Student & Alumni Stories
- Inspired by their mentor, classical guitar alumni return to teach at their alma materRecent classical guitar alums Kevin Loh ‘25 and Chandler Dillingham ‘25 have taken the next steps in their careers by returning to teach at their alma mater. Loh and Dillingham both discovered a passion for music education while studying under mentor René Izquierdo. “It’s a great honor for any teacher to see their students succeed; I think it’s the dream of every teacher to be surpassed by their students,” Izquierdo said. “Kevin and Chandler are …
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- Sophomore music student wins multiple awards from the National Association of Teachers of SingingAkira Harris (Sophomore BFA, Versatile Voice) was awarded at the Wisconsin Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Harris won first place for the Classical Music category and second in the Commercial Music category.
- Jesse Malmed celebrates a decade of Western Pole with Chicago exhibitionAssistant Professor Jesse Malmed (Film, Video, Animation and New Genres) marks ten years of his Chicago-based project Western Pole with the exhibition POST POST POST: A Decade of Western Pole at Patient Info, Chicago. Since 2015, Malmed has featured more than 300 artists through 8.5×11 works posted on a pole …
- Kyle Khembunjong earns second prize at the M.E. Brune Guitar CompetitionKyle Khembunjong, a recent graduate of the classical guitar program, has been awarded second prize in the M.E. Brune Guitar Competition at the The University of Rhode Island Guitar and Mandolin Festival, one of the world’s premier classical guitar competitions. The honor highlights both his exceptional talent and the strength …
- Voice students and alum compete and take home award at the Patricia Crump Vocal CompetitionIn October, PSOA hosted the Patricia Crump Vocal Competition for the first time. Among the competition’s 11 finalists were current graduate students Alexandra Smith and Emily Bergeron and alum Kaisa Herrmann (BFA 2019, Music). The competition honors Patricia Crump, founder of Supporters of Opera Singers (SOS), and celebrates young singers …
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