- Dan Ruccia's (Ph.D. composition, 2013) group Cyanotype released Birdsongs of a Necromancer, a digital-only album recorded during the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Composer Paul Leary (Ph.D. 2011) has been promoted to Associate Professor at SUNY-Oswego.
- 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.
- 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.
