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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…
For nearly six decades, the University of Memphis has hosted the contest of the Mid-South’s top high school marching bands. For nearly six decades, the winner of that competition has laid claim to the most prestigious band championship in the region. Now, for the first time, the grand prize of that competition will have a…
After a year of what felt like isolation to many people, what better way to start the 2021-2022 academic year than with an announcement of a new award encouraging collaboration within the College of Communication and Fine Arts. The Inter-Play Arts Award is an innovation contest hosted by the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music,…
For incoming instructor of double bass Jonathan Colbert, the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music is the latest stop on a musical journey that has taken him around the world and back again. Colbert, a native of Atlanta, GA, comes to Memphis by way of Copenhagen, Denmark, where he spent six years serving as co-principal…
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…