Recent graduate Daniel Ayomide Kumapayi is is the founder of Àkójọpọ̀ Music Foundation, dedicated to bring awareness and support towards instrumentalists and composers in Lagos, Nigeria. Read more

In November, graduate violin student Danqi Zeng and undergraduate violin student Bright Johnston shared the Gold prize, while undergraduate violin student Javier Torres won the Silver prize at the Michigan Chapter of the American String Teachers Association (MASTA) Solo Competition. Both Zeng and Torres are members of Professor Danielle Belen’s violin studio and Johnston is a member of Professor…

Assistant Professor and Chair of Chamber Music Matt Albert is an active performer, a champion of new music, and a dedicated teacher. Read more

Ian Antonio, Assistant Professor of Percussion, has released two new albums with fellow musicians and collaborators in ensembles Yarn/Wire and Wet Ink Ensemble.   Released in October, Inner Garden is an album-length work written by saxophonist Travis Laplante with piano/percussion ensemble Yarn/Wire, of which Antonio is a founding member. Hailed as “mesmerizing and dynamic” by the…