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The walls of the Liberty Bowl will once again be filled with the sights and sounds of the Bandmasters Championship October 30th as the competition celebrates its 55th year. As one of the largest and most prestigious marching band events in this region, the Bandmasters Championship consistently draws around 25-30 high school bands and has…
As a double alumnus, the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music is beyond excited to welcome Dr. Jonathan Schallert back to the University in a new capacity as our Community Engagement Coordinator. Schallert moved to Memphis in 2005 to get his Masters in orchestral conducting and horn performance at the School of Music. After graduating…
Sky Macklay (M.M. in Music Composition, 2012) has been awarded with a 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship. Upon completion, she will be joining the composition faculty at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, at John Hopkins University. “She is one of the most prominent composers of her generation,” said Mahir Cetiz, Assistant Professor of Composition and Music Theory…
Memphis-based singer/songwriter, Kelsey Taylor, has been refining her original musical style for the last 3 years. Growing up as a classical pianist, she developed an appreciation for the intricacy and beauty of music at an early age; she began writing in 2019, and has since released an EP (Silencer, 2020) and 3 more singles. Her…
The Illinois State Board of Education recently announced their 2021 Illinois Teacher of the Year Award winner, University of Memphis Alum, Mr. Justin Johnson. The Illinois Teacher of the Year award was created in 1970 to “recognize the best of the teaching profession in Illinois.” Teachers are nominated by “someone with firsthand knowledge of the…