Jennifer Reeves, Cindy Morris, and Daniel Houston were nominated for Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities for 2012.
New Pacer Singers took their 8th annual concert tour in January 2012, this time to Norfolk, Virginia, Baltimore Maryland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and New York City.
The Four Stikx Clarinet Quartet will tour Thailand in May/June of 2012 as part of a travel study. They will perform and work with faculty at Mahidol University in Bangkok, and will travel to Chaing Mai to work with school children in refugee orphanages.
The University Singers will perform Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana this March.
Katherine Felthauser competed in the 2012 WGI World Championship Ensemble, Music City Mystique.
Tommy Sam competed in the 2012 WGI Independent World group, Gateway.
Katie McClain was the 2012 recipient of $1000 scholarship to the Percussive Arts Society.
Doug Young is a member of the 2012 Rosemont Cavaliers.
Joseph Agee and Robert Elam are members of the 2012 Boston Crusaders.
Erin Ison, Instrumental Music Education Major (graduated Dec. '11) won the Carl Seale Teaching Award given to the 2 most outstanding student teachers at the university across all disciplines.
ACS Quintet toured the north island of New Zealand in May 2011 as part of a travel study. They performed at the New Zealand School of Music as part of a saxophone festival, and worked with school children in rural areas all over the country.
Andrew Moore and Victoria Russell participated in the Tennessee Music Teachers Association collegiate state level piano auditions in November 2011.
Joshua Spaulding’s 2011 composition premiered with UTM clarinet ensemble on their single reed concert.
Joshua Spaulding competed in the 2011 International PAS marimba solo competition.
On November 1, 2012, UT Martin Junior Music Education Major, Josh Spaulding, competed in the Percussive Arts Society International Marimba Competition in Austin, Texas.Spaulding placed 6th in the competition which included university students of all levels including masters and doctoral candidates.Josh performed Chameleon by French composer Eric Sammut.
Rachel Steiner and Tommy Sam were participants in the 2011 Phantom Regiment.
Kerry Durso participated in the 2011 Winter Guard International Finals.
Colby Snider was accepted to 2011 Leith Howard Stevens Summer Marimba and Vibraphone Seminar, New Jersey.
Hamilton Moore was the 2011 UTM Concerto Competition Winner.
The Percussion Ensemble performed a concert at the 2011 TMEA State Conference.
Robert Elam is a member of the 2011 Boston Crusaders.
The UTM choirs perform with the 2011 Jackson Symphony with Dr. Mancusi soloist in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9
Virginia Cherry, named in “Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges” for the 2010-2011 academic year
University Singers performed Beethoven's 9th with the Jackson Symphony in 2010
Three students from the UT Martin Department of Music recently placed in the Memphis District auditions of the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Asha Moody won first place in the Senior Women's Division, Vivian Mak won second place in the Senior Women's Division, and Timothy Johnson won first place in the Junior/Senior Men's Division.
Dr. Elaine Harriss, professor and chair, was named an MTNA Foundation Fellow by the Music Teachers National Association at the 2013 MTNA Conference.
Dr. Elaine Harriss is president of the Tennessee Association of Music Executives in Colleges and Universities.
Dr. Elaine Harriss is a past president of the Tennessee Music Teachers Association and the Tennessee Federation of Music Clubs.
Dr. Julie Hill is a member of the Caixa Percussion Trio (Awarded Drum Magazine's Percussion Ensemble of the Year for 2011)
Dr. Julie Hill has been elected to the position of Second Vice President of the Percussion Arts Society. Her term will begin January 1, 2013. She currently serves as Secretary of the organization.
Dr. Amy Simmons with Dr. Julie Hill premiered two works at the ClarinetFest 2011 in Los Angeles.
Dr. Roberto Mancusi performed in London at St. Martin in the Fields 2011.
Dr. Jessie Thoman is a member of Mirari Brass Quintet, a professional touring group.
Dr Jessie Thoman will be a faculty member at the Ameropa Chamber Music Festival in Prague in summer 2012 (www.ameropa.org)
Dr. Julie Hill received the 2011 Cunningham Teacher/Scholar Award.
Dr. Amy Simmons received the UT 2011 National Alumni Association Teaching Award.
Dr. Amy Yeung 2010 Harold Heiberg Liedersänger Prize, American Institute of Musical Studies (AIMS), Graz, Austria
Dr. Amy Yeung 2010 Solo debut CD accompanied by Dr. Jung-Won Shin (piano)
Rev. Elwood Doss, Jr., RPT was invited to participate in the Theodore F. Steinway Technical Institute at the Steinway Factory, Long Island, NY.
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