Faculty Achievements
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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…
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Vance Thompson of UT Music Contributes to The Count Basie Orchestra Swings the Blues
Vance Thompson, senior lecturer of studio music and jazz at the University of Tennessee, contributed on the new release of the album The Count Basie Orchestra Swings the Blues. The album, led by musical director Scotty Barnhart, continues the tradition of jazz musician Count Basie with the best living blues and jazz musicians. Thompson’s arrangement of…
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Allison Adams of UT Music Co-Authors Saxophone Textbook
Allison Adams, associate professor of saxophone at the University of Tennessee, has published a saxophone textbook, co-authored with saxophonist Brian Horner. Playing & Teaching the Saxophone: A Modern Approach provides a method for teaching the saxophone that is specific enough to use as a textbook in a collegiate saxophone methods class, simple enough for a band…
