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Contemporary music group Nief-Norf, led by UT percussion faculty Andy Bliss, will be performing at a Big Ears Festival event at the Knoxville Botanical Gardens on April 18 at 2:00pm and 5:00pm.

The inclusion of diverse viewpoints in musical curricula can be a challenge for educators—one that is often made harder by a lack of funding.

Each year, Dean Theresa Lee and members of her cabinet, with help from department heads, recognize faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences for their excellence in teaching, research and creative activity, and lifetime achievements. 

The School of Music's Aulos String Quartet is among seven finalists recently named to compete in the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) national string competition.

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, announced the selection of Elise "Josie" Campbell as a 2021 Marshall Scholar, a prestigious designation awarded to no more than 50 US students each year to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.

The hour before the announcement felt like one of the longest in Kami Lunsford's life. A 2006 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, alumna, she sat beside her husband, surrounded by blue, white, and gold balloons in the library of Karns Middle School.

Carolyn Gahan noticed the ringing in her ears one night after leaving a concert. It was normal for her ears to ring occasionaly. A junior vocal performance major from Knoxville, Gahan spends most of her time around music, whether at concerts, in studios, or while doing her homework.

Four weeks into social distancing, music performance student Zach Miller felt close to his breaking point. Away from his campus routine, he spent most of the day alone or in online classrooms. His recitals and performances were canceled or switched to a digital submission format.

Kimberly Schlapman, UT alumnus and female vocalist for the award-winning country music group Little Big Town, dropped into reVOLution's recent meeting for a tremendous surprise.

UT School of Music alumna Alexandria Shiner (MM '16) was one of five singers named winner of the 2020 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions during the Grand Finals concert in the prestigious Metropolitan Opera House in New York.

When Hillary Herndon came up with the idea for an instrument petting zoo, she envisioned an event that would bring kids from all over Knoxville together for a fun-filled experience. And that's exactly what transpired.

Victor Chávez's dedication to the clarinet community fueled the tremendous success of ClarinetFest 2019.

The University of Tennessee School of Music and the Stanford Eisenberg Knoxville Jewish Day School are excited to announce a performance by world-renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. in the historic Tennesee Theatre.

One day last year, Greg Tardy, associate professor of jazz saxophone, received an unexpected call. It was a call he had been waiting for his entire adult life–an invitation to join famed jazz musician and trumpeter Wynton Marsalis on tour.

At 46, in the midst of a successful career as a commercial musician, music director, teacher, and performer, Dennis Belisle decided to enroll in UT’s School of Music to pursue a new dream—being a composer.

The School of Music is offering free behavioral and mental health consultations for all music students. 

The UT School of Music is set to kick off Octubafest 2019 with the first of three exhilarating performances during a three-night event celebrating the tuba and euphonium.

The UT viola studio is attending the 46th International Viola Congress this week in Poznan, Poland. Six students are traveling with Hillary Herndon, associate professor of viola and coordinator of strings.

Constance Starr, who revolutionized the musical landscape by bringing the Suzuki Piano method to the United States more than four decades ago, passed away August 26 at her home in Boulder, Colorado. Her impact in the music community at the University of Tennessee, however, continues. 

UT is one of only a few universities in the United States to offer specific certificate and degree programs for students who want to be music composers or music teachers, according to a recent article in the Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy.

For the second year, Rosalind Hackett, Distinguished Professor in the Humanities in UT’s Department of Religious Studies, will facilitate sessions at Big Ears Festival.

UT School of Music graduate student Kevork Esmeryan spent part of January traveling to schools around the Knoxville area playing violins once played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust.

The School of Music, in collaboration with UT Libraries, is excited to announce a music and art performance, "Americana" from 2 to 5 p.m. January 13 in the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center.