Alumni in the News

Andrew Sigler (D.M.A., Music Composition, 2014) promoted to Associate Professor of Music Composition at the University of Tennessee College of Music

Oct. 5, 2023

Sigler is the area coordinator of the Theory, Composition, Technology and is president of the National Association of Composers, USA (NACUSA).

Andrew Sigler D.M.A., Music Composition, 2014 promoted to Associate Professor of Music Composition at the University of Tennessee College of Music

Robert Pruitt (M.F.A., Studio Art, 2003) receives U.S. Medal of Arts

Sept. 22, 2023 | Art in Embassies

Robert Pruitt M.F.A., Studio Art, 2003 receives U.S. Medal of Arts

"Moon of a Moon," a group exhibition organized by Virginia L. Montgomery (B.F.A., Studio Art, 2008) featuring alumni, faculty, and staff opens at Jonathan Hopson Gallery

Sept. 22, 2023 | Department of Art and Art History

Moon of a Moon, a group exhibition organized by Virginia L. Montgomery B.F.A., Studio Art, 2008 featuring alumni, faculty, and staff opens at Jonathan Hopson Gallery

Lincoln Center Theater presents Daphne by Renae Simone Jarrett (M.F.A., Theatre, 2021)

Sept. 22, 2023 | Lincoln Center Theater

Lincoln Center Theater presents Daphne by Renae Simone Jarrett M.F.A., Theatre, 2021

Raul De Lara (B.F.A., Studio Art, 2015) named a 2023 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow in Craft/Sculpture

Sept. 20, 2023 | NYFA

Raul De Lara B.F.A., Studio Art, 2015 named a 2023 NYSCANYFA Artist Fellow in CraftSculpture

Kyle Jones (A.D., Woodwinds, 2020) selected as a recipient of a 2023 Rocket Grant

Sept. 11, 2023 | Charlotte Street

Jones's project, entitled Seasons and Cycles, he will be partnering with composer Paul Berlinsky to envision a public concert that will take place in February 2024 at the Arvin Gottlieb Planetarium in Kansas City's Union Station. Featuring baritone saxophone and electronics, the new work centers our relationship to nature as human beings, as well as the importance of cyclical change.

Kyle Jones A.D., Woodwinds, 2020 selected as a recipient of a 2023 Rocket Grant

Luis Eduardo Bellorín (A.D., Chamber Music, 2020) announced as a recipient of a 2023 Sphinx Organization MPower Grant

Sept. 7, 2023 | Sphinx Music

Luis Eduardo Bellorn A.D., Chamber Music, 2020 announced as a recipient of a 2023 Sphinx Organization MPower Grant

Kelly N. Baggett (B.F.A., Art Education/Visual Art Studies, 2001) publishes "Fables for the Connected Age" by FireflySkates, a children's book based on technology

Sept. 5, 2023

Kelly N. Baggett B.F.A., Art EducationVisual Art Studies, 2001 publishes Fables for the Connected Age by FireflySkates, a childrens book based on technology

Naomi Boyd (B.F.A., Dance, 1999) named Dean of the School of Business at Virginia Commonwealth University

Sept. 4, 2023 | Virginia Business

Naomi Boyd B.F.A., Dance, 1999 named Dean of the School of Business at Virginia Commonwealth University

Danny Tejera's (M.F.A., Playwriting, 2020) play, TOROS, had its world premiere at Second Stage Uptown in August

Sept. 1, 2023 | New York Times

The play was presented at UTNT and stars Tony-Award-winner Frank Wood.

Danny Tejeras M.F.A., Playwriting, 2020 play, TOROS, had its world premiere at Second Stage Uptown in August