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DMA SAXOPHONIST GRADUATE PUBLISHED: Cehuai Zhang, (DMA ’23) has first journal article published—"Translating Cultural Symbols into Sound: The Creation and Transformation of the 'Mantra Chord' in Zou Xiangping’s Images of Yalong River for Alto Saxophone and Piano." It is has been published in "Gamut: Online Journal of the Music Theory Society of the Mid-Atlantic."

You can download and access it at: https://voljournals.utk.edu/gamut/vol13/iss1/1/

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ALUMNUS JOINS DAYTON PERFORMING ARTS ALLIANCE: The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance recently announced Caleb Thompson (MM ’24) as assistant conductor. Learn more at https://tinyurl.com/UNTThompson2026

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JAZZ FACULTY PERFORMS IN TAIWAN: Vocal Jazz faculty and University of North Texas alumna Rosana Eckert, (BM ’95, MM ’99), has been invited to Taiwan for a multi-city concert tour beginning August 6 and will one of two guest instructors for the Vocal Asia Festival, one of Asia's largest international vocal music festivals. The festival brings together leading vocal artists from across Asia and beyond for concerts, workshops, and masterclasses celebrating contemporary, A Ca****la, vocal jazz, pop choirs and traditional choral music. See her Fall 2026 tour dates at https://rosanaeckert.com/calendar/.

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TWO FACULTY PUBLISHED: Bradley Beckman, (MMus '89, DMA '94) assistant professor of piano pedagogy and group piano coordinator, and Debbie Rohwer, Regents Professor of music education and incoming Chair of the Division of Conducting & Ensembles, have been published in Texas Music Education Research.

Their articles are "A Content Analysis of Piano Pedagogy Articles in the Music Teachers National Association E-Journal, 2009-2024," by Debbie Rohwer and Bradley Beckman, and "Using University Data Platforms to Inform Undergraduate Music Student Retention Pathways," by Debbie Rohwer.

https://tinyurl.com/UNTBeckmanRohwer2026

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FALL REGISTRATION NOW OPEN - EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC CLASSES RESUME: Designed to create a rich musical environment for children, registration for Fall 2026 edition of UNT's Early Childhood Music, is now open. Classes begin October 3 and fill quickly so register today. See all the details at https://tinyurl.com/UNTECMFall2026.

ALUMNA RECEIVES AAUW AWARD: A University of North Texas UNT Division of Vocal Studies graduate has been honored by the American Association of University Women AAUW. Anna Valcour (MM ’16) received AAUW’s American Doctoral Fellowship and the Philanthropic Educational Organization Scholar Award with P.E.O. International. She is a Ph.D. candidate in musicology at Brandeis University. Learn more about her area of study at https://tinyurl.com/UNTValcourAAUW2026.

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BREAKING NEWS: TROMBONE STUDENT WINS TWO INTERNATIONAL AWARDS: University of North Texas College of Music student, Joseph Viviano, was just announced as winner of the 2026 Donald Yaxley Bass Trombone Competition AND the 2026 Edward Kleinhammer Orchestral Bass Trombone Competition at the International Trombone Association Festival (ITF) held in Latvia hosted by Vairis Nartišs. See more at https://www.internationaltrombonefestival.com/

HAPPENING NOW—HARPBEATS AT ONE HARP WORLD: The University of North Texas College of Music UNT HarpBeats performs in Toronto at One Harp World presented by the American Harp Society, Inc. and the World Harp Congress. Check out the Congress schedule at https://www.oneharpworld.org/program-schedule. HarpBeats is directed by Distinguished Research Professor of Harp, Jaymee Haefner. UNT is home to the International Harp Archives, including archival collections of the American Harp Society &The World Harp Congress.