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ALUMNUS GRAMMY NOMINATED: The Recording Academy nominated @UNTSocial College of Music alumnus Nathan Carlisle (BM ’06) as a member of The Metropolitan Opera Chorus in the Best Opera Recording category for “Blanchard: Champion.” Yannick. @JohnWRichmond2 @UNTNews

GRAMMY NOM TO ALUMNI SAXOPHONIST: Rob Wilkerson (BM ’00) is included on the GRAMMY nominated “Dynamic Maximum Tension” performed by Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society in the category of Best Large Jazz Ensemble. @UNTSocial @JohnWRichmond2

BAROQUE ORCHESTRA AND VOX AQUILAE: "Musica Natalizia" includes works by Palestrina, Fantini, Zipoli, Brescianello, & Vivaldi conducted by Paul Leenhouts, David Štech, Allen Hightower, and Dong Hyun Kang. FRIDAY at 8:00 P.M. in Voertman Concert Hall. music.unt.edu/events

WIND MUSIC WORLD PREMIERE: @UNTSocial Wind Symphony and Wind Orchestra perform Thursday evening at 7:30. WORLD PREMIERE of the full-length "Grimm Tales" by UNT Media Composer-in-Residence Bruce Broughton. music.unt.edu/events music.unt.edu/faculty-and-st… @JohnWRichmond2

SINGER GRAMMY NOMINEE: Alumni baritone Cameron Beauchamp has been nominated in the category of Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance as an ensemble member of Roomful of Teeth for the album “Rough Magic.” @UNTSocial @JohnWRichmond2 @UNTNews

ALUMNI SAXOPHONIST GRAMMY NOMINATED: Dave Pietro (BM ’87) is included on the GRAMMY-nominated “Dynamic Maximum Tension” performed by Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society in the category of Best Large Jazz Ensemble. @JohnwRichmond2 @UNTSocial @UNTNews

ALUMNUS NWIGWE GRAMMY NOMINEE: @UNTSocial's Tobe and Fat Nwigwe's song, “They Want It, But No,” is included on “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From and Inspired By” nominated for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media (Various Artists). @JohnWRichmond2 @UNTNews

ALUMNI SINGER GRAMMY NOMINEE: Roomful of Teeth bass-baritone Thann Scoggin (BM ’04, MS ’07) has been nominated in the category of Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance as an ensemble member for the album “Rough Magic.” @JohnWRichmond2 @UNTNews @UNTSocial

WIND STUDIES: THURSDAY, Eugene Migliaro Corporon conducts the Wind Symphony as they perform Turina's Miniaturas, Op. 52. Andrew Trachsel conducts the Wind Orchestra in its World Premiere of Bruce Broughton's "Grimm Tales". #WindSymphony #WindOrchestra #WorldPremiere

CHORAL STUDIES: University Singers, conducted by Associate Professor Marques L. A. Garrett and associate Jacob Augsten, perform works by Bach, Trumbore, and Cook. Chorale performs works by Kolm and Janáček conducted by Kenneth Sieloff. #ChoralStudies #UniversitySingers #Chorale

WORLD MUSIC: Under the direction of Professor Gideon Foli Alorwoyie, the African Percussion Ensemble will perform music of the people of Ghana, Togo, and Benin in Voertman Concert Hall. #WorldMusic #AfricanPercussion #VoertmanConcertHall

BREAKING: FACULTY PRIZE: American Musicological Society grants its Lewis Lockwood Award to @UNTSocial Rebecca Dowd Geoffroy-Schwinden for her book, “From Servant to Savant: Musical Privilege, Property, and the French Revolution.” tinyurl.com/UNTGeoffroySch…. @JohnWRichmond2 @UNTPrez

WELCOME NEW STAFF: Blake Hardesty joins @UNTSocial College of Music as Graphic Design Specialist. He recently moved to North Texas from Lubbock where he earned the BA in Advertising and MA in Mass Communication from Texas Tech University. music.unt.edu/faculty-and-st… @JohnWRichmond2

GRAMMY NOMINATION TO ALUMNUS: Tenor David Portillo (MM’05) received Grammy nomination as principal soloist for “Corigliano: The Lord Of Cries.” Gil Rose produced/conducted Boston Modern Orchestra Project and Odyssey Opera Chorus. @JohnWRichmond2 @UNTPrez @UNTNews @UNTSocial

ALUMNA GRAMMY NOMINATED: As Principal Soloist for “Blanchard: Champion,” Latonia Moore has received a Grammy nomination. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducted the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus. @JohnWRichmond2 @UNTPrez @UNTSocial @UNTNews

FINAL PERFORMANCES: "Cendrillon" final weekend Friday and Saturday at 7:30 in the @UNTSocial Murchison Performing Arts Center - a bold new look at the classic “Cinderella” story. Get your tickets at music.unt.edu/events @JohnWRichmond2 @UNTNews @UNTPrez

ONE O’CLOCK LAB BAND FALL CONCERT: Composer, Guggenheim Fellow and jazz pianist Helen Sung joins Alan Baylock as he directs 63rd Annual Fall Concert of the @UNTSocial One O'Clock Lab Band in the Murchison Performing Arts Center. music.unt.edu/events @JohnWRichmond2 @INTNews

JAZZ ENSEMBLES: The Afro-Cuban, Brazilian Percussion Ensembles, and Latin Jazz Lab will perform on SUNDAY at 6:30 in Voertman Concert Hall. #AfroCubanMusic #BrazilianPercussion #LatinJazz #LiveMusic #VoertmanConcertHall

JAZZ STRINGS LAB: Under the direction of Scott Tixier, the UNT Jazz Strings Lab will perform in the University Union Syndicate at noon. #UNTJazzStringsLab #JazzStrings #ScottTixier #LiveMusic #UNT