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
![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
![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
![](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”
![](https://smtd.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Clague_Mark_IndexImage-1024x768.jpg)
[Campus News] Arts Initiative Names Mark Clague Inaugural Executive Director
![Students perform in a band on stage, some wearing all-black and others wearing blue hoodies](https://smtd.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Concert-Band-Crescendo-Detroit-and-Detroit-Harmony-Hill-Auditorium-March-17-2024-Photo-credit-Peter-Smith-Photography-1024x683.jpg)
Concert Band Collaborates with Crescendo Detroit and Detroit Harmony in a Joint Concert
![Gustavo Souza Marques](https://smtd.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG-20240418-WA0020-1024x766.jpg)
Gustavo Souza Marques to Join the Department of Musicology
![Jonathan A. Gómez](https://smtd.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GomezFacultyPicture-1024x678.jpg)
Jonathan A. Gómez to Join the Department of Musicology
![Herman Dong](https://smtd.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Herman-Dong_4x3.jpg)