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BGSU Trombone Choir has been invited to perform at the 2026 American Trombone Workshop Dec 1, 2025 12:38 PM   The BGSU Trombone Choir has been invited to perform at the 2026 American Trombone Workshop, hosted by the United States Army Band "Pershing's Own." The American Trombone Workshop (ATW) is the largest, national trombone event celebrating recitals, compositions, workshops, and concerts. The upcoming event will be held from March 25-28, 2026.

Luca Albano (BM '26) Selected as Ambassador of Sicily International Piano Festival to Participate in Special Masterclasses in Medellin, Colombia Nov 24, 2025 1:35 PM Piano student Luca Albano (BM ‘26) is selected as the Sicily International Music Festival Ambassador with a full scholarship to participate in the EAFIT Curso de Perfeccionamie in Medellin, Colombia on December 1-5. This is a special scholarship in honor of Luca's outstanding performance at the Sicily International Piano Festival in July, 2024.

Masters Student Chosen for the Cleveland Symphony Young & Emerging Composers project Nov 17, 2025 10:00 AM BGSU Composition Masters Student Lucas Sparrow was chosen for this years Young & Emerging Composers project with the Cleveland Chamber Symphony. Lucas will write a piece for the ensemble that will be premiered in April, 2026!

Idyllwild Arts Guest Artist Recital: Laura Melton and Caroline Chin Nov 3, 2025 1:47 PM Performance faculty members Caroline Chin and Laura Melton receive a glowing review for their recital at the Idyllwild Arts Academy, which included Morra by composition faculty Christopher Dietz and String Poetic by CMA alumnus Jennifer Higdon.

Percussion Ensemble to perform at OMEA Oct 31, 2025 2:22 PM The BGSU Percussion Ensemble was selected to perform at the 2026 OMEA Professional Development Conference through a competitive application process. The ensemble will perform on Thursday, January 29th at 11 am in room A210-215 of the Columbus Convention Center.

BGSU Soprano Eleanor Lewis Awarded First Place at Ohio NATS Oct 21, 2025 11:58 AM Bowling Green State University vocal performance student Eleanor Lewis was awarded first place in the Junior Classical Women’s Division at the Ohio Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Auditions, held on October 18 at The Ohio State University.

KEAR Proposals Selected Oct 16, 2025 9:46 AM 4 composition master's students (Ezra D.H. Simmons, Orson Abram, Christian Glascock and Ömer Kurtuluş) proposals were chosen for this years KEAR residency with the Tak Ensemble! These students will craft original works for the ensemble, who will then come back to BGSU and record them in April!

Matthew Shephard Receives Multiple Honors Oct 14, 2025 10:39 AM Matthew Shephard, an adjunct instructor in our online MM in Teaching Artistry degree and director of bands at Meridan (MI) High School, recently received two honors. Mr. Shephard was named one of 15 national recipients of the 2025 Country Music Association Music Teacher of Excellence Award. He is also, for the fifth consecutive year, a semifinalist for the GRAMMY Music Educator of the Year Award.

Dr. Lisa Gruenhagen Published in TRIAD Oct 10, 2025 1:48 PM   Dr. Lisa Gruenhagen, Associate Professor of Music Education, co-authored an article with Mrs. Anna McClure, M.M., for the Fall 2025 issue of TRIAD titled Being Mindful About Physical Well-Being in Elementary General Music. In their article, Dr. Gruenhagen and Mrs. McClure discuss how the general music program can be a powerful space for nurturing physical well-being.

Dr. Solungga Liu Conference Artist at KTMA Conference Oct 9, 2025 9:21 AM Piano professor Solungga Liu has been invited as Conference Artist of the 2025 Kentucky Music Teachers Association’s annual conference. She will present a solo recital on Friday, October 10 followed by a master class on Saturday, October 11. Both events are held in Greaves Hall, Northern Kentucky University.

BGSU Master's Student wins CAMPground Call for Scores Sep 8, 2025 2:03 PM BGSU master's student and composer Orson Abram was selected among four composers for the Contemporary Art Music Festival (CAMP) CAMPground26 A Little House Music call for proposals this year! Orson will be creating a sound installation that transforms mundane noise of a house into an interdisciplinary work under the guidance of project director Anthony R. Green and CAMP president Eunmi Ko.

BGSU Professor Aidan Plank and trumpeter Garrett Folger release Duo CD Sep 8, 2025 2:03 PM BGSU master's student and composer Orson Abram was selected among four composers for the Contemporary Art Music Festival (CAMP) CAMPground26 A Little House Music call for proposals this year! Orson will be creating a sound installation that transforms mundane noise of a house into an interdisciplinary work under the guidance of project director Anthony R. Green and CAMP president Eunmi Ko.

BGSU Graduate Student hired to teach at Defiance College Sep 2, 2025 11:14 AM Second year MM Tuba Performance Major, Kyle Recker, has recently been hired to teach tuba and euphonium at Defiance College beginning in the Fall of 2025.

Flute New Music Consortium Composition Competition DOUBLE winner! Sep 2, 2025 11:08 AM Christian Glascock on the Flute New Music Consortium Composition Competition this year in 2 different categories. His piece “Ascension” for flute quartet won in the Chamber Flute category, and his piece “Echoes of the Deep” for Alto flute and fixed media won in the Flute and Electronics category. His other piece “…if you do” was also awarded honorable mention in the Flute and Electronics category.

"Haunted and Other Works by Gioia and Salerni" featuring Keith Phares, baritone Sep 2, 2025 10:55 AM "Haunted and Other Works by Gioia and Salerni" will be released September 19th. The Navona Records recording of works by composer Paul Salerni and poet Dana Gioia features CMA voice professor Keith Phares, baritone.

Faculty New Recording: incognito ergo sum Sep 2, 2025 10:51 AM New York-based saxophonist, composer, and educator David Bixler continues his recent streak of creative reinvention with incognito ergo sum—the second release from his boundary-pushing trio with bassist Dan Loomis and drummer/percussionist Fabio Rojas, set for release on June 26th, 2025.

Dr. Kenneth Moore Published in Teaching Music Sep 2, 2025 10:41 AM Dr. Kenneth Moore, Assistant Professor of Music Education, authored an article for the August 2025 issue of Teaching Music titled Tuning Made Easy: Developing an Intonation Curriculum for Your Band Program.

DMA Alumnus Nick Zoulek Releases Sophomore Solo Album, Enter Branch Sep 2, 2025 10:35 AM Almost as soon as saxophonist-composer Nick Zoulek (BGSU MM ’15; DMA ’19) released his first solo album, Rushing Past Willow (Innova Records), in 2016 while completing his doctoral degree, he began working on his second. Zoulek felt a need to continue developing the idiomatic compositional vocabulary that he had begun exploring in Rushing Past Willow.

DMA in Contemporary Music, Summer 2025 Highlights Aug 12, 2025 4:45 PM Students from BGSU’s DMA in Contemporary Music program showcased their performance and teaching chops locally, nationally, and internationally this past summer. In addition to their own recitals, concerts, and competitions, the fourteen full-time members of the 2024-25 DMA cohort took part in various festivals, institutes, and conferences, demonstrating that BGSU’s College of Musical Arts continues to be at the forefront of contemporary music.

DMA Performers Kick Off Exhibit at Sandusky Cultural Center Aug 8, 2025 4:45 PM On the afternoon of Sunday, April 27, students from the DMA in Contemporary Music program at BGSU performed at the Sandusky Cultural Center in conjunction with the opening of its Here & Now exhibit. The concert was organized by Chris Harris, a percussionist from Fairfield, California who had just completed his first year in the doctoral program.

DMA Student Shannon Lotti Interns for Anzû Quartet; Winds Up in Berlin Aug 8, 2025 4:30 PM Over the course of the Spring 2025 semester, DMA student Shannon Lotti (flute) interned with the Anzû Quartet, a new music ensemble of violin, cello, clarinet, and piano.

Professor Arne Spohr Delivered Keynote at International Conference in Germany Aug 8, 2025 4:00 PM Dr. Arne Spohr, Professor of Musicology, delivered the keynote lecture at the international interdisciplinary conference "Sound Space Court: Music, Acoustics, and Space in Courtly Architecture of Early Modern Europe" in Rudolstadt, Germany.

BGSU Presence at the 2025 International Double Reed Society Conference Aug 8, 2025 3:15 PM The 2025 International Double Reed Conference (IDRS) was held at Butler University in Indianapolis June 10-14. All activities at the conference are approved by an IDRS panel through an application process or offered by special invitation, and BGSU exhibited a large presence at the conference this year with participation from faculty, current students, and alumni.

BGSU Tuba Graduate Assistant Sakda Pharchumcharna wins Brass Competition Mar 28, 2025 10:58 AM First year Master's Tuba Performance Major, Sakda Pharchumcharna has received first place in the Brass area of the 2025 Tuesday Musical Annual Scholarship. The Arden J. Yockey Scholarship comes with a $2000 award. Sakda has been invited to compete with the other winners from  and perform in the winner's concert on May 4, 2025 for a chance at additional scholarships.

Michelle Teyvel completes research on synesthesia, composition, and piano teaching Mar 17, 2025 9:38 AM Michelle Teyvel (BM '25) composed Synesthesia Preludes, a collection of eight intermediate piano pieces designed for students, guiding them on a journey of transforming colors into music.

Prof. Plank releases Pulse on Panoramic Recordings Feb 25, 2025 3:25 PM On February 21, 2025, Prof. Aidan Plank along with pianist Anthony Fuoco, drummer Dustin May, and saxophonist Brad Wagner released their recording "Pulse" on Panoramic Recordings (an imprint on the New Focus Recordings label out of New York City).  Pulse is also the name of the ensemble co-led by the musicians noted above and this debut recording represents the compositional and improvisational efforts of the ensemble over the past 7 years.

Dr. Kenneth Moore Presents at Michigan Music Conference Jan 29, 2025 9:44 AM Dr. Moore presented a poster session on January 24, 2025 at the MMC titled "A History of Michigan's Band and Orchestra Festival: Contests, Competitions, or Assessments?"

Falcon Marching Band Recognized as One of the Nation's Best Jan 27, 2025 9:45 AM US News has recognized the Falcon Marching Band as one of the 8 most outstanding Marching Bands in the nation.

Solungga Liu invited as a Rawlins Guest Piano Artist to perform and teach at the University of South Dakota Jan 27, 2025 9:40 AM BGSU piano faculty Solungga Liu has been invited by the Piano Area at the University of South Dakota as a Rawlins Guest Piano Artist to present a recital and a master class in the 2024-2025 USD Keyboard Series.

Dan Piccolo publishes new collection of snare drum music discovered in the BGSU Music Library Jan 15, 2025 9:48 AM Three boxes of un-catalogued materials from Charley Wilcoxon’s personal archives were donated to the BGSU Music Library, including a collection of manuscripts labelled "Swinging the Downfall of Paris". Up until now, the existence of these pieces hasn't been known, and they have now been edited and published.

Prof. Plank appears on Contrabass Conversations Podcast Dec 3, 2024 10:50 AM On October 3, 2024 Assistant Teaching Professor of Jazz Bass, Aidan Plank was featured on the Contrabass Conversations podcast hosted by bassist Jason Heath.

CMA Alumna Jane Hines wins SMT Publication Award Nov 26, 2024 9:07 AM CMA alumna Jane Hines (MM Music History and MM Music Theory, 2015) was recently awarded the Society for Music Theory's Citation of Special Merit publication award for her translation of Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg's treatise, *Abhandlung von der Fuge* (*Treatise on Fugue*), 1753, from the original German.

Decker wins Society for Music Theory Publication Award Nov 20, 2024 3:25 PM Dr. Greg Decker (professor, music theory) as been awarded a prestigious publication award by the Society for Music Theory, the primary academic society for the study of music theory and analysis internationally. Decker's publication *Here for the Hearing: Analyzing the Music in Musical Theater* (University of Michigan Press, 2023) won SMT's Outstanding Multi-Author Collection publication award.

Graduate Percussion Ensemble to compete in the Concert Chamber Percussion Ensemble Competition in Indianapolis Nov 12, 2024 10:44 AM The BGSU Graduate Percussion Ensemble will be competing in the Concert Chamber Percussion Ensemble Competition on Thursday, November 14th. The competition is held during the annual Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Indianapolis, IN. Jacob Koch (2nd year DMA), Chris Harris (1st year DMA), and Nicholas Bahr (2nd year MM) will compete with students from all around the United States.

BGSU Percussion Ensemble performs at Edeta Arts Festival Nov 5, 2024 9:04 AM In July 2024, members of the BGSU Percussion Ensemble travelled to Valencia, Spain to participate in the Edeta Arts Festival

Associate Professor, Sidra Lawrence recognized by the Society for Ethnomusicology Nov 5, 2024 9:00 AM "intimate entanglements in the ethnography of performance", co-edited by Sidra Lawrence, was awarded honorable mention for the Ellen Koskoff Edited Volume Prize by the Society for Ethnomusicology.

BGSU Percussion Ensemble welcomes Chris Sies for Fall Concert Oct 31, 2024 10:06 AM Chris Sies is a percussionist and composer currently based in Calgary, Canada. His work "Music for Horizon Lines" is a 30-minute piece in four movements for 4-6 percussionists and electronics. Mr. Sies will be on campus for 3-4 days to rehearse the piece and work with BGSU percussion students in lessons and masterclasses.

Gruenhagen and McClure Publish Article on Fostering Well-Being in General Music Oct 24, 2024 11:28 AM Lisa Gruenhagen (Ph.D., ESM), Associate Professor of Music Education, and Anna McClure (MM, BGSU), Music Teacher at David Hill CLC, Akron Public Schools, co-authored the article “Fostering Well-Being in Elementary General Music” which was recently published in TRIAD, the cornerstone publication for the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA).

Robert Satterlee performs at State and National Conferences Oct 24, 2024 11:17 AM Robert Satterlee, professor of piano, recently gave solo performances at the Ohio Music Teachers Association State Conference, held in Akron, Ohio in October, and also at the American Liszt Society Festival, an event drawing pianists and scholars from all across the US. This year's festival was held in October at the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.

Graduate Pianists to Present at the 2025 MTNA Collegiate Symposium Oct 24, 2024 11:12 AM Niayesh Javaheri and Hannah Zaborski’s proposal, Exploring Extended Piano Techniques: A Pedagogical Approach through Emma Lou Diemer’s Space Suite, has been selected for presentation at the 2025 MTNA Collegiate Symposium, which will take place in January at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma.

Graduate Pianist Won Ohio MTNA Young Artist Competition Oct 24, 2024 10:56 AM Congratulations to Apostolos Konstantakis ( MM ‘25), Winner of the 2024 Ohio MTNA Young Artist Competition. Apostolis will represent Ohio to compete in the next round- the Regional Competition. Apostolos studies with Dr. Solungga Liu.

Spectra Trio Wins Audience Choice Award in 2024 Glass City Chamber Music Competition Aug 23, 2024 11:00 AM Spectra Trio Wins Audience Choice Award in 2024 Glass City Chamber Music Competition. The ensemble consists of Shannon Lotti, flute; Anthony Marchese, cello; Stephen Eckert, piano. They played Cendres by Kaija Saariaho and Piano Trio, No. 1, Op. 49, Mvt. I by Felix Mendelssohn

DMA student Stephen Eckert competes in the 16th International Piano Competition of Orléans Aug 23, 2024 10:30 AM

Faculty Member Aidan Plank is Featured in The Cleveland Musuem of Art's Third Thursday Concert Series Aug 23, 2024 10:30 AM On August 15, 2024 jazz faculty member Aidan Plank was featured in The Cleveland Museum of Art's "Third Thursdays at the Transformer Station" concert and interview series.

BGSU graduate string quartet in St. Louis channel 8 news Aug 21, 2024 11:24 AM Students from Bowling Green State University in Ohio played a concert for St. Louis firefighters.

Commission by impuls Composition Competition with Klangforum Wien in Vienna and Graz Aug 16, 2024 11:39 AM Piyawat has been selected as one of only five composers to participate in the prestigious impuls Festival Composition Competition in Vienna and Graz. This new commission, newly written for a large ensemble, will be performed by the renowned Klangforum Wien, with the world premiere set for February 2025 at the impuls Festival in Graz.

Finnish Premiere of Louilarpprasert's Ptera for orchestra and sound objects by Helsinki Philharmonic Aug 16, 2024 11:28 AM Under the curation of Tuuli Lindeberg, music director of Musica nova Helsinki 2025, Piyawat Louilarpprasert's, Ptera for orchestra and sound objects, will be featured in a prestigious concert at Music Centre / Musiikkitalo: Concert Hall, Helsinki.

BGSU Horn Students Attend the 56th Annual Symposium of the International Horn Society Aug 8, 2024 11:34 AM

College of Musical Arts 2019-2020 academic year in review Sep 8, 2020 4:44 PM

College of Musical Arts 2023-2024 academic year in review Sep 8, 2020 4:44 PM

College of Musical Arts 2024-2025 Academic Year in Review Sep 8, 2020 4:44 PM

College of Musical Arts 2018-2019 academic year in review Dec 21, 2018 9:35 AM

BGSU DMA Student Hired as Adjunct Instructor of Flute at the College of Wooster

BGSU Graduate Saxophone Quartet wins 2nd prize at the Coltman Chamber Music Competition

College of Musical Arts Composition faculty member Elainie Lillios spent some of the summer “Being the Good” on a Project Mexico home building trip in Rosarito, Mexico.

Dr. Cory Ryan Kasprzyk, '17 joins CUNY faculty Dr. Cory Ryan Kasprzyk (DMA '17) has joins CUNY faculty.

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Technical Director & Lighting Designer, Keith Hofacker, honored for 40 years of service to BGSU