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The Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music welcomes Dr. Patrick Sutton as the new Professor of Practice for Guitar. Dr. Sutton brings an extensive commercial and chamber performance background and is highly accomplished in his respective field as a performer and passionate music educator. An award-winning guitarist, chamber musician and recording artist from Evergreen, Colorado,…
The University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music is pleased to announce Ellen Koziel as our Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Education. Ellen Koziel, PhD, received her BA in organ performance from Radford College and a MM with a concentration in Orff Schulwerk, and a PhD in Music Education from the University of…
The University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music’s Director of Orchestral Activities, Harvey Felder, was recently interviewed by Symphony Tacoma as a part of their interactive video series recounting the history and special moments of the organization’s 75-year history. Felder is Conductor Laureate of the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra (TSO), a position he accepted…
Dr. Josef Hanson, assistant professor in the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music, was recently awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for his project, “Case Study Research on the Motivations and Experiences of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Artist-Entrepreneurs in Memphis, TN and the Mississippi Delta.” Hanson will use this…
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…