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  • George Lam is the Assistant Director of Nevada Humanities, a non-profit organization that serves as the state's affiliate to the National Endowment for the Humanities
  • Jazz saxophonist Todd Bashore recorded a multitrack solo performance of his transcription of Take 6's "A Quiet Place" during the Covid-19 pandemic. He teaches Jazz Analysis at…
  • Thandolwethu will be attending the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami in Fall 2020, to study voice with Kim Josephson.
  • A senior music specialist at the Library of Congress, David Plylar spearheaded The Boccaccio Project in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The project, a series of 10 short videos…
  • Sara Womble made her debut in 2017 with Boston Lyric Opera, performing the role of Barbarina (and covering Susanna) in BLO's production of Mozart's Le nozze di…
  • Candace Bailey (Ph.D. 1992) has been awarded The Kate Winkle Keller Fellowship for Research in Early American Music for 2019-2020.
  • Atlas and Boerner operate SoundPure, a high-end guitar and music gear boutique and recording studio in Durham, NC.
  • Joy's new book, Arnold Schoenberg's 'A Survivor from Warsaw' in Postwar Europe, was released this month from the University of California Press. Calico is Assoc. Prof. of Musicology at the Blair…
  • In 2008 Hirsch received a publication contract through the University of Michigan Press for her book, Hitler's Jewish Orchestra: Musical Politics in the Berlin Jewish Culture League.
  • The American Academy of Arts and Letters 2016 Wladimir and Rhoda Lakond Award in music composition was awarded to Chia-Yu Hsu.
  • Recently described by Opera News as "poetically compelling," "delectably stylish" and "technically refined," soprano Talya Lieberman is…
  • Thom has been accepted a position at Sonoma State University as Assistant Professor of Music.
  • Since graduating from Duke, McStoots has performed around the world with such groups as Boston Lyric Opera, Pacific MusicWorks, Boston Camerata, Handel Choir of Baltimore, New Haven Symphony,…
  • Dr Ken Shifrin (Class of 1974) was President of the Wind Symphony while a student at Duke. A native of Washington, DC, he earned a Ph.D. in Musicology from Oxford University and is …
  • "Ever since I was a boy, classical music has made me weep uncontrollably. I hope The Composer Is Dead does the same for a new generation. It’s certainly either alarmingly original or originally…
  • Kelley Tatro's book, "Love and Rage: Autonomy in Mexico City's Punk Scene," was released by Wesleyan University Press in November 2022.
  • Michael's paper, "Dissonant Harmony and 'Seed-Tones': Organic Coherence in the Piano Music of Dane Rudhyar," will be published in Music Theory Online in June.
  • Lauren DeLucia is Manager of Individual Giving at Symphony Space, NY, NY.
  • David Kirkland Garner's new CD, "Dark Holler," was released by New Focus Recordings on July 28, 2017. The recording features his dissertation piece for large chamber orchestra.
  • Soprano Marlissa Hudson returned to Duke on February 22, 2016 to present a workshop for undergraduates entitled “Where Your Passion Meets Your Purpose” - exploring unconventional…
  • Carl Schimmel has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in the School of Music, Illinois State University.
  • Page Stephens is Assistant Director for Operations at the Butler School of Music, University of Texas at Austin. She is also a performing mezzo soprano and maintains a private voice studio.
  • Kristina Warren (Trinity '11, BA: Music Composition) is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Brown University.
  • Clara Yang (T '11) was granted a Fulbright Graduate Degree Grant to spend time in London, England pursuing a Masters in Music Leadership (MMus) at the Guildhall School of Music and…