Conservatory Alums and Barr Institute Laureates Win 2013 Grammys

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 06:00:00 GMT

The Conservatory is pleased that our alum Charles Bruffy, (MM vocal performance) who leads the Kansas City Chorale, and already has two Grammys, has won

UMKC Conservatory Students Place Very Well At NATS Auditions!

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 06:00:00 GMT

The Kansas City Chapter of the National Association of Singing (NATS) held its annual auditions at Mid-America Nazarene University, Olathe KS, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2012. Singers from the Conservatory swept 16 of the 28 awards available to colle...

Conservatory Student Spotlight: Filip Lazovski Winner of the Inaugural Chancellor’s Concerto Competition

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 06:00:00 GMT

The story of Filip Lazovski’s profound love of the violin involves abandoned piano lessons, an aunt and uncle, and a family of musicians. As concertmaster of the Conservatory Orchestra, Lazovski has big dreams, and he has b...

Conservatory Vocal Graduate Student Chris Carr is a Winner at Met Opera Auditions

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Conservatory graduate student Chris Carr, baritone, who studies with Vinson Cole, is a winner of The Metropolitan Opera national council auditions, held in Kansas ...

Dance Professor Mary Pat Henry to Teach in China

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Mary Pat Henry, Conservatory Professor of Dance and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, travels to China for a six week residency to teach and choreograph in Tia...

Conservatory Faculty Zhou Long and Conservatory Alum Ingrid Stölzel Have Work Performed at FSU's Festival of New Music

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Several of Composer and Composition faculty Zhou Long's compositions and Conservatory alum/ composer Dr. Mary Posses, was awarded Honorable Mention (third place) in the West Central D...

Pulitzer Prize Winning Composer and Faculty Zhou Long Has US Premiere in Carnegie Hall, And the Stellar Reviews are In!

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 06:00:00 GMT

The UMKC Conservatory's Distinguished Professor of Music Composition, Zhou Long, who won a 2011 Pulitzer Prize for his opera Madame White Snake, has the US...

Musica Nova Features Guest Composers Eric Moe and Pulitzer Prize Winner Bernard Rands

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 06:00:00 GMT

The UMKC Conservatory is pleased to announce that Musica Nova, led by Pulitzer Prize winning faculty Zhou Long, features guest composers Eric Moe a...

A Musical Tribute to Composer Kevin Oldham

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 06:00:00 GMT

The UMKC Conservatory and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art are pleased to present A Tribute to Kevin Oldham, honoring internationally cel...

UMKC Conservatory Alum and Barr Institute Laureate Ensemble Nominated for a Grammy

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 06:00:00 GMT

The Conservatory is pleased that our alum Charles Bruffy, (MM vocal performance) who leads the Kansas City Chorale, and a...

UMKC Conservatory Composition Students Nick Omiccioli and Yu Jiang Win International Awards

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 06:00:00 GMT

DMA Composition student Nick Omiccioli's Reach for string quartet won first prize ($1,000) of the 2013 MACRO Composers Competition, USA, December 1, 2012.&n...

UMKC Conservatory Flute Students Win Top Honors in MTNA Young Artist Competition State Round

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Sophomore Flute Performance major Michael O'Brien won the Missouri state round of the Music Teachers National Association's 2012-13 Young Artist Woodwind Competition, November 9, 2012. Karen Hauge, a first-year...

Conservatory Academy Is Awarded Prestigious Francis Family Foundation Grant

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 06:00:00 GMT

The UMKC Conservatory's Academy is pleased to announce that it has received two grants totaling $120,000 from Kansas City's Francis Family Foundation to support the Academy'...

International Publication Gramophone Magazine Recognizes UMKC Conservatory Alumni

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 06:00:00 GMT

The UMKC Conservatory is delighted to announce that Gramophone magazine named UMKC Conservatory alum and pianist R. Andrew Lee's recording of William Duckworth's The Time Curv...

Conservatory Dance Performance Dance Fest For Funds! To Raise Money for Student Trip to Chicago

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Conservatory dance students stage a fund-raising dance performance, "Dance Fest For Funds!" Friday, December 7, 6 p.m. in the UMKC Student Union Theater. There is no charge, but donations are welcome. The students are ...

Conservatory's Associate Director of Bands Joe Parisi Leads Fountain City Brass Band to Another National Championship

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Once again, Joe Parisi, director of Fountain City Brass Band, whose members include some faculty, students, and ...

The New York Times Gives Great Reviews for Chen Yi and Narong Prangcharoen

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The New York Times gave great reviews to esteemed UMKC Composition professor Chen Yi and Conservatory Composition graduate Daniel Bernard Roumain, who did a residency at the UMKC Conservatory in 2012 is back April 24–26, 2013 to work with our Narong Prangcharoen (DMA Composition, 2010), who also teaches at the Conservatory's Academy, has the world premiere of his work The Migration of Lost Souls, at Ne...

Conservatory Violin Student Filip Lazovski Wins First Chancellor's Competition

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Congratulations to Artist's Certificate violin student Filip Lazovski, who was named the winner of Chancellor's Competition for his performance of the Samuel Barber Violin Concerto. Richard Jeric, who played the Ravel Piano Concerto in G Major, w...

Conservatory Dance Students to Perform in Kansas City Ballet's Annual Nutcracker

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Once again, UMKC Conservatory dancers have been selected by the Kansas City Ballet to perform in its annual performance of The Nutcracker, a beloved Kansas City tradition.

The UMKC dancers selected for Flowers and Snow, pictured, ...

World-Renowned Oscar-Winning Composer John Corigliano and Grammy-Winning eighth blackbird At UMKC Conservatory

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 05:00:00 GMT

World-renowned composer John Corigliano, who won a 1999 Oscar for his composition for the film The Red Violin, is the Conservatory's Barr Laureate, Fall 2012&nd...

UMKC Conservatory Faculty and Alumni Win In The Pitch's Best Of Kansas City 2012...

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The Pitch's Best of Kansas City, 2012 issue has awarded Best Ofs to several Conservatory faculty, staff, and alumni. We are thrilled! Here is the line up.

Bo...

DMA Student Youming Chen Receives One Year Appointment to Kansas City Symphony

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Conservatory DMA student and violist Youming Chen, who studies with Scott Lee, has received a one-year appointment to perform with the Kansas City Symphony. <...

Dance Alum Jennifer Medina's Dance Company Featured in Dance Magazine

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 05:00:00 GMT

UMKC Conservatory dance alum Jennifer Medina's (BFA dance, 1999) dance company Common Thread Contemporary Dance Company is featured in the October, 2012 issue of Dance Magazine.

Composition Student Kerwin Young Announced as Composer in Residence for Midwest Chamber Ensemble

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 05:00:00 GMT

MM Composition student Kerwin Young has been appointed to a two-year residency with the newly formed Midwest Chamber Ensemble.

The first concert is Sunday, Septemb...

DMA Piano Student Artem Anuchin's Solo Compositions Published by IJCC

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 05:00:00 GMT

DMA piano student, Artem Anuchin, who also studies composition, has a new composition published by the Online Journal of Contemporary Composition, (Sept. 2012). The publication includes fiv...

Composition DMA student Tatev Amiryan To Give Lecture Recital at Royal College of Music, London

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Tatev Amiryan has been selected to present a lecture-recital at the London International Piano Symposium at the Royal College of Music, February 8&ndash...

Jazz Faculty Dan Thomas Releases New CD! Join the Party!

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Jazz faculty and saxophonist Dan Thomas releases his new CD Voyage with his new band,Thursday, September 20, 2012.

The recording comprises origina...

Conservatory Connections: Light Salon Concerts at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The Conservatory Academy's new series expands our partnership with The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and features our award-winning faculty.

Set in the dramatic, light-filled space of the museum's Lens 2, these intimate performances include ...

Conservatory Vocal Alums Share Stage in Mozart's The Magic Flute

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Conservatory alums Alyssa Nance (2010 MM, vocal performance ) and Stacey Uthe Stofferahn (2000 MM, conducting and MM, vocal performance, 2005 DMA, vocal performance), Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Evansville, IN who studied wit...

Freshman Trombone Student Stephen Hennenberg Profiled in 435 South Magazine

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The UMKC Conservatory's Stephen Hennenberg, freshman trombone student, is profiled on page 80 in 435 South Magazine. According to the profile, Hennenberg is a "certifiable trombone ...

Elizabeth Dunning, DMA, Horn, Appointed to Northwest Missouri State University

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Elizabeth (Liz) Dunning (MM 04, DMA 08,horn performance) who studied with our late horn professor Ellen Campbell is appointed horn instructor at Northwest Missouri State University, Maryvill...

Composition Faculty Paul Rudy Named Curator's Professor

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Composition faculty Paul Rudy has been named Curator's Professor of Music Composition. Paul Rudy (b. 1962) is a Rome Prize (2010), Guggenheim (2008), Fulbright (19...

Flute Alum Sophia Tegart Appointed to University of Idaho

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Sophia Tegart (DMA, flute performance, 2011) has been appointed Studio Instructor of Flute at the Lionel Hampton School of Music of the University of Idaho for the Fall 2012 semester. She will replace flute professor Leonard Garrison while he is ...

Vocal Graduate Robin Griffeath Appointed to Faculty at Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Robin Griffeath (DMA, vocal studies, 2011) is appointed Assistant Professor at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Weatherford. UMKC vocal alum Kristin Griffeath, Robin's wife, is also ...

Composition Alum Lee Hartman Named Artistic Director of Mid America New Freedom Band

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Lee Hartman (DMA, Composition, 2009, MM, Composition, 2005) has been named artistic director of the Mid America Freedom Band, Kansas City, MO.

Hartman teaches at the University of ...

Composition Student Nicholas S. Omiccioli Featured in Kansas City Star

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 05:00:00 GMT

DMA Composition student Nick Omiccioli is featured by writer Patrick Neas in the Sunday, August 12, 2012 edition of the Kansas City Star. Composer Omiccioli has traveled the globe lately, and won many international competitions.

...

Jazz & BBQ 2012

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The 11th annual Jazz & BBQ benefit for the UMKC Jazz Studies program is Sunday, Octo...

Ben Vereen to Conduct Conservatory Master Class

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 05:00:00 GMT

World-renowned performer Ben Vereen will conduct a master class for UMKC Conservatory students Saturday, September 8, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m., White Recital Hall. The master class is free and open to the public. We thank our partners...

UMKC Conservatory Announces 2012-13 Season

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance is pleased to announce its 2012–13 Conservatory Artist and Music Alliance Series. Dean Peter ...

Conservatory Alum Dr. D. Brent Ballweg Named Director of Distinction

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Conservatory alum Dr. D. Brent Ballweg, (DMA, conducting, 1987) the Burton H. Patterson professor of music and director of choral activities at Oklahoma Baptist University, recently was presented with the Director of Distinction Award by the Oklah...

UMKC’s Crescendo Takes on New Venue

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 05:00:00 GMT

This year, the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Conservatory of Music and Dance’s Crescendo celebration is going in a new direction, in a new venue.

On Nov. 2, the Conservatory will showcase its greatest st...

Bassoon Sophomore Mark Lauer Performs in Master Class in 2012 International Double Reed Society's Annual Conference

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Conservatory sophomore Mark Lauer performed July 11, 2012 in a master class with bassoonist Anders Engström, of Sweden's Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, at the 2012 International Double Reed Soc...

Composition Alum Timothy Roy is Finalist in the International Composition Competition Città di Udine

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Composition alum Tim Roy is a finalist in the International Composition Competition Città di Udine – Ninth Edition (2012), announced by the TEM/Taukay Edizioni Musicali and Delta Produzioni Associazione Culturale.

See the fina...

Flute Alum Christina Webster Appointed to Pittsburg State University

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Christina Webster (MM, Flute Performance, 2000; DMA, Flute Performance 2009) has been appointed lecturer in flute at Pittsburg State University, KS; beginning Fall 2012. She served as interim assistant professor of flute at Kansas State University...

UMKC Conservatory Adds Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The University of Missouri Board of Curators has approved UMKC's Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies, pending the Coordinating Board of Higher Education (CBHE) final approval. This addition to the Conservatory's degree program underlines the import...

Professor Robert Bode Named Chair of Vocal Studies

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Conservatory vocal professor Robert Bode has accepted a three-year term as Chair of Vocal Studies, effective September 1, 2012–May 2015.

Among his du...

Piano Student Tate Addis to Perform in Organ Master Class with Paul Jacobs

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Conservatory piano student Tate Addis will perform on the Helzberg Hall's new Casavant Organ in a master class with Paul Jacobs, Saturday, June 16, 2012, 11 a.m.

The class is sponsored by the Kansas City Symphony.

Addis will perfor...

"Music and Merlot" features Conservatory alum

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Vivant! will perform with the Frank Busso, Jr. Trio on the Fremar Foundation for Accordion Arts Concert, Saturday, June 23, 7 p.m., All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 4501 Walnut, KCMO. The concert is free.

The concert features...

DMA Composition Student Joseph Kern Wins Gerald Kemner Award

Tue, 29 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Joseph Kern has won the 2012 UMKC orchestra composition competition, Dr. Gerald Kemner Prize, for his 2012 work Rusted Mechanism. As winner of this competition, his work will be performed on the UMKC Conservatory's Concerto/Aria Comp...

Vocal Alum Scott Conner Wins First Prize in the Loren L. Zachary and Nedra Zachary National Vocal Competition for Young Opera Singers

Tue, 29 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Conservatory alum, bass Scott Connor (BM vocal performance, 2008) has won first prize in the Loren L. Zachary and Nedra Zachary National Vocal Competition for Young Opera Singers.

The Loren L. Zachary Society for The Performing Arts lists ...

Jennifer Wampler Joins UMKC and Conservatory as Director of Major Gifts

Fri, 25 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Jennifer Wampler has joined the UMKC Conservatory as Director of Major Gifts. Wampler comes to the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance from the Kansas City Ballet where she was the Director o...

UMKC Conservatory Dance Professor Sabrina Madison-Cannon Named Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies

Mon, 21 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Associate Professor of Dance Sabrina Madison-Cannon has accepted a 12 month appointment as Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies, effective July 1, 2012. Among ...

Music Therapy Alum Jamie Young is Helping People

Mon, 21 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Conservatory music therapy alum Jamie Young (MA, MT-BC, 2005) works with the elderly and with young children, showing how music helps to heal and to educate.

Watch the news video WQXR, New York City's classical public radio station recorded the UMKC Conservatory's March 9, 2012 Crossroads performance at (le) ...

Conservatory Alum Melissa Pena Appointed to University of Oregon-Eugene

Fri, 11 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Melissa Peña (MM oboe performance 1998) has accepted the position of Assistant Professor of Oboe at the University of Oregon (Eugene). Melissa has been an Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Northern Colorado since 2010. She a...

Conservatory Alum Alice Demske Hansen Passes

Thu, 10 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

With sadness we share that Conservatory piano alum Alice Frances Demske Hansen (DMA, piano performance, 2008) passed away in Utah. She was an adjunct professor at Utah Valley University, Orem, and ran her own piano studio. She was married t...

Gary Abbott Appointed As Assistant Professor of Modern Dance

Tue, 08 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The UMKC Conservatory is pleased to announce that Gary Abbott joins the Conservatory as Assistant Professor of Modern Dance, beginning fall, 2012.

Abbott began his career as a dancer in Atlanta, GA with Barbara Sullivan’s Atlanta Dan...

Conservatory Composition Student Chin Ting (Patrick) Chan Wins newEar Competition

Mon, 07 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Chin Ting (Patrick) Chan, a DMA composition student at the UMKC Conservatory has won Queens Ne...

Conservatory Alum Patrick Alonzo Conway Wins 2012 Charlotte Street Generative Performing Artist Fellowship

Fri, 04 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

UMKC Conservatory alum Patrick Alonzo Conway, (BM 1989 and MM 1992, composition) is one of two 2012 Charlotte Street Gene...

Conservatory Music Education Student Ryan Occeña Wins Fulbright

Thu, 03 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Conservatory soon-to-be-alum Ryan Occeña is selected as a 2012-2013 recipient of the US Fulbright Student award. The grant allows him to spend a year studying music pedagogy in Kecskemét, Hungary at the Zoltán Kodály ...

Conservatory Alum Linda Ferguson Wins Teaching Award

Thu, 03 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Dr. Linda C. Ferguson, Professor of Music, Valparaiso University (1968 BM Music Theory; 1970 MM; 1977 DMA Musicology) was recently announced as the winner of the 2012-2013 Caterpillar Award for Excellence in Teaching. This yearly award is facilita...

Conservatory's Kauffman Excellence in Teaching and Service Awards Announced

Tue, 01 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Each year the Conservatory gives out the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Excellence in Teaching and Service Awards, established by the late Muriel McBrien Kauffman. Honorees, selected by a group of constituent leaders, students, and former award-winners,...

Joseph Genualdi Appointed Professor of Violin at the UMKC Conservatory

Tue, 01 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The Conservatory is pleased to announce that Joseph Genualdi joins the Conservatory as tenured Professor of Violin, fall, 2012.

One of the most gifted and...

UMKC Conservatory's Academy Awarded Prestigious NEA Grant

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Rocco Landesman announced today that the UMKC Conservatory's Academy is one of 788 not-for-profit national, regional, state, and local organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Art Works grant. The A...

UMKC Vocal Students Work With The Kansas City Symphony

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Four Conservatory students Angela Schroder, alto, senior; Marit Evans, soprano, senior; Bryan Pinkall, tenor, doctoral student; and Chris Carr, baritone, master's student will work with the Kansas City Symphony in...

Composition Alum Rick Deasley's Composition Performed in Helzberg Hall

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Rick Deasley's (BM, composition, 1990) composition Suite for Worship, a collection of five hymn-based pieces, commissioned by the Greater Kansas City chapter of the American Guild of Organists is performed April 24, 7 p.m. by organist Dav...

Philanthropist Julia Irene Kauffman Receives Honorary Doctorate from the UMKC Conservatory

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Philanthropist Julia Irene Kauffman receives a doctor of music honoris causa from the UMKC Conservatory at the 2012 Commencement, May 5. 2012. The ceremony takes place in the Muriel Kauffman Theatre, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, which ...

Conservatory Faculty Lindsey Williams Wins Fulbright to Thailand

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The Conservatory's Dr. Lindsey Williams, Assistant Professor of Music Education was awarded a Fulbright Scholar Award for Research/Lecturing in Music education, Ma...

Composition DMA Students Nicholas S. Omiccioli and Zhou Jing Are Winners in 2012 Young Composer Project

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

UMKC Conservatory composition DMA students Nicholas S. Omiccioli's Anima/Animus and Zhou Jing's Fire Dance are winners in the

Conservatory Dean Peter Witte and Dance Faculty Mary Pat Henry Included in 100 People Who Make KC Better

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Peter Witte, UMKC Conservatory dean, and dance faculty Mary Pat Henry, along w...

UMKC Conservatory Composition Student Andrew Cole Wins Fulbright

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Chancellor's Doctoral Fellow student Andrew Seager Cole has been awarded a U.S. Student Fulbright award for 2012-2013 to New Zealand. Cole is a composer, guitarist, a...

Vocal Alum Scott Conner Wins First Place in Gerda Lissner Competition

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Conservatory vocal alum Scott Conner, (BM, Vocal Performance, 2008) who studied with St. Louis, Mo.-based 571st Missouri Air National Guard Band Sidewinder at the White House, April 11, 2012.
...

Composition Alum Ryan Jesperson Wins The 2011 UMKC Outstanding Dissertation Award

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Dr. Ryan Jesperson (DMA Composition, 2011) has won the 2011 UMKC Outstanding Dissertation Award for his dissertation, "Songs from Behind the Curtain: An Opera in Three Acts...

Composition Faculty Paul Rudy Wins Award

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

UMKC Composition faculty Paul Rudy has received the Global Music Award's Award of Merit for sound editing ...

Kansas City Symphony Performs UMKC Conservatory Student Compositions

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Conservatory composition students A Mao Wang, Joseph Kern, and Shao Zheng's compositions will be performed by the Kansas City Symphony April 26, 10 a.m., He...

UMKC Conservatory Announces Martin Hackleman as New Horn Faculty

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The UMKC Conservatory is pleased to announce that Martin Hackleman has been named Artist in Residence and Associate Teaching Professor of Horn. ...

UMKC Conservatory Announces Erika Honisch As New Assistant Professor of Musicology

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The UMKC Conservatory is pleased to welcome Erika Honisch as assistant professor of musicology. She will begin her work September, 2012.

Dr. Honisch comp...

Composer/Alum Narong Prangcharoen Releases New CD With Conservatory Faculty and Alum Performers

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Composer Narong Prangcharoen (DMA composition, 2010) has released Narong Prangcharoen: Mantra on Albany.

The recording (available on Amazon) features

New Kansas City Symphony Concertmaster Noah Geller Appointed To Faculty at UMKC Conservatory

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance is pleased to announce that the Kansas City Symphony’s new concertmaster, Noah Geller will also fill the post of Adjunct Profe...

Dance Faculty DeeAnna Hiett and Students Receive Top Honors at American College Dance Festival

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Conservatory assistant professor of dance, DeeAnna Hiett led the Conservatory Dance Division to receive the top honor at the American College Dance Festival, Centr...

Conservatory Names Two New Faculty: Erika Honisch and Martin Hackleman

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The UMKC Conservatory is pleased to announce two new additions to the faculty: Erika Honisch and Martin Hackleman.

Erika Honisch is Assistant Professor of Musicology and begins her post fall 2012. She recently published "The transmis...

UMKC Named to 2012 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT

UMKC has been named to the 2012 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction. The selection to the Honor Roll is recognition from the highest levels of the federal government of our commitment to service and civ...

FREE Duo Master Class: Vinson Cole and William Whitener

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The UMKC Conservatory and Kansas City Ballet are pleased to announce their Duo Master Class, Saturday, April 14, 2012, with Conservatory tenor Vinson Cole and Ballet artistic ...

Musica Aestas Concert Series, Summer 2012

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The Conservatory's Academy provides a popular Summer Composition Workshop

Conservatory's New York Performance at le poisson rouge Gets Rave Review

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT
Conservatory faculty, students, and alumni performed March 9, 2012 in New York City's le poisson rouge. Kansas City Star senior arts writer and editor Steve Paul attended the performance and wrote John Leavitt (DMA, Conducting, 1990) is this year's Conservatory alumni awardee.

A musician, composer, teacher, conduct...

Conservatory Flute Alum Krista Jobson Appointed to Faculty Position at University of Texas-Pan American

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Krista Jobson (MM Flute Performance 2007, DMA Flute Performance 2011) has been appointed to the full-time tenure-track position assistant professor of flute and music theory at the University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg. Dr. Jobson has been t...

Conservatory Vocal Student Chris Carr to Perform in Master Class with Renowned Opera Star Joyce DiDonato

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 06:00:00 GMT

The Kansas City Symphony hosts Prairie Village, KS native and Grammy winner Joyce DiDonato in a vocal master class Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 7 p.m.

The class features three Kansas City-area vocal students, including UMKC Conservatory voca...

Conservatory Alum Scott Blasco and Kari Johnson Release Queen of Heaven on Irritable Hedgehog label

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Irritable Hedgehog Music has released Scott Blasco's Queen of Heaven for piano and electronics. The cd is a set of five musical icons or meditations on the Virgin Mary.

Scott Blas...

Composition Alum Xi Wang Wins Charles Ives Fellowship From American Academy of Arts and Letters

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Xi Wang, (MM, Composition) who is Assistant Professor of Composition and Theory at Southern Methodist University's Meadows School of the Arts, Dallas, TX is one of two national recipients of...

Composition Faculty Zhou Long Named UMKC Distinguished Professor

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 06:00:00 GMT

UMKC composer Zhou Long, winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in Music for his opera, Madame White Snake, has become the first UMKC faculty member designated ...

Vocal Faculty Aidan Soder Wins UMKC Trustees Faculty Scholar Award

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Aidan Soder, Assistant Professor of Voice is awarded one of UMKC's 2012 Faculty and Staff Awards. There are 18 recipients of the 2012 Faculty and Staff Awards.<...

Conservatory Academy Staff Julie Koch Wins UMKC's Chancellor’s Education First Staff Award

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Julie Koch, Academy Secretary for Summer Programs and Festivals is awarded the UMKC Chancellor's Education First Staff Award.

Representing 18 awards in outstanding achievements in teaching, research and service, the recipients are honored ...

Dale Morehouse Performs with Irish Tenor Anthony Kearns

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Tenor Anthony Kearns, the original founding member of the Irish musical trio, The Irish Tenors, will kick off the St. Patrick's Day Season in Kansas City at a "Celebration of Fine Irish Spirits and Irish Music" at Harrah's North Kansas C...

Conservatory Vocal Alum Suzanne Hendrix Wins $10,000 George London Foundation Award

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Congratulations to contralto Suzanne Hendrix (DMA Vocal Performance) who studied with Anne De Lau...

Dance Alumni Latra Wilson and Winston Dynamite Brown Perform with Ailey's Setting the Stage in KC

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Latra Wilson, BFA Dance, 2005 and Winston Dynamite Brown BFA, Dance, 2004, both perform in Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey's Setting the Stage, Feb. 22, 7 p.m., Gem Theater, Kansas City, MO.

Latra Wilson has tw...

Emerita Faculty Martha Longmire Passes Away

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Conservatory emerita faculty Martha Longmire has passed away. She taught voice at the Conservatory 1958–90 and was head of the Vocal Studies Division for many years, winning the Kauffman Excellence in Teaching Award 1989-90. Visitation is ...

Conservatory Performs "Crossroads" Concert in Kansas City's Crossroads Before Taking it to New York City

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT

The UMKC Conservatory is pleased to announce that it will perform its New York Crossroads concert in Kansas City's creative Crossroads before taking it on the road to New York City's le poisson rouge.

The Kansas City Crossroads concert is ...

eighth blackbird's First 2012 Kansas City Concert is at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT

The Grammy winning (small ensemble performance/classical Grammy for Steve Mackey’s Lonely Motel) experimental ensemble eighth blackbird, named the Conservatory's&nbs...

Cello Professor Carter Enyeart Composes Accompaniments for Popper's 40 Études

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Cello professor Carter Enyeart, Rose Ann Carr Millsap/Missouri Distinguished Professor of Cello has composed the accompaniments for a 2nd cellist for the 40 Studie...

Conservatory Alum Ida Nicolosi to Perform Composition Alum James Eakin's Work at Carnegie Hall

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Ida Nicolosi, who teaches at Pepperdine University, taught voice at the Conservatory, and pursued an artists certificate here, performs James Eakin's (DMA, Music Composition, 2007) requiem Flowers on the Graves of War at Carnegie Hall, Fe...

Dr. Raymond LeRoy Pogemiller Has Passed Away

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT

UMKC's Conservatory mourns the recent passing of Dr. LeRoy Pogemiller. A legendary teacher, mentor, and colleague, our "Pogey" earned three degrees at the Conservatory and served on the Conservatory's faculty for 45 years, including a t...

Conservatory Vocal Students Excel at NATS

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Congratulations to all of our students who participated in the 2012 Kansas City NATS Vocal Auditions!

Singers from the Kansas City region competed at Mid-America Nazarene University. They each competed in separate divisions based on age ...

George Salisbury Memorial Scholarship Jazz Festival

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

The 2012 George Salisbury Memorial Scholarship Jazz Festival features guest artist Roy Hargrove, trumpet, and is hosted by UMKC Jazz faculty members Bobby Watson and Dan Thomas.

The Jazz Festival provides an extraordinary...

Bobby Watson To Appear with Kansas City Symphony in 2013 Season

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

The Conservatory's jazz professor Bobby Watson will be a featured artist with the Kansas City Symphony in ...

Conservatory Composer Zhou Long Interviewed on NYC's WQRX

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Zhou Long is interviewed on NYC's WQRX at noon and 7 p.m. Jan. 23, 2012 as part of the station's China in New York festival...

Narong Prangcharoen's (DMA, Composition) Phenomenon Will Be Performed in Carnegie Hall

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Conservatory composer Narong Prangcharoen's work Phenomenon is on the Baltimore Symphony's upcoming season and will be performed by the Oregon Symphony at its Carnegie Hall concert, May 9, 2013.

More Octarium has selected Eric Taylor as winner and Lucas Pherigo as runner-up in the Octarium Art Local UMKC Composition Competition.

The competitio...

Conservatory's Music Therapy Students Rebekah Stewart and Rachel Clephane Receive National AMTA Scholarships

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Two UMKC Music Therapy Students recently received highly competitive scholarship awards from the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA).

Rebekah Stewart, music therapy graduate ...

Composition DMA Student Nicholas S. Omiccioli Wins Random Access Music Call For Scores

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Conservatory DMA composition student and preparing future faculty fellow Nicholas S. Omiccioli is the winner of the Random Access Music call for scores.

Omiccioli's composition, ....

Conservatory Cello Student Wei Shen Performs for Yo Yo Ma in January 21, 2012 Master Class

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Masters student Wei Shen, who hails from Shanghai, China, and studies with Carter Enyeart, has been chosen to perform in a master class with cello luminary

DMA Composition Student Xinyan Li Wins Two Prizes in International Competition And Wins New York Commission

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Composition DMA student Xinyan Li has won two prizes in two categories in the "International Music Prize for Excellence in Composition 2011", held in Greece.

Her winning pieces are mixed quintet Insight (2010) and wind q...

UMKC Conservatory Horn Studio Buys Gifts for Children in Need

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Conservatory students understand the joy of giving. The Conservatory's horn studio donated almost $300 worth of new toys to help children in low-income families have a memorable holiday.

Our beloved, late horn professor, Elle...

Conservatory Performs In New York City at Le Poisson Rouge, March 9, 2012

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT

The UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance is on the road to New York City!

We are thrilled to announce that Conservatory students. faculty, and alumni will perform a concert titled Crossroads, in New York City's renowned School of Graduate Studies announces that Kristin Griffeath has won the 2012 UMKC Outstanding Thesis Award for her work...

Conservatory Composer Chen Yi Contributes to Grammy Nominations

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Conservatory Composition professor Chen Yi's composition for recorders, The Ancient Chinese Beauty, is featured on the 2011 Grammy-nominated CD Chine...

eighth blackbird is Named 2012 Barr Laureate Ensemble at UMKC Conservatory

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT

The UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance is pleased to announce that the widely heralded, experimental ensemble eighth blackbird is the 2012 Barr Laureate Ensemble. The...

Trombone Students Anthony Rogers and Russell Zokaites Compete at Lätzch Trombone Festival, Germany

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Conservatory students Anthony Rodgers, MM trombone 2011 and Russell Zokaites, DMA, trombone performance student, will compete at the Lätzsch Trombone Festival,...

DMA Composition Student Xinyan Li Has Composition Selected for Performance at NYC's Symphony Space

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Conservatory Composition DMA candidate Xinyan Li’s woodwind quintet is selected to be performed by the award-winning ensemble Quintet of the Americas, Feb. 4, 2012 in Sym...

Composition Students Brad Baumgardner and Yu (Jade) Jiang Have Works Selected for Performances

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT

DMA composition student Brad Baumgardner’s Pictures of Strangers won the 2011 UMKC Wind Ensemble Composition Competition’s Gerald Kemner Prize. The piece will be performed by the Conservatory Wind Sympho...

UMKC Graduate Fellowship Brass Quintet Wins At MTNA State Competition

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT

The UMKC Graduate Fellowship Brass Quintet, directed by faculty Tom Stein, competed Nov. 3–6, 2011 in the Seattle Symphony's Celebrate Asia Composition Competition with her winning composition Legends of Old ...

Composition DMA Student Nicholas S. Omiccioli Wins MMTA Annual Commissioned Composer

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT

The 2012 Missouri Music Teachers Association (MMTA) annual Commissioned Composer has been awarded to Nick Omiccioli.

MTNA is dedicated to en...

Conservatory Flute Students Karen Hauge and Hillary Rowley-Weiss Win At MTNA Young Artist Woodwind Competition

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT

UMKC Conservatory flute students Karen Hauge and Hillary Rowley-Weiss won two of the top three places in Missouri's State Round of the MTNA Young Artist Woodwind Competition. Ms. Hauge was the Winner; Ms. Rowley-Weiss was awarded Honorable Mentio...

Joe Parisi Conducts Fountain City Brass Band To Its Fourth US Open Brass Band Championship

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Faculty Joe Parisi takes Fountain City Brass Band, whose members include Conservatory students, alumni,...

Conservatory alumni Beau Bledsoe, Melinda Hedgecorth, and Mark Southerland Perform in Spain

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Conservatory alumni Beau Bledsoe (MM, performance, 1996), Melinda Hedgecorth, (BFA, dance, 1997) along with Mark Southerland, (Conservatory 1988-92), who perform as Flamenco Mio, ...

Fountain City Brass Band, Directed by Joe Parisi, Has CD Reviewed

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

The internationally known Fountain City Brass Band, whose members include UMKC Conservatory students, faculty, and alumni, and is directed by faculty Wild Rumpus New Music Collective announces that Conservatory DMA Composition student

Composition Professor Zhou Long and Composition DMA Student Xinyan Li Interviewed by Swedish Radio

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT

UMKC composition professor Dr. Zhou Long and UMKC doctoral candidate Xinyan Li’s music and interviews will be broadcast by Sweden's Sveriges ...

Composition DMA Student Xu Zhou Has Premiere in New York and Beijing

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Congratulations to the Conservatory's DMA composition student Xu Zhou for the premiere of her three-movement piano trio The Sketching of Xiao Xiang, which she completed recently.

The work will pre...

Mason Brothers Work with Conservatory Jazz Students

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Elliot and Brad Mason, who perform as part of the Mason Brothers Quintet at Jazz at Lincoln Center, work with the 11 O'Clock Jazz Band on Oct. 27, ...

Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) In Residence at the Conservatory

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT

In April 2012 the Conservatory is thrilled to welcome Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR), who will be in residence April 12–14, 2012 with the Conservatory Academy's

Kansas City Named One of Frommer's 2012 Top Ten World Destinations!

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT

What does Kansas City have in common with Chongqing, China; Girona, Spain; and the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia?

It has been listed by the world-renowned travel experts from Frommer's as one of the Top Ten Destinations for 2012.

Fr...

Alum Kristen Griffeath's Masters Thesis Wins Award

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Kristen Griffeath's (MM musicology 2011, DMA vocal performance 2011) thesis was selected as the UMKC Distinguished Master's Thesis award. Her work is now nominated for the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools' Master Thesis Award.
...

Composition DMA Mike McFerron's Opera Scene Performed at Carnegie Hall

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Conservatory alum Mike McFerron, (MM Composition 1996, DMA Composition, 2000) has his opera scene performed at Carnegie Hall.

The Remarkable Theatre Brigad...

UMKC Conservatory's Potential Move to Downtown KC Noted in Kansas City Business Journal

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Reporters Steve Vockrodt and Brenna Hawley report on this Big 5 Idea of the KC Chamber of Commerce.

“We need more space, we need more learning space, and we need the right kind of space,” Dean Peter Witte told ...

Choral Conducting Alum Henry N. Dahlman Leads CELIA to Excellence

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Henry N. Dahlman, DMA in Choral Conducting, 1991, is director of CELIA which has just been named an Ohio Center of Excellence. CELIA is the Center for Collaborative Education, Leadership and Innovation in the Arts, based at Wright State Universit...

Conducting Alum Gregory Gentry To Premiere Choral Work by Chen Yi

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT

UMKC Conservatory alum Gregory Gentry (MM conducting '88; DMA conducting '00) has been chosen to conduct the world premiere of a choral composition by

UMKC Conservatory Jazz Bands to Perform at 2012 Jazz Education Network Conference, Louisvlle, KY

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT

The Conservatory Concert Jazz Band, directed by Bobby Watson, and the 11 O'Clock Jazz Band, directed by Dan Thomas have been accepted to perform at the 2012 Jazz Education Network Conference in Louisville, KY, Jan 4-7, 2012.

The following...

Conservatory Composition Students Selected for International Festival

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Two Conservatory composition students, Jason Bolte and Timothy Roy, were selected for the 2011 Ai-Maako Festival, Chile's International Festival of Electro...

Virgil Thomson Celebration: Conservatory alum, students, and faculty perform at Kauffman Center, Televised on KCPT

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in collaboration with Kansas City Public Television (KCPT) celebrates the music of Virgil Thomson, Kansas City’s most illustrious classical composer, in a commemorative concert in Helzberg Hall,

Conservatory Dance Students Invited to Perform in Kansas City Ballet's Nutcracker, Again

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Conservatory dance students often are chosen to perform in Kansas City Ballet productions, including the ballet's annual beloved production of The Nutcracker.

The following students will perform in The Nutcracker, 201...

Conservatory Dancers Go Out on Tour

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Thirty-one of the Conservatory's dance students travel to the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith to perform in the University's Distinguished Artists Series, under the auspices of the John Corigliano has been named the Barr Institute Laureate for Fall 2012–Spring 2014, with three visits to...

Graduate Fellowship String Quartet Performs with DJ Spooky

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT

The UMKC Conservatory's Graduate Fellowship String Quartet will perform with Paul D. Miller (a.k.a. DJ Spooky) at the Nelson-Atkins Muse...

Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company Gets Rave Review in Kansas City Star

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT

The Conservatory's resident dance company, Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company, which was co-founded by dance professor

Robert Bode's Choral Arts Recording Gets Rave Review from American Record Guide

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Conservatory professor of choral music Robert Bode, who also conducts Seattle's Choral Arts, just received a rave review in the Septembe...

Conservatory Alum Gets Great Job with Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Allison Richards (BM, Viola Performance, 2008) has been appointed the Assistant Artistic Administrator of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Congrats!
...

Composition Alum Anna Armstrong Has Premiere

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Anna Armstrong (BM, Composition, 2006, MM, Composition, 2010) premieres her thesis Lifescapes in Three Movements for Two Pianos and String Quintet, in San Francisco, CA.

N...

Vocal Alumna and Student In the News

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Regina Grimaldi (MM vocal performance, 2009) who studied with Rebecca Sherburn and was a Lyric Opera Apprentice, has been hired as an Adjunct Voice Professor at Oklahoma City University.

Seungwon Lee, c...

Composition Alum Leandro Espinosa Participated in Papal Celebration

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Dr. Leandro Espinosa (DMA, Composition, 2002) is a composer and conductor, and an Associate Professor at Eastern Oregon University. He participated as one of six composers (including Arvo Part, Ennio Morricone and other notables) who contributed ...

Vocal Alum Succeed!

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Kristin Davidson Sullivan, MM voice 2010, who studied with Rebecca Sherburn has performed in 1776 with Musical Theatre Heritage, Kansas City (First all-fe...

UMKC Conservatory Named Part of Kansas City's "5 Big Ideas"

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Moving the Conservatory to a downtown campus location has been named one of Kansas City's "5 Big Ideas" by the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce.

Read about it.

Kansas City Star, Chen Yi, will have her work Fountains of Kansas City premiered at the new Kauffman Center for ...

Narong Prangcharoen (DMA, Composition) Wins Commission and Award

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Narong Prangcharoen, DMA, Composition, has been named the winner of ACO’s 2011 Annual Underwood Commission, bringing him a $15,000 cash award for a work to be premiered by ACO in a future season. Chosen from six finalists during ACO’s ...

DMA Composition Student Nicholas S. Omiccioli's Work Selected for Syracuse University Series

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Nick Omiccioli's work, Falling Through Infinity has been chosen by the Society for New Music for performance during their Syracuse University's series concert The Geography of the Imagination.

The series on identity,...

Ellen Campbell Memorial Celebration

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Join us Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, 7:30 p.m., White Recital Hall, as we honor the memory of our horn professor, Ellen Campbell who passed away in July.

The evening includes a tree dedication at 6:45 p.m. at Grant Hall, followed by the 7:30 ...

Conservatory Vocal Alumna Get Great Roles

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Laura Sudduth (MM Voice 2010), who studied with Rebecca Sherburn, has roles in the Ensemble in Carousel at The Living Room under the dire...

Dr. Jonathan Borja, Conservatory Alum Named as Instructor of Music, UMKC Conservatory

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Jonathan Borja holds a Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music in flute performance, and a Master of Music in musicology from the Conservatory of Music and Dan...

Composition Alum Daniel Eichenbaum, DMA, Gets Teaching Post

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Daniel Eichenbaum, (DMA, Composition, 2011) is the new Temporary Assistant Professor of Music Theory at Fairmont State University, West Virginia.

Congratulations!
...

Conservatory Faculty and Students Perform at Opening Celebration of New Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Conservatory faculty and students will perform in Kansas City's newest performance space, the Kauffman ...

Conducting DMA Student Sam Yang Competes Internationally, Wins Top Prize

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Sam Yang, 4th year DMA, conducting, who studies with Robert Olson, has won the top prize in the 1st Bucharest International Conducting Competition, Romania, August...

DMA Flute Alum Krista Jobson Earns Teaching Position in Texas

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Krista Jobson, DMA Flute Performance, 2011, who studied with Mary Posses has been appointed Lecturer, Applied Flute, at The University of Texas-Pan American, Edinb...

Vocal Alum Sarah Tannehill Performs "Experience the Music of Jane Austen" in Kansas City

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Soprano Sarah Tannehill, MM, Vocal Performance, 1999, performs "Experience the Music of Jane Austen" in a benefit for the Jane Austen Society, 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 25, Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707 W. 47th St., Kansas City, MO. ...

DMA Flute Performance Alum Sophia Tegart Named Instructor at George Fox University

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Sophia Tegart, DMA/Flute Performance 2011, a student of Mary Posses, has been named Instructor of Flute at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon. Located 23 mi...

Kevin Maret, DMA, Percussion Performance, 2011 in the YouTube Sensation "Sidewinder", USAF

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Kevin Maret, DMA, Percussion Performance, 2011 (who studied with Jim Snell) participates the band Sidewinder, a YouTube sensation.

Kevin is part of the Uni...

DMA Composition Student Lu Yun In the News

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Second year DMA Composition student Lu Yun has two concertos recorded and released on CD/DVD recently, and two concertos programmed for performances in the 2011/2012 concert season. All these works have won composition competit...

Conservatory Celebrates the Bicentennial of Franz Liszt's Birthday with the Liszt 200 Series

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT

The LISZT 200 Series commemorates the bicentennial of the birth of one of music's great visionaries, Franz Liszt, with a diverse and exciting series of events. Dr. Alan Walker, world-renowned biographer and Liszt scholar, will launch the series wi...

Keyboard faculty Jane Solose in the News

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Keyboard Associate Professor and Chair Jane Solose was the convention artist at the 2011 Kansas Music Teachers State Convention, Emporia State University, June 10-...

Zhou Long's Pulitzer Prize-Winning Opera, Madame White Snake at The Kennedy Center

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT

UMKC Conservatory Composition professor Zhou Long's Pulitzer Prize-winning opera, Madame White Snake will be performed in excerpts by the Washington Nation...

Music Therapy Professor Melita Belgrave To Present At Women in the Arts Conference

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Conservatory Assistant Professor of Music Therapy Melita Belgrave has been selected to present her work, "Engaging Older Adults in the Community through Lifel...

Le Poisson Rouge Founders Speak at UMKC Conservatory Convocation and Interact with Students Aug. 30-Sept. 1

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Justin Kantor, David Handler, and Ronen Givony, founders of New York City's visionary music venue Le Poisson Rouge, will speak at the UMKC Conservatory's Convocation, Tuesday, August 30, 12 ...

UMKC Conservatory Academy Rekindles Its Conservatory Connections Program with the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT

The UMKC Conservatory Academy is pleased to announce that it will renew its Conservatory Connections program with the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art for the 2011-12 academic year.

Co...

Trumpet alum Matthew Vangjel Appointed Assistant Professor

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT
Matthew Vangjel, (DMA trumpet, 2010) has been appointed assistant professor of high brass, teaching trumpet, horn and jazz band at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. Congratulations, Matthew!...

Composition Faculty Paul Rudy Awarded Commission

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT

The New Music Institute of Kansas City has awarded a commission to Paul Rudy's new work Martian Chronicles,...

Conservatory Alumni Perform and Record for First Time on Conservatory's New Richard Cass Memorial Steinway

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT

David McIntire (DMA, Composition, 2009) who runs publishing imprint Irritable Hedgehog, has released the first commercial recording of Ann Southam's Soundings for a New Pian...

UMKC Conservatory Students and Alumni to Perform in Concert for Global Peace

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT

The International Visitors Council of Kansas City presents the 2011 Citizen Diplomacy Award to the Layne Christensen Company in recognition of its humanitarian role in freeing the miners trapped in the collapsed mine in Chile. The Citizen Diplo...

Conservatory Piano Technician Kent Swafford Wins 2011 Golden Hammer Award

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 05:00:00 GMT

The Piano Technicians Guild has awarded UMKC Conservatory piano technician Kent Swafford the Golden Hamm...

Composition Alum Scott Blasco Gets Full-Time Teaching Position

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Scott Blasco (DMA Composition, ABD) has accepted a full-time teaching position at Washington State University as an instructor of music, theory and composition, starting in August 2011.

Please check the Rebecca Sherburn, has been promoted to chair of the music department at Harding University, Searcy, Ar...

Conservatory Alumni and Staff Win Rocket Grant from Charlotte Street, 2011-12

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Conservatory alumni and staff have been awarded a $4,000 Rocket Grant from the Charlotte Street Foundation, Kansas City, MO.

Awardees include Daniel Eichenbaum, (DMA, Composition, 2010) Bob Riddle, Cheryl Melfi (Conservatory Academy staff)...

Composition Faculty Paul Rudy On NPR

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

UMKC Conservatory Professor of Composition Paul Rudy, who has been in residence at the American Academy in Rome for the past year as the Elliott Carter Rome Prize F...

Conservatory Academy Summer Workshops, Festivals, Camps, Classes, Concerts...And MORE!

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

The Conservatory's Academy is chock a block full of summer activities, classes, workshops, and concerts.

Musica Aestas, the summer concert series concerts are free and correspond with activites planned for UMKC Summer Composition ...

Composition DMA Student Tatevik Amiryan Wins Armenian First Prize

Tue, 31 May 2011 05:00:00 GMT

UMKC first year DMA Composition student Tatevik Amiryan won the Armenian Allied Arts Competition First Prize with her vocal cycle Four Songs after Hamo Sahyan and 2 other so...

Want a Bobby Watson Free Ring Tone? Check it out.

Thu, 26 May 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Grammy-nominated jazz saxophonist Bobby Watson composed the theme music for KCUR's Up To Date with Steve Kraske.

Now you can download Bobby's comp...

Conservatory horn student Brett Hodge Performs with Kansas City Symphony

Thu, 26 May 2011 05:00:00 GMT

On May 25, 2011, Brett Hodge, a UMKC Conservatory student (BM in Horn Performance, '14), debuted as a concerto soloist with the Kansas City Symphony under the direction of Michael Stern. Brett was one of two co-winners of the 2011 Kansas City Symp...

Composition Alum William J. Lackey Chosen as 2011 McKnight Visiting Composer

Mon, 23 May 2011 05:00:00 GMT

UMKC Composition alum William J. Lackey (DMA Composition, 2009) has been selected as a 2011 McKnight Visiting Composer with the
Wed, 18 May 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Zhou Long, UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance Professor and winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Music for his opera Madame White Snake, is a featured guest on KCPT’s new prime time...

Conservatory Composition Students/Compositions Selected for Beijing's Young Composer Project

Fri, 13 May 2011 05:00:00 GMT

The Beijing Modern Music Festival, which presents its 2nd annual Young Composer Project during the BMMF 2011, held at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing has chosen seven winning compositions.

Of those seven, THREE

KC Symphony music director receives honorary doctorate, presents commencement address

Wed, 11 May 2011 05:00:00 GMT

The UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance presented Kansas City Symphony Music Director Michael Stern with an honorary Do...

2011 Pulitzer Prize Winner Zhou Long Honored at ASCAP Concert Music Awards

Thu, 05 May 2011 05:00:00 GMT

2011 Pulitzer Prize Winner (for the opera Madame White Snake) for Music Zhou Long is honored at the ASCAP Concert Music Awards 2011, Tuesday, May 24,...

Conservatory's Muriel McBrien Kauffman Awards Announced

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

The late Muriel McBrien Kauffman established an endowment at the Conservatory to reward outstanding facuty and staff through excellence in teaching and service awards. The first awards were presented in 1991 and these prestigious honors cont...

Vocal DMA and Artist Certificate Students Achieving Excellence!

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT
Kristin Griffeath, (DMA, voice performance, May 2011) has accepted a position as Assistant Professor at Southwestern Oklahoma State University teaching applied voice and Music History. Artist Certificate candidate Angela Gribble will start 2012 ...

Conservatory Alum and Composer Mikel Rouse On Campus to Receive Award and Give Master Classes

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Mikel Rouse is the Conservatory of Music and Dance’s 2011 Alumni Achievement Awardee. He is on campus April 26-29, 2011 to receive his award.

While on campus, he will present 2...

Zhou Long Wins Pulitzer Prize!

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Zhou Long, UMKC Conservatory Research Professor of Music Composition was just awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Madame White Snake, which premiered on February 26, 2010 ...

Kansas City Star Story on Conservatory/Kansas City Symphony Reading Day

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Steve Paul, arts editor of the Kansas City Star delivers an excellent article on the Conservatory's Reading Day exchange between three Composition students, Brian Egan, Leah Sproul Pulatie, and Scott Blasco, and the Kansas City Symphony, ...

Conservatory vocal students Heather Phillips and Stephen Fish Appear in KC Lyric Opera's Marriage of Figaro

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Conservatory vocal students Heather Phillips and Stephen Fish appeared in Kansas City Lyric Opera's production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, April, 2011, through the Lyric Opera Apprentice Program, a partnership with the UMKC Conser...

Composition Professor Jim Mobberley Wins Charlotte Street Generative Award

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Curator’s Professor of Music James Mobberley has won a 2011 GENERATIVE PERFORMING ARTIST AWARD, from the Dale Morehouse, a native Floridian, will perform in the season-ending concert of the

Kansas City Symphony Music Director Michael Stern to Receive Honorary Doctorate

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

The UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance is pleased to announce that Kansas City Symphony Music Director Michael Stern will receive an honorary Doctor of Musical Arts from the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance, May 7, 2011 at Spring Commencemen...

Kansas City Symphony/UMKC Conservatory Composition Program Reading Session

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

On Friday, April 8, 2011, 10 a.m., in White Recital Hall, members of the Kansas City Symphony, led by Associate Conductor Steven Jarv read three new works by UMKC Conservatory composition s...

Conservatory Faculty Andrew Granade Has New Publication

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

S. Andrew Granade, Ph.D., Area Coordinator and Assistant Professor of Musicology has just published "When Worlds Collide: Harry Partch's Encounters with Film M...

Conservatory Cello Student Jeff Millen Wins Prize in MTNA National Chamber Music Competition

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Conservatory student Jeff Millen, a junior cello performance major, is a member of the Kammer Trio (a string trio) which won 2nd Prize in the MTNA National Chamber Music Senior Division, Milwaukee, WI, the weekend of April 2, 2011.

The Ka...

UMKC Conservatory Vocal Student Chris Carr Wins In Naftzger Competition

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Chris Carr, graduate student of Conservatory faculty Vinson Cole, won the vocal division of the annual Naftzger Young Artists Auditions Competitio...

Dance faculty Paula Weber Invited to National Choreographers Initiative 2011

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

UMKC Conservatory dance faculty member and department chair Paula Weber has been invited to participate in the National Choreographers Initiative, July 12-30, 2011...

Richard Cass Steinway Dedicatory Concert, May 1, 2011

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

The UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance is pleased to announce the purchase of three new Steinway grand pianos which were delivered to the Conservatory March 28, 2011.

Members of the Conservatory’s keyboard faculty, along with Conse...

Composition Student Yuanyuan (Kay) He Wins 2011 DuoSolo Emerging Composer Competition

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

UMKC Composition first year MM student YuanYuan (Kay) He has won the 2011 DuoSolo Emerging Composer Competition for her chamber work Anti-Dying Away.

The judges appreciated h...

Keyboard Professor John McIntyre Awarded Olson Professorship

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Keyboard professor John McIntyre has been awarded an Olson Professorship effective 2011-2012. As an Olson Professor, Professor McIntyre will continue teaching pia...

Christopher Kelts (Conducting DMA, May 2011) Gets Tenure Track Appointment

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Christopher Kelts (DMA Conducting, 2011) has been offered a tenure track position at Washburn University, Topeka, KS as director of orchestras. He has been interim director, and after a national search, has earned the position. Congrats!
...

UMKC Composition DMA Student Nicholas S. Omiccioli Earns 2nd Place in NACUSA Competition

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

DMA Composition student Nicholas Omiccioli won Second Prize ($100, and a possible performance on a NACUSA National Concert) for his Gestures for solo flute in the 2010 Young Composers Competition.

The judges were Daniel Kessner (P...

Conservatory Faculty William Everett and Steve Davis Participate in the Annual CBDNA Conference, Seattle, WA

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Musicologist William Everett and Director of Bands Steven D. Davis, along with 1...

Composer Chen Yi's New Commission Will Open the KC Symphony's Subscription Season in New Kauffman Center

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 06:00:00 GMT

World-renowned composer and Conservatory Composition faculty member Chen Yi has been commissioned by the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation to write a new piece fo...

Narong Prangcharoen (DMA, Composition) Composition Performed in Beijing Modern Music Festival and More

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Narong Prangcharoen's piece Tri-Sattawat (winning Annapolis Charter 300 International Composition Competition in 2008) will be performed at the Concert Hall of China National Centre for the Performing Arts (known as the Egg) May 22, 2011...

Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company to Perform at Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 06:00:00 GMT

UMKC Conservatory's dance company in residence, the Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company will celebrate Roxy Paine’s Ferment with two performances infused with intens...

Bobby Watson Inducted into The Kansas Music Hall of Fame

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 06:00:00 GMT

The Conservatory's William D. and Mary Grant/Missouri Professor of Jazz Studies Bobby Watson was inducted into

Help the Conservatory Honor the Memory of Professor Emeritus Gerald Kemner

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 06:00:00 GMT

The late Dr. Gerald Kemner, Professor Emeritus of Composition, was a beloved and respected member of the faculty for more than 30 years. Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, the Conservatory has an opportunity to award an annual Gerald...

UMKC Guest Composer Matthew Burtner Debuts RAT at UMKC in the New Student Union

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Guest composer Matthew Burtner debuts RAT in Kansas City. On March 11, 2011 RAT, the Radical Arts Technology Ensemble will perform on UMKC’s campus at...

Composition Alum Nate Riebli's Opera "Rock Hard Woman" Featured on Opera Vista.com

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 06:00:00 GMT

UMKC Composition alum Nate Riebli (MM Composition, 2009) has written a 15 minute chamber opera, Rock Hard Woman, which is influenced by comic books.

The opera is a semi-finalist (one of six) in this year's Opera Vista competitio...

UMKC Conservatory Academy Kids Club March 26 Features Bryan Busby and New Horizons Band

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 06:00:00 GMT

The Conservatory Academy’s March 26 Kids Club performance A Band of Stories will be an exciting extravaganza of music, dance, narration by a local celebrity, and an Instrument Petting Zoo!

Chief Meteorologist James Eakin (DMA, Composition, 2007) will premiere his composition Flowers over the Graves of War, (the hour-long work that was his dissertation), at Carnegie Hall, February 20, 201...

UMKC Wins ArtsEnterprises Awards at National Summit

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Before InstantEncore founder Margo Drakos' keynote speech Monday, Feb. 21, 2011 at the AE National Summit it was announced that UMKC has won the AE Chapter of the Year award for activity,...

Short Film Shows Kansas City Charm

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 06:00:00 GMT

We like this short film about the arts and Kansas City's charisma! Check it out.
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UMKC Conservatory Presents Mozart's Don Giovanni

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Marciem Bazell, assistant professor and director of opera stages Mozart's Don Giovanni March 17-20, 2011.

Bazell will explore the darkness of Don ...

UMKC Conservatory Horn Student Brett Hodge Wins Kansas City Symphony Young Artist Competition

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Brett Hodge, a freshman horn performance and music education student who studies with Ellen Campbell won the ...

Conservatory's Guest Artist Parker Quartet Wins Grammy

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 06:00:00 GMT

The Parker Quartet (which played on the Conservatory's partnership series called Music Alliance with the Friends of Chamber Music

Conservatory's Academy Has Lots of Summer Camp Options for Kids and Teens

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 06:00:00 GMT

The Conservatory's Academy, which interacts with the community through festivals, outreach programs, summer camps and much more, has its summer workshops and programs online.

There are programs for kids and teens alike! Check it out on ...

Mara Gibson, UMKC Conservatory, Premieres New Composition at Nelson-Atkins Museum Event

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 06:00:00 GMT

The UMKC Conservatory and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art celebrate the installation of Roxy Paine's Ferment with a performance of Canopy, a new composition by

Simon Carrington Chamber Singers, With UMKC Conservatory students, Release First Full-Length CD

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Local vocal ensemble the Simon Carrington Chamber Singers, a world-class music ensemble led by renowned artistic director Simon Carrington, has released its first full-len...

UMKC Conservatory Piano Student Wins First Prize in Jefferson City Symphony Competition

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 06:00:00 GMT
Tate Addis, UMKC Conservatory piano student in the Artist Certificate program, won first prize in the Jefferson City Symphony Competition, Saturday, February 5, 2011. He performs Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with the orchestra, Apr...

Composition DMA Student Narong Prangcharoen's Composition Sattha is On Pacific Symphony's 2012 Roster

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Orange County's Pacific Symphony will celebrate living composers, according to conductor Carl St. Clair. "We are bringing back a number of the compose...

UMKC Conservatory Has Strong Presence at 2011 University of Central Missouri New Music Festival / Society of Composers, Inc. Region VI Conference

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 06:00:00 GMT

UMKC Conservatory students and alumni participate in the 2011 University of Central Missouri New Music Festival / Society of Composers, Inc. Region VI Conference, Warrensburg, MO, April ...

Vocal Students Excel at 2011 Kansas City NATS Chapter Vocal Competition

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Congratulations to the Conservatory students (and high school student who studies with Conservatory professors) who excelled at the NATS competition!

Ray Feener students:

Michael Hon, First Place, Div. III (hig...

Composition student Peiying Yuan wins Red Note New Music Festival Competition

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 06:00:00 GMT

UMKC Composition student Peiying Yuan's (MM, Composition, 2010) MM thesis Garapan for chamber ensemble is the winner of the Red Note New Music Festival Composition Competitio...

Composition student Kerwin Young Wins Honorable Mention in Chinese Fine Arts Society Competition

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 06:00:00 GMT

UMKC Composition student Kerwin Young won an Honorable Mention in the Chinese Fine Arts Society's Migratory Journeys International Composition Competition.

Congratulations!
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UMKC Conservatory Guest Composer Matthew Burtner Debuts RAT in Milwaukee

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 06:00:00 GMT

UMKC Conservatory's Visiting Composer Matthew Burtner is weaving together multiple universities, artists, and technology. On February 18, 2011, the RAT (Radical Arts Technology) Ensemble of UMKC will perform its debut concert at the “[...

UMKC Conservatory Vocal Student Is Regional Winner: Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Conservatory vocal student Amanda Frederick, MM in Voice, who studies with Vinson Cole is the Midwest Regional Winner for the Metropolitan Opera National Council A...

Bobby Watson's CD "The Gates BBQ Suite" Resonates

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Lee Mergner, writing for JazzTimes in his Jan. 28, 2011 article Bobby Watson: The Music is Smokin' highlights jazz faculty Bobby Watson and his students who perform on his CD The Gates BBQ Suite, an homage to Gates BBQ, ...

Conservatory Congratulates Concerto/Aria 2011 Winners!

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 06:00:00 GMT

The 2011 Concerto/Aria winners, who will perform with the Conservatory Orchestra February 25, 2011, 7:30 p.m., White Recital Hall are:

Victoria Martirosyan-Fatu, MM piano performance, Russian Federation, <...

Vocal Alum Marcella Caprario Is Busy

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Mezzo soprano and Conservatory alum Marcella Caprario, (MM Vocal Performance, 2006) has performed the role of Cherubino in Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro with NY Streets Opera, was in the chorus of Verdi's La Traviata

UMKC To Host the National Arts Enterprise Summit 2011

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 06:00:00 GMT

The Conservatory of Music and Dance is pleased to announce that UMKC is hosting the national Arts Enterprise Summit, February 19–21, 2011 on the UMKC campus and at Kansas City's Kauffman Conference Center. This is the second annual conferen...

UMKC Conservatory Vocal Students Win Awards at Metropolitan Opera National Council District Auditions

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Two UMKC Conservatory singers received awards at the Metropolitan Opera National Council District Auditions in Kansas City, MO, January 8, 2011. Soprano Amanda Frederick (Philadelphia PA), student of Vinson Cole won $1,000 and was one of four sing...

Chen Yi Composition In Line Up of KC Symphony's 2011-12 Season in New Kauffman Center, NY TIMES Takes Note

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 06:00:00 GMT

UMKC Conservatory Composition professor Chen Yi will compose a new work for the Kansas City Symphony's inaugural season, 2011-12 in the new Kauffman Center for the...

UMKC Conservatory Flute Students Win Top Prizes At MTNA Divisionals

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 06:00:00 GMT

UMKC Conservatory flute performance students of the Conservatory's Mary Posses won two of the three top prizes in the West Central Divisional Round of the 2010-11 ...

KcEMA Awarded Aaron Copland Fund for Music Grant

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 06:00:00 GMT

KcEMA, which was started in 2007 by UMKC Composition students, was just awarded a 2010-11 Aaron Copland Fund for Music Inc. Supplemental Grant for general operating support. The grant was awarde...

Composition Students, Staff, and Alum Perform in "Dark Matter"

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Dark Matter is a collaboration of composers, performers, and scientists including UMKC Composition DMA students Daniel Eichenbaum and Richard Johnson, Conservatory alumna Rebecca Ashe, flu...

Oboe Alum Sara Griffin is Assistant Principal Librarian of the New York Philharmonic

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Conservatory alumna Sara Griffin (BM, Oboe Performance, 1999; DMA Oboe Performance 2004) is Assistant Principal Librarian of the New York Philharmonic. Griffin joined the New York Philharmonic as Assistant Principal Librarian in September 2009. W...

DMA Composition Student Nicholas S. Omiccioli Founds KCContinuum with Conservatory Students and Alumni

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 06:00:00 GMT

KCContinuum was founded by UMKC Conservatory Composition DMA student/composer Nicholas S. Omiccioli to present works by established and emerging international composers written after 1945. KCContinuum believes in promoting the music of today that ...

Conservatory Composition Alumni Successes

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Conservatory alumnus Jesse Allison (DMA, Composition, 2010) accepted the Assistant Professor of Composition position at Louisiana State University. He began his work there Fall, 2010. Chris Biggs, (DMA, Composition, 2010) who was hired as a ful...

Conservatory Dean Peter Witte In the News

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Conservatory Dean Peter Witte has been elected to serve a three-year term on the Committee on Ethics for the National Association of Schools of Music and a three...

Mikel Rouse Is Conservatory's 2011 Alumni Achievement Award Recipient

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Mikel Rouse is the Conservatory of Music and Dance’s 2011 Alumni Achievement Awardee. He will be on campus April 27, 2011 to receive his award.

On January 1, 2011, New Music Bo...

Conservatory Piano DMA Nicholas Phillips Releases New CD

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Nicholas Phillips, (DMA, Piano, 2007) Assistant Professor, Dept. of Music, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire releases new CD, Portals and Passages. Phillips studied with Conservatory professor Robert Weirich.
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Vocal Alum Lauren Braton Has Busy Performance Year

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Lauren Braton (BM, Vocal Studies, 2002, MM Vocal Studies, 2004) who studied with Rebecca Sherburn, had a busy 2010 in Kansas City theater. She was Young Edie Bouvier Beale in Grey Gar...

DMA Composition Student Nicholas S. Omiccioli Wins A New Commission for 2011

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

D.M.A. composition student Nicholas S. Omiccioli was awarded a commission for a new work for string quartet by the

Jazz Festival and George Salisbury Memorial Scholarship Concert, with guest artists Bobby Watson and Horizon, Feb. 4, 2011

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Don't miss the Jazz Festival and George Salisbury Memorial Scholarship Concert, with guest artists Bobby Watson and Horizon, Feb. 4, 2011, 7:30 p.m., Gem Theater, 1615 E 18th S...

Grammy-nominated Parker Quartet Performing at UMKC Conservatory, Jan. 22, 2011

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

The Parker Quartet performs in the Conservatory's Music Alliance series, Saturday, January 22, 2011, 7:30 p.m., White Recital Hall. Hailed by The New York Times...

Musicology Student AnnaMarie Ogunmola To Present Research at National Council for Black Studies Conference, March 2011

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT
Conservatory musicology student AnnaMarie Ogunmola submitted a proposal to the National Council for Black Studies Conference scheduled for March, 2011, and she has been invited to participate. Her thesis research on black female stereotypes as reflec...

New York Times Applauds Conservatory alum Mikel Rouse

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Mikel Rouse is the Conservatory of Music and Dance’s 2011 Alumni Achievement Awardee. He received positive reviews in The New York Times for Gravity Radio, ...

Conservatory Dance Students Invited To Perform in Kansas City Ballet's Giselle

Fri, 03 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Conservatory dance students Danielle Glynn, Pamela Auinbauh, Kelanie Murphy, and Miyesha McGriff have been invited to perform Giselle in March 2011 with the Kansas City Ballet.
...

Conservatory Piano Student Artem Anuchin Maximovich Wins International Prizes

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Artem Anuchin Maximovich, DMA piano student of Jane Solose, won the International Music Prize for Excellence in Performance 2010 and the International Music Prize ...

Composition Alum Xi Wang Has World Premiere of New Work in Dallas

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Xi Wang, who received her M.M. in Composition from UMKC's Conservatory is featured in the Dec. 2, 2010 Dallas Morning News in an article by Scott C...

Conservatory Wind Symphony Invited to Perform at Midwest Clinic 12/2010

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Led by Steven D. Davis, the Conservatory Wind Symphony is invited to perform at the prestigious 64th annual ...

Leon Fleisher to Perform Pieces for Left Hand, Plus Documentary Film Shown at his Dec. 2 Performance

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Thursday, Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m., Leon Fleisher in concert!

Leon Fleisher's exciting program includes music for the left hand and the short, (17 minu...

Composition Alum Lauren Wells Composes Film Score for Documentary Film about Henry Bloch, Founder of H&R Block

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Lauren Wells, BM, Composition, BM, Music Theory 2010, was the winner of a competition to score the documentary film about entrepreneur Henry Bloch, who in 1955 cofounded (with his broth...

Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmelites is IN THE HOUSE!

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Directed by Marciem Bazell, Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmélites is gorgeous tragedy. Set in a cloister during the French Revolution, this tragic op...

Monteverdi's Beautiful "Vespers" Performed Dec. 7.

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Conservatory professor Robert Bode will conduct the Conservatory Singers, along with KC Baroque Consortium, St Louis Baroque, and Sachabuche in Claudio Monteverdi'...

Conservatory Flute Student Achia Floyd Advances in Competition

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 06:00:00 GMT
Achia Floyd, a first-year MM/Flute Performance student who studies with Mary Posses, is one of only 16 performers who have advanced to the Semi-Final Round of the WAMSO Young Artist Competition in St. Paul, MN January 15, 2011. Those invited to this...

Conservatory Alum Hermon Mehari Is Making Things Happen

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Conservatory jazz trumpet alum Hermon Mehari is on the move globally. His group, The Diverse Trio, (Hermon Mehari - Trumpet (alum), Ryan Lee - Drums (student); Ben Leifer - Bass (alum)) completed a month long residency in Paris June 2010. It incl...

Author and cultural commentator Norman Lebrecht to speak at the Conservatory on November 18, 2010.

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Norman Lebrecht, author of Why Mahler? will speak at the Conservatory about how composer Gustav Mahler's ten symphonies changed the world. 2010 is the 150th anniversary of Mahle...

Conservatory Piano Students Win at MMTA Collegiate Auditions

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Two Conservatory piano students won first place in the MMTA Collegiate Auditions held last week at Truman State University. Congratulations to Artem Anuchin Maximovich, winner of the Piano Graduate Division (student of

Conservatory Flute Students Win at MNTA

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Two UMKC Conservatory Flute students recently won State Rounds of the MTNA Young Artist Woodwind Competition. Second-year MM/Flute Performance student Katie Howard won the Missouri State Round of the competition last week, which ...

Composition Student Nicholas Omiccioli Gets Nod

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Conservatory DMA Composition student Nicholas Omiccioli was selected for the Society of Composers, Inc. National Conference at the University of South Carolina, November 11-14, 2010. The conference will feature Omiccioli's Invisible Worlds<...

Conservatory Composer Zhou Long's Opera Madame White Snake Gets Review at Chinese Premiere in CNTV

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT

UMKC Conservatory and world-renowned composer Zhou Long's first opera, Madame White Snake op...

Faculty Benny Kim Performs with Miami String Quartet at Carnegie Hall

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Faculty member/violinist Benny Kim performs with the Miami String Qu...

UMKC Conservatory's Graduate Fellowship String Quartet to Perform Steve Reich's "Different Trains" at Kristallnacht Commemoration

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The UMKC Graduate String Quartet, led by cello faculty Carter Enyeart will perform at the Jewish Community Center

Conservatory Professor of Voice Vinson Cole

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT
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Vocal Alum Katie McCreary Joins National Touring Cast of Avenue Q

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Vocal alum Katie McCreary has joined the national touring cast of Broadway's wildly successful musical Avenue Q. She will be in the ensemble covering Gary Coleman. Congrats to...

Composer/Alum David McIntire Releases New CD on His Record Label, "Irritable Hedgehog"

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT

To celebrate the launch of its new cd label, Irritable Hedgehog music announces the release of Tom Johnson’s An Hour for Piano. Composed in 1973, this work has earned a position as one of the most important and influential works o...

Kansas City Star Reports on UMKC Concert Jazz Band's Trip to Japan

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Kansas City Star columnist Steve Penn gives a healthy shout out to Bobby Watson's talented jazz students who are traveling to Japan to perform in a cultur...

Conservatory and Kansas City Symphony Create New Partnership

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo—The Conservatory of Music and Dance and the Kansas City Symphony are pleased to announce a new partnership between the two organizations. Throughout the 2010–2011...

Professor Joe Parisi Co-Conducts the Cleveland Winds Season-Opening Concert Oct. 18, 2010

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Joe Parisi is invited to conduct the opening concert for the Cleveland Winds, Oct. 18, 2010. Founder and ...

Professor and Tenor Vinson Cole Gets Excellent Review in Cleveland

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT

World-renowned tenor and Conservatory professor Vinson Cole, who will perform at the Conservatory's illustrious gala, Crescendo 2010, Oct. 30, 2010, received an

Faculty and composer Zhou Long's Composition Performed by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Zhou Long's The Rhyme of Taigu is currently performred on the SINGAPORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA EUROPEAN TOUR 2010. Their schedule includes Oct 11 Royal Festiv...

Clarinet Professor Jane Carl in Concert with the Chamber Music Society of St. Louis

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Jane Carl performs with the Chamber Music Society of St. Louis October 19, 2010, 7:30 p.m. Kranzberg ...

Steven Jarvi Conducts the Conservatory Orchestra Friday, Oct. 15, 7:30 p.m.

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Steven Jarvi, the Bruno Walter Associate Conductor of the Kansas City Symphony takes the stage in White Recital Hall Friday, Oct. 15, 7:30 p.m. to conduct the Conservatory Orchestra. The ou...

Bobby Watson's Gates BBQ Suite Gets Wall Street Journal Stamp of Approval

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Well-known and beloved Conservatory Jazz professor Bobby Watson gets a rave review for his new recording and his performance at New York City's Dizzy's Club Coca-C...

Conservatory Dance Students Asked to Perform in KC Ballet's Beloved Nutcracker

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Conservatory dance students have been asked to perform in the Kansas City Ballet's beloved annual production of The Nutcracker again this year. The ...

Sphinx Chamber Orchestra Gets Excellent Shout Out in the New York Times! See them here Oct. 24!

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Here's some of what Allan Kozinn has to say about them: "The SPHINX ORGANIZATION, established in 1996 and based in Detroit, is devoted to cultivating a passion for classical music in black and Latino students. Mainly, it does this in the mo...

George Crumb Festival Wins "Best Classical Music Festival, 2009" in the Pitch's "Best of" Issue.

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Organized by Conservatory DMA composition student Nicholas S. Omiccioli, the George Crumb Festival gets a well deserved best of mention in Kansas C...

Dance Alum Erik Sobbe Dances with KC Ballet and More

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Erik Sobbe (BFA, dance, 2010) will perform in George Balanchine's Slaughter on Tenth Avenue with the Kansas City B...

Director of Choral Studies Robert Bode's Choral Arts Gets Rave Reviews

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Faculty member Robert Bode, who directs Seattle's award-winning group Choral Arts has an outstanding revi...

88 Keys! Help us Purchase a Steinway

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Purchase a piano key and you’ll help the Conservatory acquire a new Steinway “D” Concert Grand!

You can pay tribute to the rich legacy of the Conservatory Keyboard Studies program with your purchase of one or more of the...

Composition DMA student Narong Prangcharoen's "Phenomena" Opens the Oregon Symphony Season

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Narong Prangcharoen's "Phenomena" opens the Oregon Symphony subscription season concerts October 2, 2010.

Prangcharoen’s music has been performed in ...

Mark Your Calendars for Crescendo 2010, Our Annual Gala

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Mark your calendars for Oct. 30, 2010, 6 p.m., Hyatt Regency Crown Center. The Friends of the Conservatory of Music and Dance host the Conservatory's annual gala to raise money for Conservatory scholarships. The program features outstanding perf...

Professor Joe Parisi is Special Guest at Baylor University's Music Education Convocation

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Joe Parisi, Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance, where he serves as Chair of Music Education and...

Oboe MM alumna Melissa Pena Gets Assistant Professor Position

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Melissa Pena (MM Oboe Performance) is Assistant Professor of Oboe at the University of Northern Colorado (Greeley). She is principal oboe in the live performance of the Mozart Gran Partita and C Minor Serenade as part of the Church of Beethoven S...

Composition DMA student Brad Baumgardner to Have Premiere at National Conference in FL

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Brad Baumgardner (a DMA composition student and the 2010 Kauffman Graduate Assistantship Award winner at UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance) will have the premiere performance of the first three movements of his clarinet quartet "Four Impos...

California jazz artist Mel Martin Gives Master Class

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Bay area jazz artist Mel Martin gave an excellent jazz master class for Bobby Watson's jazz students September 22, 2010.
...

Conservatory Dance Student Erin Kane Receives Full Scholarship to study at UMKC

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT
Dance student Erin Kane received the first Jonathan Phelps Memorial Scholarship from New Jersey's Vineland Regional Dance Company. Erin plans to attend the Conservatory of Music and Dance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where she receives ...

Sphinx Chamber Orchestra Performs and is in Residence at the UMKC Conservatory

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Sphinx Chamber Orchestra, with the Harlem Quartet, will perform on the Conser...

MET Opera coach George Darden is Kauffman Visiting Artist in September

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT

George Darden, pianist/accompanist and Met opera coach, is this year's first Kauffman Visiting Artist. He will be on campus three separate times, including the week of Sept. 27, 2010, and the weeks of Jan. 24, 2011 and January 31, 2011. Sopran...

Composition DMA student Feinan Wang Has Premiere in China

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Feinan Wang (2010 first year DMA composition student who holds a BA from the Beijing Central Conservatory of Music and a MM from Yale University) will have the Chinese premiere of her chamber work "Pisces Monodrama" for voice and mixed e...

Barr Laureate Stephen Hartke is Back at the Conservatory, Oct. 2010

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Composer Stephen Hartke is back on the UMKC Conservatory campus October 20–22, 2010 as the Composition department's Barr Laureate. This is his third residency on campus. He will g...

Oceans/Elements: Interactive Ecoacoustics in The World, Matthew Burtner, October 20, 2010

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Composer-in-Residence Matthew Burtner will present his performance "Oceans/Elements: Interactive Ecoacoustics in the World" October 20, 2010, in White Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. The con...

Jazz & BBQ

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Don't miss the annual Jazz & BBQ hosted by the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance's Jazz Friends October 10, 2010. This exciting fundraiser benefits the renowned Jazz Studies Program at the Conservatory. Leon and Maggie Jacobs are the hono...

Music Therapy Graduate Student Alaine E. Reschke-Hernández, MT-BC Featured in Perspectives Magazine

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Music Therapy Graduate Student Alaine E. Reschke-Hernández, MT-BC, who is also a Graduate Teaching Assistant with the Conservatory's Music Therapy faculty, is featured in the UMKC alumni magazine Perspectives for her work as a music therapi...

Keyboard Studies Alumni Reunion Weekend and Richard Cass Tribute Concert October 1–2, 2010

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Conservatory Alumni Association is thrilled to host the first UMKC Conservatory keyboard studies alumni weekend! The weekend is packed with exciting activities culminating in the tribute concert Saturday evening honoring the legacy of both Ri...

UMKC Conservatory Announces Fall 2010 Trumpet Residencies

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Acclaimed trumpet players Tom Hooten, Jennifer Marotta and Mark Hughes will be on campus dur...

Bobby Watson to Appear on KCUR's Friday Night Fish Fry, Oct. 8, 2010

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Bobby Watson will appear on Chuck Haddix's Friday Night Fish Fry, Friday, October 8, 2010, on KCUR 89.3, 8 p.m. Watson will provide musical teaser for the 9th ann...

Call for Scores: New Horizons Composition Contest

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Conservatory, in partnership with the Howard and Patricia Barr Institute for American Composition Studies and the Roeland Park New Horizons Band announces a Call for Participation in the inaugural New Horizons Band Composition Contest. Compose...

Daniel Eichenbaum and Maurcio Salguero Win Inspiration Grants From KCArtsFund

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT

DMA composition student Daniel Eichenbaum, and DMA clarinet performance student Maurcio Salguero, who partic...

Melita Belgrave's Group, Forever Young: Landon's Lifetime Music Makers, Performs Friday August 27, 2010

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Melita Belgrave, Assistant Professor of Music Therapy, who leads the singing group of seniors, "Forever Young: Landon's Lifetime Music Makers" leads her...

DMA Composition student Nicholas S. Omiccioli is featured in NYC concert series

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Nicholas S. Omiccioli (DMA Composition) will be featured on the Vox Novus Composers Voice Concert Series on August 29th in New Yo...

Chen Yi Is One of 18 Leading Composers Commissioned by Seattle Symphony for Gerard Schwartz's Farewell Season

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Conservatory professor and world-renowned composer Chen Yi has been commissioned to create a new work, along with 17 other leading American composers, as part of t...

Conservatory Alum Chris Thompson is Voted Arkansas Teacher of the Year

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT
Dr. Chris Thompson, Associate professor of Music at Williams Baptist College, Walnut Ridge, AR, was voted 2010 Music Teacher of the Year by the Arkansas State Music Teachers Association. Dr. Thompson received a BM from the University of Kansas, an M...

Conservatory Orchestra Invited to Play at ASTA National Conference March, 2011

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The prestigious Conservatory Orchestra, under the direction of Robert Olson, has been invited to perform at the American String Teachers Association Conference in ...

Piano professor Jane Solose joins the distinguished international roster of Steinway Artists

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Conservatory piano professor Jane Solose is recognized by Steinway & Sons. Brian Hunter, director of concert and artist activities writes in a letter to Dr. S...

Alum Christopher McKiggan Featured in Cosmopolitan Magazine, Thailand edition

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Piano alum Christopher McKiggan (BM, piano performance, 2010) is featured in the Thailand edition of Cosmopolitan Magazine.
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Conservatory alum Jeremy Levy won the Sammy Nestico Award for a New Jazz Composition

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Jeremy Levy (BM, trombone performance, 2001) won the United States Air Force Band's Sammy Nestico Award. Named after former director of the Airmen of Note and famed jazz arranger/composer/ orchestrator Sammy Nestico, this competition is a call fo...

Dr. William Everett Gives Opera Talk at Bard College

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Check out Dr. Everett's opera talk on "The Chocolate Soldier," Oscar Straus's 1908 operetta.
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Alum Karen Fremar and Student Sarrah Cantrell Perform at NY's Tavern on the Green

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT

On Sept. 20, 2009, at Tavern on the Green's Terrace Room in New York City's Central Park, the American Accordionists’ Association presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Faithe Deffner for her extraordinary contributions to the accordion...

James Eakin (DMA Composition 2007) Will have Lincoln Center Premiere in 2012

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT

James Eakin's composition "Flowers Over the Graves of War" premieres at Lincoln Center, Spring 2010. The cantata, written for mixed choir and orchestra was Eakins' dissertation composition. Eakins is working with Hollywood, writing mus...

Chen Yi, Just back from China's ISME Conference, is featured in China's "Global Times"

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT
Jiang Wanjuan notes in her article on Chen Yi, that over 3,000 people attended Chen Yi's keynote address "My music journey to the world," at the 29th International Society for Music Education world conference. The conference hosted over 7000 music p...

Bobby Watson's Gates BBQ Suite Gets Some Hot Press

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT

All About Jazz.com and The Pitch give Bobby Watson's "Gates BBQ Suite" some excellent shout outs. Bobby Watson continues to make international news. The Conservatory Concert Jazz Band, under Watson's direction, has been invited by th...

ArtSounds 2010–11 Receives CMS Community Seed Grant

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

ArtSounds, a collaboration developed by Conservatory composition faculty Mara Gibson and Paul Rudy has been selected to receive a College Music Society Community Seed Grant for this 2010–11 season. Initiated by faculty from UMKC’s C...

Piano MM Graduate Yang Ding Wins in Ohio

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Piano graduate Yang Ding, who studied with Robert Weirich won 5th place at the World Piano Competition held July 13–17, 2010, Cincinnati, OH. Yang Ding is from Shenyang, China and will attend University of North Texas, Fall 2010 as a doctor...

DMA Composition Student Jason Bolte is TEM Finalist and Only American in Finalist List

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Jason Bolte has been named an electro-acoustic finalist in the Taukay Edizioni Musicali and Delta Produzioni Associazione Culturale International Competition for Composers Cittá di Udine, Eighth Edition (2010):

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Chen Yi Gives Keynote Address at the ISME 29th World Conference, Bejing, 8/2/2010

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

World renowned composer and Conservatory faculty Chen Yi gives a keynote address at the International Society for Music Education world conference August 2, 2010. The conference in Beijing runs August 1–6, 2010. Born in Guangzhou...

Chen Yi's Ge-Xu Reviewed in Chicago Sun-Times

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Chen Yi's Ge-Xu is mentioned in Andrew Patner's "Zhang Sharp with buoyant music" review in the July 10, 2010 Chicago Sun-Times. Chinese conductor Xian Zhang directed the Grant Park Orchestra during their Grant Park Music Festival.&...

Jazz & BBQ 2010

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Call now for your tickets to this hot event! Bobby Watson and the Conservatory Concert Jazz Band will own that stage!

October 10, 2010.

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Conservatory Alumni Giving Supports Scholarship and Much More

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

In addition to scholarships, our Alumni Fund dollars funded important student travel this past year, including:

The Fellowship Brass Quintet performed at the Coleman Competition in California.

A Tuba Euphonium Ensemble performance ...

Piano MM Graduate Yang Ding Receives Fellowship and Awards

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Yang Ding (M.M, piano performance 2010) who studied with Robert Weirich was awarded a full scholarship and teaching fellowship to join the piano department of University of North Texas as a DMA student Fall, 2010.

He also received first pr...

Conservatory Welcomes Visiting Composer, 2010–11, Matthew Burtner, U. of Virginia (7/19/2010)

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Through the work of Conservatory faculty Paul Rudy and Jim Mobberley, the Conservatory is pleased to announce that Dr. Matthew Burtner will serve as visiting composer for the 2010–11 academic year. Dr. Burtner is associate professor of...

In Memoriam, Richard Harriman, Arts Presenter

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Richard L. Harriman, Kansas City’s beloved performing arts impresario, died on Thursday, July 15, at Liberty Hospital in Liberty, Mo., at the age of 77. Harriman had leukemia. Over the past 45 years, Harriman’s namesake organ...

Vocal Alum Christine Hemphill Hired as Children's Choir Director

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Christine Hemphill (BM Vocal Performance 2004) was recently hired as the Children's Choir Director at the Webster Groves Presbyterian Church. Webster Groves is a suburb of St. Louis, MO.
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Nicholas Omiccioli Wins Again!

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Congratulations to DMA student Nicholas S. Omiccioli who is First Place winner at the 6th Annual Thailand International Composers Festival Award.
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DMA Composition student Nicholas S. Omiccioli International Finalist

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Nicholas Omiccioli is a finalist in the 2010 Earplay Donald Aird Memorial Composers Competition for his work Invisible Worlds for flute and piano. Mr. Omiccioli was one of four finalists selected from 118 entries from 15 different c...

DMA Composition student Zhou Juan Gets Teaching Position at Beijing's Cental Conservatory

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT
Miss Zhou Juan (ABD in the DMA composition program) has been appointed to a full-time teaching position at the Composition Department, Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. She will be a selected fellow composer at four summer composition worksho...

Choral Conducting Alum is Named President of Bethel College

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Congrats to choral conducting alum Perry D. White on being named the 14th President of Bethel College, North Newton, KS.
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Conservatory Trumpet Students Win 1st and 2nd Place in International Competition

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Great week for UMKC trumpets. Student Anna Garcia won 1st place in Solo Competition and Hermon Mehari (BM 2010 Performance, Jazz Studio) won 2nd in Jazz Improv at 2010 International Trumpet Guild in Sydney, Au...

Composer and Academy Director Mara Gibson's Fanfare to Premiere March 2011

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Mara Gibson's Fanfare will be premiered by the Youth Symphony of Kansas City in a March 6, 2011 concert at Johnson County Community College's Yardley Hall. The Youth Symphony received a Kansas Arts Commission Governor's Grant award ...

Conservatory of Music and Dance - Jonathan Borja

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Conservatory of Music and Dance Student Jonathan Borja talks about his experiences.
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Ryan Jesperson Wins UMKC Orchestra Composition Competition

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Winner of the 2010 UMKC Orchestra Composition Competition is the 10-minute orchestral work "I.Jest" by Conservatory DMA candidate Ryan Jesperson. The work will premiere in 2011 spring semester by the UMKC Conservatory Orchestra direc...

Conservatory of Music and Dance - Christopher Janwong McKiggan

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Conservatory student Christopher Janwong McKiggan talks about why he chose to study at UMKC's Conservatory of Music and Dance
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18th Century Cello Donated to the Conservatory

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Marcia Whitcomb of Denver, CO has graciously donated a cello, circa 1780 made by William Forster, London, England to the Conservatory. The cello, with its deep, rich sound, will be used by Carter Enyeart...

DMA Composition Student Nicholas Omiccioli is Finalist in Thailand Competition

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

DMA Composition student Nicholas S. Omnicioli has been chosen as one of the Finalists for the Thailand International Composition Competition. He will be in Thailand for the final competition July, 2010.
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DMA Composition Student Narong Prangcharoen Chosen for MN Orchestra Composer Institute

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

DMA Composition student Narong Prangcharoen has been chosen to participate in the Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute October 22-30, 2010. Minnesota Symphony has its own Composer Institute and each year they announce the competition for the com...

Musician Vi Tran speaks about the importance of web sites

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

UMKC Conservatory and Kansas City Art Institute students and local arts professors and professionals participated in a 4 week series of discussions and workshops about business skills specific to their artistic practices during Arti...

Clarinet Accomplishments

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

DMA candidate Mauricio Salguero was a 2010 winner of the Artist Presentation Society competition in St. Louis, was one of the few students accepted to perform (for the third year in a row) at the 2010 ClarinetFest, July 21-25, 2010 in Austin, TX, ...

Finding his groove; UMKC Jazz Studies student Hermon Mehari reflects on program

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Hermon Mehari could have gone to school in New York or Boston, but he decided to study jazz in the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dances
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Conservatory of Music and Dance - Erik Sobbe

Sat, 01 May 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Conservatory of Music and Dance student Erik Sobbe talks about his experiences
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Mauricio Salguero Wins at Artist Presentation Society Competition

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Mauricio Salguero, who studies with Jane Carl, was one of the three winners at the Artist Presentation Society competition in St. Louis, MO, April 24, 2010. Artist Presentation Society encourages and promotes exceptional young musicians, giving th...

William Everett Elected Vice President of College Music Society

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Dr. William Everett, Associate Professor of Musicology and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Curriculum has been elected as Vice President of the College Music Society. His term begins January 1, 2011. Congratulations to Bill!
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Remembering Aaron Markarian

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Mara Gibson, Academy Director and Violist Michael Hall Present Concert Series

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Conservatory Music Therapy Professor Dr. Melita Belgrave Awarded Grant

Conservatory Music Theory Students Present Research at Society for American Music Meeting

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Zach Shemon Named New Assistant Professor of Saxophone at UMKC Conservatory

UMKC Jazz Professor Bobby Watson Honored by Howard University

Conservatory Clarinet Student Amanda Hudnall Wins Prize in Michigan Competition

MM Piano Student Matthew Siegel Chosen for Prestigious Bowdoin International Music Festival

Conservatory Conducting Alum to Conduct Nashville Opera's The Magic Flute

Concerto/Aria 2013 Winners!

Composition Faculty Paul Rudy's Martian Chronicles Featured on KCUR 89.3

Concerto/Aria 2013 Finalists Announced

Conservatory Dance Alum Molly Wagner Pens Article for Dance Magazine

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Announcing the Winners of the Kansas City Chorale/UMKC Conservatory Choral Composition Competition

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Conservatory Connections: Light Salon Concerts at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

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