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鈥淎s with anything in life, it鈥檚 important to remember that the road to success is rarely a straight line,鈥� says Reuben Kebede, one of this year鈥檚 Honors Competition winners. 鈥淭hings are likely to work out in your favor eventually if you put in the work.鈥� In this edition of our monthly听Dean鈥檚 Downbeat, John Davis reflects on our students鈥� successes, introduces new violin faculty Alex Gonzalez and celebrates Susan Thomas鈥� BFA Excellence Award. Transcending pandemic burnout, 鈥渙ur faculty offer anchorage through their teaching excellence, and their wonderfully consistent artistic achievements as performers, composers and researchers,鈥� he writes.听听

Photo: Flutist Courtney Badura (BM 鈥�23) and violinist Reuben Kebede (AD 鈥�22) took the 鈥済old鈥� in this year鈥檚 Honors Competition. Honorable mentions include cellist Matthew Wiest and mezzo soprano Gabrielle Razafinjatovo. Congratulations to all who participated!听

• , a new book by the college鈥檚 Director of Choral Studies Gregory Gentry, features 15 highly respected choral conductors from around the world, each answering fundamental questions about how they shaped their achievements. Contributors include former faculty (Joan Cantoni Conlon, George Lynn) and alumni (Charlene Archibeque, Eph Ehly); interviewers also include alumni (Emile Bertram, Corie Brown, Aaron Harp, Paul Thompson).听
• Music Professor Rebecca Maloy to deliver Distinguished Research Lecture: Maloy, professor of musicology and director of the Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies, will deliver her in-person Distinguished Research Lecture, 鈥淐onstructing Sanctity Through Sound in Early Medieval Iberia,鈥� on March 8. Join us!
• Women鈥檚 Leadership Symposium 2022, coming up on March 2: This year鈥檚 theme is Filling Each Other鈥檚 Cups:听Collaboration and Compassion.听Learn more + register
• : Strategic Relations and Communications seeks faculty and staff members to participate in one-hour focus groups, between Feb. 24 and March 1, via Zoom.
• This weekend in our community: NAACP 麻豆影院 County presents the Grammy-Award winning Fisk Jubilee Singers on Feb. 27, 2 p.m. at Macky Auditorium.

• Communicating for student success: and actions for faculty, staff + advisors
• Spring 2022 campus commencement at Folsom Field stadium: Check out ceremony details + logistics 鈥� and stay tuned about the College of Music鈥檚 in-person commencement festivities!
• Stay current with the College of Music in our online newsroom
• COVID-19 protocols on campus: CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 indoor mask mandate remains in effect in public indoor spaces, regardless of vaccination status or 麻豆影院 County mask requirements.