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The UofL Bands sends our congratulations to Dr. Reese Land, Professor of Trumpet, who recently won the Presidential Excellence Award in Creative and Performing Arts. We are grateful for the positive impact he has had on the UofL Trumpet Section, the UofL Bands, and all of our students here at the University of Louisville School of Music; this award is a well-deserved reflection of how much he gives of himself to the University. It was not that…

The UofL Bands sends congratulations to our two outgoing Graduate Teaching Assistants, Andrew Steinsultz and Jacob Tabor, for each receiving a Graduate Dean’s Citation! Graduate Dean’s Citations are awarded at each commencement to both masters and doctoral students recommended by their departments in recognition of superior accomplishment (e.g., publications, teaching excellence, and professional service) in their graduate studies beyond the achievement of a high grade point average. Both Andrew and Jacob will be receiving their Masters Degrees…

This Sunday, April 19 at 7:30 PM, the UofL Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band are pleased to present their final concert of the 25 – 26 school year. Highlights for the Symphonic Band portion of the concert, conducted by Dr. Amy Acklin, include the performance of 3 consortium premieres: “A Field of Wildflowers,” by Leslie Gilreath, “Refocus,” by RJ Horvat, and “River’s Rising,” by Roger Zare. In addition to closing the concert with the premiere of “Lines…

On Sunday, March 1 at 3:00pm in Comstock Hall at the University of Louisville School of Music, a concert will be presented to honor and celebrate the memory of Brad Rogers. So many of us knew Brad for his remarkable career at Oldham County High School. After his retirement he came to UofL as Assistant Director of Athletic Bands and Director of the University-Community Band where he made a huge impact on students and colleagues alike. Our…

The School of Music is pleased to announce the addition of Jessica Chancey as a new faculty member in the Department of Performance Studies. In addition to leading the university flute studio, she will be engaged in teaching repertoire classes, chamber music and performing with the faculty wind quintet. Jessica Chancey joined The Louisville Orchestra’s flute section as piccoloist in 2023. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she studied…