Alumni in the News

Wei He named founding artistic director and dean of the new Juilliard campus in Tianjin, China

April 5, 2017 | The Juilliard School

Wei He, Butler School of Music alumnus, was named founding artistic director and dean of The Juilliard School’s new Tianjin, China campus. He is a longtime professor at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and artistic director of the annual San Francisco-Shanghai International Chamber Music Festival and will relocate to China later this year.

Wei He poses with a violin

Gloria Kim joins ‘Middlemarch in Spring’ opera premiere

March 23, 2017 | Ash Lawn Opera

Gloria Kim (B.M. 2004; M.M., Piano Performance, 2006) joins artistic team in the East Coast for the premiere of the new chamber opera, Middlemarch in Spring at Charlottesville Opera. Photo by Dmitrii Mokrenko.

Gloria Kim

Radford Thomas to show work at Virginia Tech

March 16, 2017 | Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Radford Thomas (B.F.A., Art, 1957; Ph.D. 1970) has two paintings included in the exhibition Research in the Abstract: Visual Art Inspired by Scientific Research at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute. The exhibition is on view from April 7 to July 31.

a painting created by heartbeats

Jonas Criscoe to participate in The Contemporary Austin program Crit Group

March 3, 2017 | The Contemporary Austin

Jonas Criscoe (B.F.A., Studio Art, 2006) is a participant in this year’s Crit Group program at The Contemporary Austin. The program aims to build a network of critical support for artists dedicated to growing their artistic practices and culminates in a satellite group exhibition at Austin’s grayDUCK gallery in August 2017.

Art with people wearing life jackets

Martín Zimmerman play featured in the New York Times

Feb. 17, 2017 | The New York Times

Martín Zimmerman (M.F.A., Theatre, 2010) discussed his play On the Exhale with the New York Times.

Martin Zimmerman

Robert Schenkkan film nominated for six Oscars

Feb. 10, 2017 | The Oscars

The film Hacksaw Ridge, co-written by Robert Schenkkan (B.A., Drama, 1975) and directed by Mel Gibson, was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor.

Robert Schenkkan

Will Davis nominated for Helen Hayes Award

Feb. 10, 2017 | Theatre Washington

Will Davis (M.F.A., Directing, 2013) was recently nominated for outstanding direction of a musical for Evita at Olney Theatre Center in Maryland. The 2017 Helen Hayes Awards will be held May 15 at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington, D.C.  

Will Davis in Chicago Tribune

Artina and Martin McCain to perform in Black Composers Concert

Feb. 10, 2017 | The Daily Texan

Artina McCain (D.M.A. 2011) and Martin McCain (M.M. 2006, D.M.A. 2008) were chosen to perform in the Austin Chamber Music Center’s Black Composers Concert to celebrate Black History Month. The concert was held Feb. 11.

Artina and Martin McCain pose back to back

Pamela Ribon on writing team for Oscar-nominated ‘Moana’

Feb. 10, 2017 | The Oscars

Alumna Pamela Ribon (B.F.A. 1997) was one of the story writers for Disney's Moana, nominated for two Academy Awards (Animated Feature and Original Song).

Pamela Ribon

Yebel Gallegos interviewed by Salt Lake City Weekly

Feb. 6, 2017 | Salt Lake City Weekly

Yebel Gallegos (B.F.A., Dance, 2007) spoke with Salt Lake City Weekly about being a principal dancer with Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company in anticipation of their performance Winter Season.

Yebel Gallegos