University of Central Oklahoma

Acclaimed higher education scholar and author Michael Beckerman has been named the new dean of The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. He will begin his role at UCLA on or before October 1, 2025.

The 92nd Street Y, New York will present Ben Verdery & Friends: Some Towns and Cities, a very auspicious Art of the Guitar event, featuring guitarist, composer, and longtime series artistic director Ben Verdery in his NYC farewell concert, a culmination of his 40-year professorship at Yale School of Music and a showcase of his globally renowned virtuosity.

The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University has appointed David Chan as Professor of Violin, starting full time in the fall of 2025. Learn more about Chan here!

Composer Peri Mauer's new piece Things Going By for oboe, clarinet, and bassoon will be premiered March 31, 2025, 7pm, at Lucille's Coffee and Cocktal. Learn more here!

The Frost School of Music at the University of Miami announced the first lineup of distinguished alumni set to perform legendary hits spanning the decades at the Centennial Celebration Concert on Tuesday, April 8.

Following a national search, Steve TenEyck has been selected as the new dean of the Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, effective March 1. Learn more!

American Composers Orchestra has announced details of its spring 2025 EarShot Readings, CoLABoratory Events, and more. Learn more about the upcoming events here!

Cumberland Valley School of Music (CVSM) Community String Orchestra will present a spring concert, 'Let's Dance' on Tuesday, March 18 at 7:00 PM in Thomson Hall Chapel on the campus of Wilson College.

Passim School of Music is hosting a workshop that delves into the timeless songs of Bob Dylan, covering his legendary seven-decade career. Led by musician Avi Salloway, 'The Songs of Bob Dylan' will provide students with an opportunity for an in-depth exploration of Dylan's iconic repertoire.

The 92nd Street Y, New York has revealed that the American Songbook Association will sponsor scholarships for students ages 16 and up to participate in 92NY’s series of Cabaret Workshops and its Summer Cabaret Conference. Learn more!

The Young People’s Chorus of New York City will join its YPC National partner, the JCC Thurnauer School of Music, for the school’s Gift of Music Benefit Gala Concert. Learn how to attend.

The distinguished clarinetist Charles Neidich, the first clarinetist to win the Walter W. Naumburg Competition in 1985, will be presented by the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation in partnership with Manhattan School of Music in a recital. Learn more!

A private screening will be held for the pilot episode of Common Denominator, featuring the late Gavin Creel, who filmed the pilot episode before his untimely passing.

Bloomingdale School of Music on the Upper West Side of Manhattan celebrates 60 years of bringing people together and creating life-changing connections through music, community and education. 

Composer Peri Mauer's new piece for piano and drum set, Late Day Thunder will be premiered this weekend in a concert of new music presented by Composers Concordance at Kostabi World.