News & Stories
On any given day, School of Music, Theatre & Dance students, faculty, and alumni are performing and directing, designing and producing. They are winning awards and distinguishing themselves in competitions. They are releasing new recordings and publications. They are engaging in innovative research, scholarship, and collaborations. Read about the latest SMTD happenings and get to know members of the SMTD community.
![Daniel Pinilla](https://smtd.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Daniel-Pinilla-Headshot-1024x768.jpg)
Daniel Pinilla to Join the Department of Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation
![Members of the Telegraph Quartet pose holding their instruments, all wearing white with a white background.](https://smtd.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Telegraph-Quartet-3-by-LisaMarie-Mazzucco-1024x752.jpg)
The Telegraph Quartet Begins Three-Year Residency at SMTD
![Ana Maria Otamendi](https://smtd.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/otamendi.jpg)
Ana Maria Otamendi to Join Departments of Piano and Voice & Opera
![André Garner](https://smtd.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Andre-Garner-1024x768.jpg)
André Garner to Join the Department of Musical Theatre
![Logo with block M: School of Music, Theatre & Dance Center for World Performance Studies - University of Michigan](https://smtd.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SMTD-CWPS-featured-1024x683.jpg)
[Campus News] Center for World Performance Studies Recaps 2023-24 and Announces Move to SMTD
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[In the News] Kenneth Kiesler Named a 2024 Winner of The American Prize National Arts Award
![Maurice Draughn](https://smtd.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/MauriceDraughn-web-1024x768.jpg)
Maurice Draughn to Join the Department of Musical Theatre
![Sydney Morton](https://smtd.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sydney-morton-1024x768.png)
Sydney Morton to Join the Department of Musical Theatre
![Aryn Nester performs on trombone on a football field in formation with the Michigan Marching Band](https://smtd.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Aryn-Nester-trombone-major-1024x683.jpg)
[Campus News] Michigan Marching Band Student Spotlight: Aryn Nester, Trombone
![Composite of two headshots with lime green background; SMTD student Emelia Piane and Hedy Lamarr in the 1940s](https://smtd.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Emelia-Piane-Receives-Hedy-Lamarr-Award-1024x768.jpg)
[In the News] Emelia Piane (BFA ’25, PAT) Receives 2024 Hedy Lamarr Achievement Award for Emerging Leaders in Entertainment Technology
![](https://smtd.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Rodriguez_Carlos_IndexImage-e1719261450484.jpg)
[In the News] Carlos Xavier Rodriguez Quoted by CNN about the “iPhone Ringtone That Makes People Cringe”
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