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Brandon Draper's recording dam to burst in 2024
KU School of Music Presents Prairie Winds Festival with The Westerlies
The University of Kansas School of Music is thrilled to announce the Prairie Winds Festival, featuring multiple wind ensembles and the genre-defying brass quartet, The Westerlies. The event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 3, 2024, at the Lied Center in Lawrence, Kansas. ...
Paul Popiel named dean of KU School of Music
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has selected Paul Popiel as the next dean of the KU School of Music. Popiel has served as the interim dean since January. He has been a professor of music at KU since 2010. ...
15 KU students named 2024 Global Scholars
LAWRENCE — From around the world and across diverse academic units, 15 University of Kansas second-year students have been selected as the 2024 cohort of Global Scholars. ...
Opera singer, director aims to embody music’s epic storytelling
LAWRENCE – For Stella Markou, opera is a ticket to a magical world where she can embody not only life’s ecstasy and agony but even inhabit the skin of the greatest singer of all time. ...
The KU Wind Ensemble Receives the 2023 American Prize in Band/Wind Ensemble Performance
Researchers uncover unconscious biases in the music of Carmen Sandiego
LAWRENCE — According to contributing authors in a new book on music for animation, some versions of the popular educational franchise Carmen Sandiego serve to “corroborate the power structures connoted in exoticist and imperialist narratives.”...
University of Kansas School of Music's Interim Dean Paul W. Popiel Embarks on Epic Recording Project
Lawrence, KS - In a remarkable musical endeavor, the University of Kansas School of Music's Interim Dean, Paul W. Popiel, is set to step into the spotlight this fall as he takes on the baton from acclaimed composer James Barnes in Japan. Dr. Popiel will conduct four concerts of all...
A symphony of spectacular sounds: KU School of Music announces Collage Concert for 2023
Get ready for a musical extravaganza like no other as the University of Kansas School of Music proudly presents its highly anticipated Annual Collage Concert! This extraordinary event promises to be an evening of sheer enchantment and artistry, taking place on September 19th, 7:30 p.m. at the Lied Center. Best...
KU Professor works with young musicians in Los Angeles
Professor of Clarinet Stephanie Zelnick recently wrapped up her work as Artist Faculty at the prestigious LA Phil YOLA National 2023 (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles) alongside renowned conductor Gustavo Dudamel and other esteemed faculty members from across the globe. ...
KU Chamber Choir Achieves Remarkable Success at the 27th International Choir Competition in Preveza, Greece
Preveza, Greece - The University of Kansas School of Music proudly announces the extraordinary achievements of its Chamber Choir at the 41st International Choir Festival held in Preveza, Greece. The talented ensemble showcased their exceptional musical prowess and dedication, garnering several prestigious awards across various categories during the week-long event. ...
New system more accurately describes musical shapes
LAWRENCE — Every square is a rectangle. But not every rectangle is a square. ...
KU School of Music announces new Instructor of Trumpet
The University of Kansas School of Music is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Aaron Romm as the new Instructor of Trumpet. He will join Associate Dean/Professor Steve Leisring in leading the KU Trumpet Studio, which has nearly doubled in size in recent years. ...
KU Wind Ensemble advances in national competition
The University of Kansas School of Music is pleased to announce the KU Wind Ensemble, with conductor Paul W. Popiel, has advanced as National Finalist in The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts. ...
Ukraine musicians to participate in KU School of Music program
Two teen trumpet players currently living in Poland due to the war in Ukraine are headed to the KU School of Music for a summer music program. Taia Sniehovska and Yaryna Veresotska, both 16 years-old, will take part in Midwestern Music Camp at the KU School of Music. ...
KU School of Music announces new Assistant Professor of Voice
The University of Kansas School of Music is pleased to announce the appointment of Zachary Devin as its Assistant Professor of Voice. ...
KU School of Music announces new Assistant Professor of Voice
The University of Kansas School of Music is pleased to announce the appointment of Courtney Fletcher as Assistant Professor of Voice. ...
KU School of Music professor promoted to leadership team
The KU School of Music would like to to welcome Steve Leisring to our leadership team as the first Associate Dean for Internationalization and Special Performance Projects. With an impressive global background and a network of valuable contacts, Steve's international experiences will shape the future of our music program as...
Dylan Bassett receives Fulbright Specialist Award to Brazil
LAWRENCE — Dylan Bassett, lecturer of percussion at the University of Kansas School of Music, has received a Fulbright Specialist Award to travel to Brazil, where he will compose works, perform, direct a musical group and teach. ...
KU Jazz students rack up awards at DownBeat Student Music Awards
Please join us in congratulating KU School of Music’s Jazz Studies Program for their recent success at the 2023 DownBeat Student Music Awards (SMA). The awards were announced this month, where KU Jazz Ensemble I was named a Large Ensemble co-winner in the Graduate College division. The Spencer Reeve Trio...