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UMKC Theatre Student Hieu Bui's Play Accepted to Festival

Dec 18, 2020

Composition Alum Xinyan Li's New Faculty Appointment

Dec 14, 2020

New Book About Composer Dr. Chen Yi Published

Dec 11, 2020

Flute Alum Virginia Q. Backman Releases CD Featuring Conservatory Composers

Dec 11, 2020

Composition DMA Candidate Shaosheng Li Named Director

Dec 10, 2020

Nick Petrella's Arts Entrepreneurship Podcast Highlighted by NAMM

Dec 10, 2020

Music Theory Faculty David Thurmaier Named Co-Editor

Dec 10, 2020

Music Theory Faculty Thurmaier and Belcher Co-Author Article

Dec 08, 2020

Conservatory Composition Alum Phil DeWalt's Work Selected

Dec 08, 2020

Composition Alum Qi Jing's New Teaching Position

Dec 04, 2020

Composition Alum Tatev Amiryan's Recent Accomplishments

Dec 04, 2020

Jazz Alum Jeremy Levy Nominated for 2021 Grammy

Dec 02, 2020

Conservatory Musicology Faculty Alison DeSimone Wins UMKC Award

Nov 20, 2020

Music Theory Faculty David Thurmaier in U.K. Paper

Nov 19, 2020

Conservatory Composition Alum Jiyoun Chung Wins International Competition

Nov 16, 2020

Jazz Alum Hermon Mehari's News

Nov 16, 2020

Piano Faculty Thomas Rosenkranz On Kansas Public Radio

Nov 12, 2020

Trombone Prof. JoDee Davis Releases new CD

Oct 30, 2020

Conservatory Faculty Nick Petrella and Bloch Faculty Andy Heise Launch a Podcast

Oct 30, 2020

Vocal Alum David Sanchez Selected as Portland Opera Resident Artist

Oct 16, 2020

Conservatory Faculty, Alumni, and Student Collaborate with Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Oct 16, 2020

Composition Alum Christina Butera's News

Oct 15, 2020

Theatre Faculty Logan Vaughn In the Director's Seat

Oct 14, 2020

Piano Faculty Sean Chen in Concert

Oct 07, 2020

Composition Faculty Chen Yi In the News

Oct 06, 2020

Anonymous Donor Pays for Music Therapy Conference Fees

Oct 06, 2020

Music Ed and Wind Ensemble Faculty Joseph Parisi's Busy Fall

Oct 02, 2020

Music Ed Alum Hailey Quinn's New Job

Sep 22, 2020

Music Ed Alum Daniel Craig's New Job

Sep 22, 2020

Composition Faculty Chen Yi's Active Summer

Sep 17, 2020

Music Theory Faculty David Thurmaier's New Publication

Sep 17, 2020

Musicology Professor Andrew Granade's Recent Publication

Sep 16, 2020

Music Theory Faculty Owen Belcher's New Publication

Sep 16, 2020

Conservatory Alum Patrick Oliverio's New Job

Sep 08, 2020

Conservatory Alum Philip Edelman Publishes New Study

Sep 08, 2020

Composition Student Lucy Shirley's Award

Sep 03, 2020

Dance Alum Caroline Meinert Named Artistic Director in Tennessee

Sep 01, 2020

Composition Student Hao Zou Has Piece Chosen for Album

Aug 31, 2020

Composition Alums Dylan Findley and Joshua Hey Are Barlow Commission Winners

Aug 31, 2020

Conservatory Alum Ted King-Smith's New Position

Aug 20, 2020

James Eakin is Composer in Residence

Aug 20, 2020

Composition Alum Tatev Amiryan Is Winner in Competition

Aug 20, 2020

Conservatory Alum Elisabeth Boaz's New Teaching Job

Aug 18, 2020

UMKC Conservatory Welcomes Theatre Faculty Logan Vaughn

Aug 18, 2020

Composition Alum Jonathan Booker's New Position

Aug 11, 2020

Conservatory Alum Andrés Salguero Publishes Book

Aug 06, 2020

UMKC Conservatory Welcomes Dance Faculty Karen Brown

Aug 04, 2020

Conservatory Alum Kade Allenbrand's New Position

Jul 22, 2020

Composition Alum Jiyoun Chung To Teach in Illinois

Jul 16, 2020

Alum Dustin Cates' Recent Publication

Jul 14, 2020

Keyboard Faculty Thomas Rosenkranz Stays Creative During COVID

Jul 02, 2020

Conservatory Conducting Alum David Blon's New Position

Jul 01, 2020

Conservatory Theatre Alum Frank Oakley III Stars in Hit Netflix Show

Jun 30, 2020

Composition Grad Student Diego Rocha Wins New England Competition

Jun 23, 2020

Conservatory Composition Alum Kerwin Young's Two Recent Commissions

Jun 17, 2020

Conservatory Jazz Alum Hermon Mehari Releases New Album

Jun 15, 2020

Conservatory Faculty Lani Hamilton's New Publication

May 26, 2020

Conservatory Alum Garrett Rigsby's Appointment at UC Davis

May 18, 2020

Conservatory Alum Philip Edelman is Maine Music Educators Association Educator of the Year

May 18, 2020

Conservatory's Kauffman Award Winners, 2020

May 15, 2020

Conservatory Artist Certificate Student Aaron Robinson Wins Appointments

May 04, 2020

Music Theory Grad Student Alex Shannon Has Paper Admitted to Conference

May 01, 2020

Conservatory Music Therapy Faculty Dawn Iwamasa and Amy Robertson Present at Conference

Apr 27, 2020

UMKC Conservatory Student Jacob Furry Receives Presser Foundation Undergraduate Scholar Award

Apr 22, 2020

Conservatory Vocal Alum Logan Contreras Appointed Artist in Residence

Apr 21, 2020

UMKC Conservatory Faculty Nick Petrella's Virtual Lessons Blog

Apr 16, 2020

UMKC Conservatory Faculty Alison DeSimone Has Article Published

Apr 15, 2020

Composition Alum Aubrie Powell Accepted to Grad School

Apr 14, 2020

UMKC Conservatory Faculty Andrew Granade Publishes Review

Apr 13, 2020

Conservatory Musicology Grad Student Lacie Eades Wins UMKC Award

Apr 13, 2020

UMKC Conservatory Piano Major Saomek Srithongkum Featured in Thai Publication

Apr 09, 2020

Lacie Eades, MM in Musicology Student Receives Grants

Apr 02, 2020

Conservatory Welcomes Dr. Jennaya Robison

Mar 19, 2020

Conservatory Performances Canceled

Mar 13, 2020

Dance Alum Matt Carney is Named Executive Director of San Diego Ballet

Mar 12, 2020

Conservatory Composition Students on the Move

Mar 05, 2020

UMKC Saxophone Studio Performs at NASA 2020 Biennial Conference

Mar 05, 2020

Conservatory Staff Jennifer Parker Burrus Receives UMKC Award

Mar 05, 2020

Conservatory Alum Adam Fontana Appointed to SUNY New Paltz

Feb 28, 2020

Conservatory Alum Derek Shapiro Named to Post at Virginia Tech

Feb 28, 2020

Conservatory Dance Student Erica Lohman Performed with Kansas City Ballet

Feb 28, 2020

Composition Alum Kerwin Young and Next Level

Feb 20, 2020

Conservatory Alum Dr. Anthony LaBat Wins UMKC Staff Award

Feb 19, 2020

Composition Alum Stacy Busch Wins Charlotte St. Award

Feb 18, 2020

Conservatory's UMKC Theatre Again Named a Top 10 Costume Design Program

Feb 18, 2020

Masters Composition Student Lan Shi Wins Honorable Mention

Feb 10, 2020

Composition Alum Tatev Amiryan Debuts as Composer and Pianist at Carnegie Hall

Feb 10, 2020

Vocal Alum David Sanchez Selected for Carnegie Hall Master Class

Feb 10, 2020

Conservatory Piano Student Matteo Generani Wins Two Prizes

Feb 06, 2020

Conservatory Piano Student Zheyu Crystal Jiang Wins Prize and Performs Internationally

Feb 06, 2020

Trumpet Alum Jen Fox Oliverio to Teach at Oakland University, Michigan

Feb 04, 2020

Undergrads Kyle Connolly and Cody Young Present Original Research

Feb 04, 2020

Composition DMA Student Yunfei Li's Works

Feb 03, 2020

Composition Alum Jiyoun Chung Selected for Missouri Composers Project

Feb 03, 2020

Music Ed Alum Dominic Zanaboni Wins MMEA Outstanding Young Music Educator Award

Feb 03, 2020

Conservatory Alum Stanislav Golovin Is Vandoren Artist

Jan 30, 2020

Music Therapy Alum Andrea Wentzel Dalton voted to AMTA board

Jan 09, 2020

Dance Alum Branson Bice in National Tour

Jan 09, 2020

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