Alissa Galyon

  • Jazz Guitarist & Composer Denin Slage-Koch to join UT College of Music

    Jazz Guitarist & Composer Denin Slage-Koch to join UT College of Music

    The University of Tennessee School of Music is proud to announce that Denin Slage-Koch will be joining our faculty this fall as Lecturer of Jazz Guitar! His slate of professional achievements is long and varied, including three albums of original music, multiple Downbeat Student Music Awards, a 2022 Pathways to Jazz grant award, and a…

  • Composer Ryan Lindveit to join UT College of Music

    Composer Ryan Lindveit to join UT College of Music

    The University of Tennessee College of Music is delighted to announce that composer Ryan Lindveit will join their faculty as Lecturer of Music Theory & Composition.  A composer with credits spanning from commissioned performances to a docuseries soundtrack, Lindveit’s work ranges from orchestral pieces premiered in Carnegie Hall and wind ensemble pieces performed at top…

  • Baritone Stephen Salters to Join UT College of Music

    Baritone Stephen Salters to Join UT College of Music

    The University of Tennessee College of Music is proud to announce the addition of prestigious vocalist Stephen Salters to its vocal faculty as Assistant Professor of Voice. Salters is a widely respected baritone singer with a long list of credits and accolades accumulated throughout his storied career. His evocative performances spanning a wide breadth of…

  • Introducing Our New Interim Associate Director of Choral Activities

    Introducing Our New Interim Associate Director of Choral Activities

    Laura Leigh Spillane is a Doctor of Musical Arts candidate in Choral Music at the University of Southern California, where her fields of study are Choral Music, Musicology, Instrumental Conducting, and Vocology. She serves on the faculty at Saddleback and Scripps Colleges in Southern California, directing the Saddleback Chamber Singers, Claremont Concert Choir, and Claremont…

  • The UT School of Music Gala

    Join us for this black-tie event featuring riveting performances, top-tier food, and lively auctions. All proceeds from this event will fund scholarships in the School of Music to bring the very best student musicians to the University of Tennessee. Purchase your tickets here.

  • University of Tennessee School of Music Announces New Incoming Faculty

    The University of Tennessee School of Music is proud to announce two new faculty hires, who will join the University in August 2023. Jaren Atherholt, Assistant Professor of Oboe Jaren Atherholt joins the University after serving as the Assistant Professor of Oboe at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. She previously served…

  • The UT School of Music presents a special outdoor showcase concert

    The University of Tennessee School of Music is thrilled to announce a special showcase concert in the heart of downtown Knoxville at historic Market Square. This showcase will feature a wide variety of ensembles from across the School of Music, showcasing jazz, woodwind, percussion, brass, and string instruments, with a wide variety of musical styles…