The Rockville Brass Band announced the appointment of Jermaine B. Fryer (MM ’20, Euphonium & Music Education) as Music Director. Band President Matthew Wlezien stated,
Amy Carol Branum (BM ’76, Music Education) was the 2026 recipient of the Organization of American Kodály Educators (OAKE) Lifetime Achievement Award. OAKE describes this
Select Peabody alumni will be teaching at the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s YOLA Program this summer, 2025. The YOLA faculty members include Jessica Rivero Altarriba (MM
Sarah Fabian (MM ’18, Music Education) has been named 2025 Yamaha “40 Under 40”, for her Music Education Excellence. Sarah Fabian currently teaches at Gardner-Webb
Tuned-In founder Dan Trahey (BM ’00, Tuba, Music Education) is quoted for his work with El Sistema USA in chapters 4 and 7 of the
Soprano and faculty artist Ah Young Hong (BM ’98, MM ’01, Voice) sings a haunting series of words-as-sounds to open “The Quiet Sound of Making Beds,” a
Michele Paynter Paise (MM ’97, Music Eduation) was awarded the 2023-24 Civic and Community Engagement Award at Morehead State University. Paise is the Music Education
The soundtrack to the Netflix documentary King of Clones, composed by Dan Deacon and released in June, features alumni musicians Peter Kibbe (BM ’12, Cello),
Matthew Rupcich (BM ’90, Music Education) has been appointed the Arcadia Chorale‘s new Music Director, beginning with the 2021-22 concert season.
Dr. Alexander Norris (PC ’90, Trumpet; BM ’90, Music Education) has joined the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, a multiple GRAMMY award winning Salsa and Latin Jazz