Former Artist in Residence Wins 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Music
Ellen Reid, recent School of Music artist in residence and Oak Ridge, Tennessee native, won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Music for her debut opera, “p r i s m.” The opera addresses the effects of sexual and emotional abuse. “I
Precious Preservation
Article by Julie Beeler & Jeff Roberts Audiology and Speech Pathology Collaborates with School of Music on Hearing Conservation Project Denise Descouzis, a Texas resident and UT audiology alumni (’78), wants to make a difference in the lives of music students. She
Remembering the King of Beach Music
Producer Buzz Cason honors an old friend with Clifford Curry Jr. Scholarship Endowment. On an autumn morning in 1967, the paths of two rock ’n’ roll pioneers—one white from Nashville, one black from Knoxville—crossed at the Cinderella Sound studios in Madison,
Daniel F. McGehee Gives Back to His West Tennessee Hometown
When Knoxville lawyer Daniel F. McGehee, dapper in his bow tie and Atticus Finch seersucker suit, talks about bringing music and the arts to Paris, listeners might wonder at first—until they realize he’s talking about his hometown of Paris, Tennessee,
Tuba Master
In more than four decades of studio work, Jim Self has played in over 1,500 movies, but during his Artist in Residence week in February, Knoxville audiences were treated to a slice of his work as an innovative and versatile
Practicing What She Preaches
It only took thirty seconds for Katie Johnson’s life work—teaching and playing horn—to be transformed. The assistant professor of horn was playing for her idol, Frøydis Ree Wekre, one of the world’s leading horn players and teachers in Frøydis’s home country
Broadening Horizons
Music is a powerful thing. It can lift moods, motivate, and even aid in healing. It also has the power to connect and cultivate understanding among cultures. This is something Loneka Wilkinson-Battiste, assistant professor of music education, has witnessed firsthand. Her first
Smith Selected for TROMP Competition
Alexander Smith (MM 2018) was selected for the 2018 TROMP International Percussion Competition in the Netherlands. This is one of the biggest solo stages in the world for a percussionist his age and he is 1 of 30 selected, 1