Alissa Galyon

Chih-Long Hu of UT Music Named MTNA Fellow

CINCINNATI, OHIO – Chih-Long Hu, of Knoxville, Tennessee, was honored by Music Teachers National Association as an MTNA FOUNDATION Fellow during the 2024 MTNA National Conference. The MTNA FOUNDATION Fellow program offers a meaningful method of recognition for individuals who have made outstanding contributions to music teaching. The award is bestowed when a peer or…
“Gospel in the Gardens” Concert to Uplift Spirits and Fight Food Deserts

Music enthusiasts and philanthropists alike are eagerly anticipating the upcoming “Gospel in the Gardens” concert, set to take place on Saturday, May 4 at 6 PM at Payne Avenue Baptist Church (2714 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave) in Knoxville, Tennessee. This unique event will feature a performance from the new UT College of Music Gospel…
UT Wind Ensemble to perform during CBDNA/NBA Southern Division Conference

The UT Wind Ensemble, the premier wind band of the College of Music, was selected to perform during the invitational College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) Southern Division Conference. The CBDNA is a grassroots organization that serves a variety of constituents, from the conservatory wind ensemble, to the athletic band, to the small college band,…
Startup funding awarded to Music Business major during Vol Court competition

Robert Troutman, a senior music business major from Lenoir City, Tennessee, earned second place in the Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ACEI) Vol Court competition. Vol Court is a four-week entrepreneurial speaker series that culminates in a 90-second business idea pitch competition. The ACEI, part of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Haslam College of Business, hosts…
UT Trumpet Ensemble invited to National Trumpet Competition

One of the largest trumpet competitions in the world, the National Trumpet Competition features many different competition categories and age groups ranging from very young children to college trumpeters. After a very rigorous and selective application process, the UT Trumpet Ensemble was invited to the National Trumpet Competition’s “large trumpet ensemble” category with their submitted…
UT Jazz professors’ records rank in the Top 10 Jazz album charts

As reported by Roots Music Report and JazzWeek, three UT Jazz professors’ work landed in the Top 10 Jazz album charts:
Hillary Herndon of UT Music named 2024 Individual Artist Fellow

The Tennessee Arts Commission recently named Hillary Herndon, professor of viola at UT College of Music, as their 2024 Individual Artist Fellow in the Music Performance category. The TN Arts Commission’s Individual Artist Fellowship was created to recognize and acknowledge outstanding professional Tennessee artists who, through their work, add to the cultural vitality of the…
Leslie C. Gay, Jr. of UT Music Contributes to Award-Winning Book

Leslie C. Gay, Jr., associate professor of musicology, was a contributing author to the book Audible Infrastructures: Music, Sound, Media, which was awarded the prestigious Ellen Koskoff Edited Volume Prize at the 2023 Society for Ethnomusicology Meeting. The prize is awarded annually by the Society for Ethnomusicology to book collections of ethnomusicological essays of exceptional…
UT Symphony Orchestra named 2023 winner of The American Prize in Orchestral Performance

Founded in 2010, The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts is the nation’s most comprehensive series of contests in the performing arts. The American Prize is designed to recognize and reward the best performing artists, directors, ensembles and composers in the United States at professional, college/university, community and high school levels, based…
Ryan Lindveit’s Composition “Mysterious Butterflies” Wins Fourth Call for Scores

A composer taking inspiration from literature, art, science, technology, and personal experience, College of Music Lecturer Ryan Lindveit is no stranger to accolades accompanying his pieces. But it is safe to say that, with four calls for scores awards, “Mysterious Butterflies” is especially successful. Its most recent win is with the Sacramento State Festival of…