The University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance announces that Professor Amanda Majeski will join the faculty as assistant professor of voice in fall 2022. Majeski has established herself as a celebrated interpreter of Strauss, Wagner, Handel, and Mozart. “The Department of Voice is excited to welcome Amanda Majeski to Ann Arbor,” said…

Part 1 “Found Her” Eli Heinen Aaron Snyder, saxophone Eli Heinen, trombone Mercer Patterson, piano Ben Wood, double bass Philip Buchman, drums Transcendental Etude No. 5, “Feux Follets” Franz Liszt Zhengyi Huang, piano KATA KATA Erik Santos Ancel Neeley, percussion Sui Lin Tam, percussion Atlas Mercer Patterson (BFA ’23, jazz studies) Connor Hoyt, saxophone Ryan…

The University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance announces that Professor Leah Frederick will join the faculty as assistant professor of music theory in fall 2022. Frederick is a music theorist specializing in mathematical techniques for the study of musical structure.  Frederick’s recent research examines the relationship between diatonic and chromatic conceptions of…

The University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance announces that Professor Caitlin Lynch (BM ‘02) will join the faculty as assistant professor of voice in fall 2022. An acclaimed performer, Lynch is also a passionate teacher, mentor, and producer. “As an alumna of our vocal program, as well as through her much-lauded successes…

Cellist Alon Hayut (BM ’23) has been named the winner of the 2022 Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance (SMTD). Established by the trustees of the Presser Foundation, this award is given annually to undergraduate students at participating music schools throughout the United States. The winner is selected by…