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.
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The Telegraph Quartet Begins Three-Year Residency at SMTD
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SMTD Announces Winners of 2024 Concerto Competition
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SMTD to Host International Society of Bassists Convention
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[Campus News] Blindfolded Rubik’s Cube World Champion Sets the Score (On Violin)
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Nicholas Walker to join Department of Strings Fall 2022
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Alon Hayut Named Winner of 2022 Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award
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Michigan Medicine and their approach to the treatment and prevention of performers’ ailments
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SMTD Violist Earns 3rd Prize in 2022 Sphinx Competition
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First year student Ellen Hayashi solos with Utah Symphony
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Competition Winners: SMTD Students in Professor Yizhak Schotten’s Viola Studio Take Top Honors at the 2021 American Viola Society Festival
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Torres named 2021 Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award recipient
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