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Donnie Hawkins

Hawkins ’27 Performs with Heritage Signature Chorale at Kennedy Center

Donnie Hawkins ’27 (Bachelor of Music in Performance – Voice) was selected as a guest ensemble member for the esteemed Heritage Signature Chorale, performing at…

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Alexander Serio

Serio ’09 Named Interim Executive Director of Juneau Jazz & Classics

Trumpeter, educator and administrator Alexander Serio ’09 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) was recently appointed interim executive director of Juneau Jazz & Classics, a nonprofit…

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Nathaniel Gumbs

Gumbs ’09 Featured in Nike Ad with Ken Griffey Jr.

Nathaniel Gumbs ’09 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) recently collaborated with Nike on a new national television commercial featuring baseball icon Ken Griffey Jr. Although…

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John Keane

Keane ’22 Wins Cello Position with Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra

John Keane ’22 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) recently won a cello position with the Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra. He also won the principal cello position…

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Marjory Serrano-Coyer releases new book, “Concertmaster Leadership: A Guide for Violinists”

Serrano-Coyer ’04, ’06, ’08, ’10 Releases New Book on Concertmaster Leadership

Violinist Dr. Marjory Serrano-Coyer ’04, ’06, ’08, ’10 (Bachelor of Music in Performance, Master of Music in Performance, Artist Diploma – Quartet Studies, Artist Diploma…

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John Keane

Keane ’22 Wins Principal Cello Position with Fredericksburg Symphony Orchestra

John Keane ’22 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) won the principal cellist position with the Fredericksburg Symphony Orchestra this summer. The ensemble was founded in…

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String Students Earn Spots in Distinguished Graduate and Summer Programs

Violinist Nicholas Whitley ’25 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) has been accepted as a teaching assistant at University of Miami’s Frost School of Music. He…

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Twelve PALM Students Present Research at SURE

Pictured from left to right: Megan Behm, Rebecca Hopkins, Raquel Johnson, Madeleine Kee, Molly Miller and Naythen B. Rinehart Twelve performing arts leadership and management…

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Nathaniel Gumbs

Gumbs ’09 Appointed Director of Music at Riverside Church in New York City

Nathaniel Gumbs ’09 (Bachelor of Music in Performance) was recently appointed director of music at Riverside Church in New York City where he will begin…

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