroacoustic Competition
Jason Bolte, DMA (ABD) candidate in Composition at the UMKC Conservatory received the Third Prize f
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Conservatory Academy Director Wins Composer Grants
The Academy director Mara Gibson, PhD along with Madeleine Shapiro received an Encore grant through
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Conservatory Alum Charles Bruffy Gets Grammy Nominations
The Grammy nominations include these for Conservatory alum and Kansas City Chorale conductor Charle
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First Book-Length Study Devoted to Rudolf Friml, by Conservatory's William Everett is Published
University of Illinois Press has published William Everett's scholarly text on Rudolf Friml. Title
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Duo Solose (Jane and Kathleen Solose) invited to perform in St. Petersburg, Russia
Duo Solose (Jane and Kathleen Solose) performed in St. Petersburg, Russia at the Rimsky-Korsakov St
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Wilfredo Pasamba, cellist, joins Omaha Symphony Orchestra
Wilfredo Pasamba (’07 MM), current Artist Certificate cellist, and student of professor Carter Enye
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Airs For The Season
Johannes Brahms, Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann (Karen Kushner, piano, Palatine). The Unive
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Jazz Great Stefon Harris gives Master Class to UMKC Jazz Students
Vibraphonist-composer Stefon Harris, who the Los Angeles Times has heralded as "one of the most imp
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World Premiere of Bobby Watson's Gates B-B-Q Suite
KANSAS CITY, Mo—The Conservatory of Music and Dance is pleased to announce the world premiere of Bo
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Conservatory Students Winners at 2008 MTNA Young Artist and Chamber Music Competition and in the MMTA 2008 Collegiate Auditions
In the MTNA Young Artist Brass Competition Jeff L. Bubb, tuba, won the Alternate prize. His teache
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Joe Parisi Leads Fountain City Brass Band to ANOTHER national title
KANSAS CITY, The Conservatory of Music and Dance is pleased to announce that the Fountain City Bras
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Professor Robert Weirich's Copland CD Reviewed in Fanfare Magazine
Robert Weirich's CD, COPLAND Piano Variations, Piano Sonata, Piano Fantasy, ALBANY TROY 989 got a r
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Professor Karen Kushner's Piano Student has Win
Jessy Hwang, a high school student of Karen Kushner, won the alternate prize in the state MTNA Yama
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Conservatory Student Successes!
DMA/flute performance student Christina Webster auditioned for and won the spot of the Wichita Symp
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Composition DMA Student Narong Prangcharoen Wins Commission
The 2009 Missouri Music Teachers Association (MMTA) annual commissioned composer has been awarded t
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Conservatory Composition Student Wins Second Place at the 2008 Young Composer's Competition, Austin Peay State University
The Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts at Austin Peay State University announced the winner
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Dance Professor DeeAnna Hiett Honored at 2008 Charlotte Street Generative Performing Artist Fellow Performances and Celebration
CHARLOTTE STREET FOUNDATION PRESENTS
2008 CHARLOTTE STREET GENERATIVE PERFORMING ARTIST FELLOWS
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Composition Faculty Member Chen Yi Wows Nashville Audiences
Chen Yi's composition Percussion Concerto (premiered 1999) was part of a stellar concert by the Nas
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Dance Students Chosen for Nutcracker Performance
The Kansas City Ballet has invited seven of the Dance Division students to dance in their much belo
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Composition Student Jason Bolte is a winner at Musica Viva 2008
Composition student Jason Bolte was among the three winners of the Musica Viva 2008 Competition in
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Conservatory Approved for Accreditation with National Association of Schools of Dance
Institutional membership into the NASD is gained only through a strict peer review process for accr
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Conservatory Receives more National Kudos
Composer, writer, and ArtsJournal blogger Kyle Gann favorably reviews his experience in Kansas City
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Conservatory Concert Jazz Band to perform at MMEA
The Conservatory Concert Jazz Band, under the direction of Bobby Watson has been chosen to perform
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Faculty Member Dale Morehouse to premiere composition
Dale Morehouse is a UMKC Conservatory Associate professor of voice and opera, reknowned soloist, co
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Re-Release of Mozart CD features Kauffman Artist in Residence Vinson Cole
In early December 1991, the entire classical music world prepared to commemorate the 200th annivers
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Vocal Student Kudos
Ben Hilgret, who is the tenor in the Young Artists Program, sang roles at the Kansas City Lyric in
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Vocal Students on the Move
STUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS since May 2007 – Singers from Morehouse Studio (voice faculty Dale Morehous
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Composers Chen Yi and Zhou Long Mentioned in New Yorker
Conservatory composers Chen Yi and Zhou Long were mentioned in Alex Ross's article "Symphony of Mil
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Composer Paul Rudy Wins Again
Composition faculty member Paul Rudy's composition "In lake 'ch" won the Prize ex aequo for the cat
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Musica Nova performance to appear on new CD
One of the performances Musica Nova did of Stephen Yip's "Gorintou" has been selected to appear on
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Conservatory Welcomes Fulbright Scholar
The Conservatory of Music and Dance welcomed its first Fulbright Scholar from China recently, initi
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Jazz Combo Wins Gene Harris Jazz Competition!
The Conservatory's top combo consisting of Hermon Mehari, William Sanders, Ben Leifer, and Ryan Lee
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Conservatory Jazz Friend Ed Fenner Dies-Tribute on June 2
Our dear friend Ed Fenner passed away unexpectedly on May 18th. He was among many things Communicat
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William Everett Reviewed in Atlantic Monthly
Faculty member William Everett's book Sigmund Romberg (Yale) was favorably reviewed in the June, 20
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Vocal Student Achievements
Vocal student Kathryn McCreary received a Women’s Council Grant and will produce and perform in 3 o
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U. of Illinois to publish Faculty William Everett's new book "Rudolf Friml"
Rudolf Friml
WILLIAM EVERETT
Rudolf Friml (1879-1972) is best known as the composer of romantic
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New York Times Review—Robert Weirich
The New York Times review of Robert Weirich by Anthony Tommasini appeared in the 2/3/08 Sunday edit
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Piano student Chris McKiggan wins first prize
Chris McKiggan won first prize in the Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition. As a res
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Jazz Faculty Michael Pagán's work gets international play
Michael Pagán had two pieces published by Dutch Music Partners of The Netherlands. His Binary Tune
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Flute student wins Competition
DMA/Flute Performance student JONATHAN BORJA, won the 2008 St. Louis Artist Presentation Society Co
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Clarinetists in the News
Junior Karen Anton received the first place Helen S. Lane Memorial Scholarship at the 2008 Sigma Al
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Wind Symphony to Perform at National Convention
The Conservatory Wind Symphony has been accepted to perform at the National Convention of the Colle
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Piano student wins audition
Brendan Kinsella, DMA piano student of Dr. Robert Weirich will perform Samuel Barber's Piano Concer
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Conservatory Professor and Composer Paul Rudy wins Prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship
KANSAS CITY, Mo—The Conservatory of Music and Dance is pleased to announce that Paul Rudy, Associat
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UMKC Tenor wins Silver Medal
Student Ben Gulley, 23, competed among 62 singers and was named Silver Medalist in the Collegiate V
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Joe Parisi leads Fountain City Brass Band to national title, second year in a row!
KANSAS CITY, Mo—The Conservatory of Music and Dance is pleased to announce that Conservatory facult
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EAST/WEST confluence project
Conservatory composer and Visiting Professor of Composition Zhou Long will participate in this join
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Student Winners of National Society of Arts and Letters Competition
Douglas Dodson, counter tenor, won $1000 and a free trip to Bloomington, IN to compete nationally.
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Student Wins National Trumpet Competition
Sophomore trumpet/jazz student Hermon Mehari took first place in the National Trumpet Competition,
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Interim Dean James Mobberley Wins 2008 Music Award from American Academy of Arts and Letters
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS
ANNOUNCES 2008 MUSIC AWARD WINN
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Trumpet Major gets accolade
Senior trumpet major Doug Reneau was accepted into the extremely competitive National Repertory Orc
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Conservatory Participates in Southwestern Regional Conference of the American Choral Directors Association
The Conservatory’s best talent was presented to the seven-state Southwestern regional convention of
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UMKC Tenor First Singer to Win the Hellam Young Artists’ Competition
Ben Gulley, 23, of Blue Springs MO, a senior vocal performance major representing the University of
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FEB. 21--OPERA CANCELLED FOR FEB. 21
Thursday's opera has been cancelled due to inclement weather. Tickets will be honored at the rest
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Grammy Win includes Conservatory Alumni
The Kansas City Chorale's recording of sacred music won a Grammy Sunday night. "Grechaninov: Pass
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Trombone Ensemble Wins Honorable Mention
The Trombone Ensemble was awarded Honorable Mention for the International Trombone Association Remi
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Conservatory Students win 10 prizes at NATS Chapter 2008
Kansas City NATS Chapter 2008 Auditions results:
Mid-America Nazarene University-February 9, 20
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Student Wins N.E.O.N. Festival
Doctoral Composition student Wah-hei Ng is the winner of the 2008 Max Di Julio Prize for Music Comp
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Spotlight Series I: A Schoenberg Retrospective
This three-day series will include films and lectures about the life of Arnold Schoenberg, with Rob
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MET Opera Winners
From the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, held January 5 in White Hall 3 of the 6 aud
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Conservatory Students Excel
Conservatory flute student BRIELLE FROST won Second Place with a terrific performance in the Divisi
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Conservatory Student is internationally known
Conservatory doctoral student Narong Prangcharoen continues to build an international reputation as
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Conservatory Dancers in Nutcracker
Five Conservatory dance students, Seniors Mary Marshall and Chelsie Danner, Freshmen Miyesha McGrif
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Zhou Long wins Meet the Composer Commission
This new work for saxophone quartet and traditional Chinese instruments (erhu, dizi, and percussion
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Flute performance majors win awards
Brielle Frost (M.M. Flute Performance, May 07) won the Missouri state round of the MTNA Young Artis
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trumpet major wins competition
Junior trumpet performance major Jaime Tyser won the Lincoln (NE) Symphony Young Artists Competitio
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Conservatory’s faculty member directs Fountain City Brass Band to national title, again!
KANSAS CITY, Mo—The Conservatory of Music and Dance is pleased to announce that for the second time
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First Prize to Conservatory Composition Faculty Member
Paul Rudy wins the Sounds Electric '07 Electroacoustic Music Competition.
There was a tremendou
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Solo Piano CD Release
Dr. Jane Solo
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Conservatory student is a finalist for Annapolis Charter 300 Young Composer Competition.
ANNAPOLIS, MD - The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra announces the advancement of four finalists to the
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THE ASCAP FOUNDATION NAMES RECIPIENTS
New York, NY, April 12, 2007: ASCAP Foundation President Marilyn Bergman has announced the recipien
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Student Kevin Cerovich Wins Eastern Trombone Workshop Jazz Competition
Conservatory jazz student Kevin Cerovich recently took First Place in the National Solo Jazz Compet
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Gerald Kemner, former composition professor, passes away
Gerald E. Kemner, age 74, passed away January 26, 2007 at Sweet Life at Rosehill, Shawnee, KS. He w
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Musica Nova to perform at the Society of Composers Regional Conference.
UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance's Musica Nova ensemble has been invited to perform at the Soci
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Bella Voce to perform at MMEA Conference.
Bella Voce, the Conservatory of Music and Dance's women's choir has been selected to perform at the
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