Faculty Achievements
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UT Music Professor’s Albums Chart on Amazon’s Best Sellers List
The music of Juan Carlos “JC” Quintero, director of music business and communications in the Natalie L. Haslam College of Music, is making waves in the Latin Jazz world once again. His latest album, Desserts (2023), reached No. 1 on Amazon’s Best Sellers list for Latin Jazz, with Table for Five (2021) following at No.…
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Professor Hillary Herndon Appointed as Director of Sewanee Summer Music Festival
The University of Tennessee’s Natalie L. Haslam College of Music is proud to announce that Professor Hillary Herndon, professor of viola, has been appointed as the new director of the Sewanee Summer Music Festival. Herndon will assume the role following a successful tenure as the festival’s associate director from 2018 to 2024. The Sewanee Summer…
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Professor Jorge Variego Named FY25 Music Fellow
The UT Natalie L. Haslam College of Music is thrilled to announce that Jorge Variego, professor of music and technology, has been honored with the FY25 Individual Artist Fellowship in Music Composition by the Tennessee Arts Commission. This award celebrates Variego’s outstanding achievements in contemporary music composition and his significant contributions to the arts community. …
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Exploring Polyrhythms through Pop Music: Kevin Zetina of UT Music publishes latest book
Kevin Zetina, lecturer of percussion at the University of Tennessee College of Music, has recently unveiled a captivating exploration into the world of polyrhythms within popular music. Titled Polyrhythms Through Pop Music, this book is a testament to his expertise and passion for rhythm. Zetina’s book delves into the intricate rhythms found in popular songs,…
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UT College of Music’s Ryan Lindveit Named 2024 ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Award Recipient
The UT College of Music is proud to announce that Ryan Lindveit, Lecturer of Music Theory & Composition, has been named a recipient of the 2024 ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Award. This esteemed recognition celebrates the exceptional talent and creativity of young composers in the realm of concert music. Lindveit’s award-winning composition, enriched…
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UT Music’s Melinda Crecelius-Lanham and James Fellenbaum Honored at 2024 Honors Banquet
Melinda Crecelius-Lanham, Director of Advising, and James Fellenbaum, Associate Professor of Conducting and Director of Orchestras, were celebrated on Wednesday night at the 2024 University of Tennessee’s Honors Banquet. Each spring, UT takes the opportunity to acknowledge academic and professional excellence. These awards spotlight individuals who embody the Volunteer spirit through remarkable research and…
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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…
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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:
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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…
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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…