The University of North Texas College of Music is the largest public-university music program in the USA and one of the most globally respected.
The UNT College of Music serves our diverse musical culture with excellence, integrity and imagination. The College of Music is one of the nation’s largest and most respected comprehensive music schools. It offers fully accredited degrees from the bachelor to doctoral levels and is home to the world’s first jazz studies degree program. Faculty include internationally acclaimed artists and scholars
06/16/2026
Class starts Monday. Catch up on your credits with our 5-week summer session of Music Appreciation from June 22nd - July 24th!
Transfer credit available | 5-Week Summer Session | Online Course | All Welcome
Non-UNT Students Enroll at https://www.unt.edu/admissions/non-degree-seeking.html.
06/16/2026
CURRENT UNT DMA STUDENT LANDS JOB: Ben Carroll has been appointed Professor of Practice in Horn at the University of Houston Moores School of Music.
WELCOME TO NORTH TEXAS—EDITION THREE: Meet more of the members of the 2026 incoming class of the University of North Texas - continuing the 136-year legacy of excellence, integrity, and imagination. This edition showcases students in jazz guitar, percussion, flute, voice, and graduate composition. These six students represent Texas, India, and Utah.
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06/12/2026
DMA STUDENT TO UTAH STATE: Patrick Overturf has been announced as Visiting Assistant Professor of Percussion at Utah State University. A DMA student in Percussion Performance at the University of North Texas Overturf will join the faculty as a percussion instructor this fall.
06/11/2026
FLUTE GRADUATE TO THE MOORES SCHOOL: Julee Kim Walker (DMA ‘13) has been appointed to the faculty of the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston as Professor of Practice in flute. Dr. Walker’s appointment begins Fall 2026.
06/10/2026
SEEKING APPLICANTS: The University of North Texas College of Music is seeking applicants for LECTURER/SENIOR LECTURER OF SOUND/AUDIO ENGINEERING. See the post and apply at https://tinyurl.com/UNTAudioLecturer.
06/10/2026
CHORAL STUDIES DMA GRADUATE TO NOTRE DAME: The University of Notre Dame Program in Sacred Music and the Department of Music have announced the appointment of University of North Texas graduate Amanda Quist (DMA ’08) as Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at University of Notre Dame. See more information at https://tinyurl.com/UNTQuist2026.
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06/09/2026
TEACHING FELLOW TO ALABAMA: Blake Lile has been offered and accepted the position of Lecturer of Low Brass and Music History at the Troy University John M. Long School of Music in Troy, Alabama. He is due to receive the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from UNT in July.
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06/08/2026
GRADUATE CAST IN DÜSSELDORF AND DUISBURG OPERAS: The Deutsche Oper am Rhein has announced that University of North Texas graduate Bree Nichols (DMA ’21) will perform the title role in Giacomo Puccini's “Manon Lescaut” and the title role of Gustave Charpentier's “Didon” in their 2026/2027 Season. Advance ticket sales have begun.
https://www.operamrhein.de/en/schedule/a-z/manon-lescaut/
https://www.operamrhein.de/en/schedule/a-z/la-navarraise-didon/
https://www.operamrhein.de/en/people/bree-nichols/
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06/06/2026
JUST ANNOUNCED—AMERICAN VIOLA SOCIETY HONORS GERLING: At the closing ceremony of the American Viola Society AVS Festival, University of North Texas Associate Professor of Viola, Daphne Gerling, was presented with the AVS Founders Award. The notification letter from festival coordinator, Christina Ebersohl-Van Scyoc, reads, “On behalf of the American Viola Society, I am delighted to share the wonderful news that you have been selected as the 2026 recipient of the AVS Founders Award—a high honor recognizing extraordinary contributions in performance, scholarship, composition, instrument building, philanthropy, and service to the AVS community. Your work has had a profound and lasting impact, and this award is a reflection of your tremendous dedication, talent, and generosity.”
Read more of Dr. Gerling's story at https://music.unt.edu/people/daphne-gerling.html