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Cody Goetz (MM 鈥�19, piano performance + pedagogy) was part of the first cohort to graduate from the College of Music with a Graduate Certificate in Arts Administration. Today, he鈥檚 executive director of Mundi Project.

The College of Music has had an alternatively-sized keyboard on loan since April 2023. Recent graduate Abigail Terrill shares how the narrower keyboard is helpful, why it鈥檚 needed and what her thesis research found about the process of transitioning between pianos.

It was a long time coming. Piano Technician Mark Mikkelsen鈥攚ho, for more than eight years, has supported the care and maintenance of the College of Music鈥檚 fleet of 160 pianos, two harpsichords and an organ鈥攚as thrilled when the opportunity arose to rebuild, refurbish and restore one of two fortepianos donated to our college by the late Douglas Taylor and his wife, Avlona, as an in-kind gift in 2019.

At the CU 麻豆影院 Entrepreneurship Center for Music, students can find the skills and tools they need for their music careers. This spring, the ECM awarded $5,820 in grants to support eight student-led professional development and community engagement projects.

Retiring Professor of Harpsichord Robert Hill reflects on his career, the College of Music鈥檚 universal musician mission and the academic community as 鈥渁 formalized laboratory for thought.鈥�

Three College of Music alumni recently launched the Scheherazade Music Festival鈥攁n incubator for innovation and connection through chamber music, pushing the art form forward and bringing performers, composers and audiences together.

Congratulations to first-prize recipient and audience favorite Rinat Erlichman鈥攁nd all winners and participants in the College of Music鈥檚 premier performance competition for outstanding graduate students!

Professor of Music Education and CMEA Hall of Fame inductee James Austin, Professor of Double Bass Paul Erhard, Associate Professor of Trombone William Stanley, and Professor of Piano and former Dean Daniel Sher have dedicated their careers to inspiring up-and-coming musicians and educators. We reflect on their contributions, achievements and legacy with gratitude.

On Feb. 26, undergraduate pianist Jude Dow-Hygelund and graduate soprano Dawna Rae Warren were awarded first prizes in the College of Music鈥檚 annual Honors Competition. Congratulations to all participating student competitors and collaborative pianists!

To support our students鈥� and our community鈥檚 musical development, the College of Music offers summer session courses and richly varied summer programming.