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KU School of Music Student Named Winner of Prestigious Bob Dylan Center Songwriter Fellowship
Lawrence, KS – The University of Kansas School of Music is pleased to announce that a current student has been selected as one of two winners in the highly esteemed Bob Dylan Cen
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KU School of Music welcomes new faculty
The KU School of Music is pleased to announce six new faculty appointments for the 2022-2023 school year.
KU Jazz Ensemble I Honored by DownBeat and Jazz at Lincoln Center
LAWRENCE, KS – KU Jazz Ensemble I, under the direction of Dan Gailey, was recognized with the Graduate College Outstanding Performance honor in the category of large jazz ensembles in the 45th Annual DownBeat Student Music
University of Kansas invited to compete at the 2022 Jack Rudin Jazz Championship at Lincoln Center
LAWRENCE – The 2021 DownBeat Award-winning Jazz Ensemble I, directed by Dan Gailey, has been invited to compete at the Jack Rudin Jazz Championship at Lincoln Center in April 2022.
KU School of Music Celebrates the Season with 97th Annual Holiday Vespers and KU Jazz Vespers
LAWRENCE - A favorite KU holiday tradition, the 97th Annual Holiday Vespers will be held on Sunday, Dec. 5 with concerts at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Lied Center of Kansas.
KU Wind Ensemble and Crossroads Wind Symphony Celebrate Women Composers in Concert
LAWRENCE – On November 16, the KU Wind Ensemble and Crossroads Wind Symphony will present a joint concert featuring the work of women composers.
Musicology professor receives 2021 Chancellors Club Teaching Award
Paul Laird, professor of musicology at the University of Kansas, is known for his creative, energetic teaching style filled with movement and music.
KU Jazz Ensemble I Earns Top Downbeat Student Music Award
LAWRENCE, KS – KU Jazz Ensemble I, under the direction of Dan Gailey, has been named co-winners as the best graduate college large jazz ensemble in the country in the 44th Annual DownBeat Student Music Awards.
A secret, two-note formula tugs heartstrings in movies
LAWRENCE – Can a few seconds' worth of music convey the triumph of civil rights hero Martin Luther King Jr., the price he paid to achieve it and yet presage the struggles to come in our own time?