School of Music, Theatre & Dance’s Ji-Hyang Gwak, a DMA student in Piano Performance, won the $10,000 First Prize at the High Point University Piano Competition in North Carolina, on Saturday, September 7. She performed a recital of Beethoven, Schubert, and Carl Vine as one of three finalists, chosen from a very strong field of pianists all across the United States.
Owen Scales (BFA ’24, musical theatre) has received the 2024 Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award. Presented by the Presser Foundation, the award recognizes exceptional students in music studies at higher education institutions, recognizing those who have “demonstrated...
The University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance announces that Kris Johnson will join the Department of Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation as an assistant professor in the fall of 2024. Johnson is an acclaimed trumpeter, composer, and educator...
The University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance announces that Dr. Caroline Robinson will join the Department of Organ as an assistant professor in the fall of 2024. Robinson is an organist and church musician who has been featured as a solo recitalist...
Last year, Professor Michael Gould was named the recipient of the Harold Haugh Award, given for excellence in studio teaching. As part of the award guidelines, Gould will present a recital and lecture on April 6, 2024, at 7 p.m., in East Quad’s Keene Auditorium. The...