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Donna Kwon is a professor of ethnomusicology in the UK College of Fine Arts School of Music. Jeremy Blackburn, Research Communications

Donna Kwon: 2025-26 University Research Professor Q&A

By Erin Wickey, published in UKNow July 8, 2025

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From civil rights to concert halls: The African American spiritual legacy

By Chloe Bradley. Originally published in the KY Kernel, April 2, 2025.

Appointment of Dr. Ben Arnold as Director of the School of Music

Donna Kwon book covers

Donna Kwon publishes works on K-Pop, Korean Drumming and Dance

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Teaching workshop builds confidence in music education

Story originally appeared in UKNow on January 14, 2025. By Tom Musgrave.

Adrianna Dick

Freshman music major earns Young Artist Award

Story originally appeared in UKNow, January 9, 2025, by Tom Musgraves and Jason Dovel.

Angel Gómez Ramos

UK composition student Angel Gómez Ramos awarded by San Francisco ARTZenter Institute

Published October 24, 2024, Updated January 2025

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UK's top barbershop quartet places in international barbershop contest

Published July 26, 2024

Clockwise, from back left: Martina Vasil, Taylor Ayotte, Austin Robinson, David Dockan and Kailey Holmes. This group of educators helped coordinate the first all-state elementary modern band performance at the '24 KMEA conference. Photo provided.

Striking a chord: UK professor assembles Kentucky’s 1st all-state elementary modern band

Story originally appeared in UKNow, March 11, 2024 by Jenny Wells-Hosley.

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UK hosts Contemplative Practices for Higher Education Conference

Image of Raleigh Dailey, associate professor, and Miles Osland, professor of saxophone and director of jazz studies, performed as the Osland/Dailey Duo for the world premiere of Dailey’s “Triptych.”

School of Music's Dailey and Osland perform world premiere at World Sax Congress

Abigail Van Klompenberg in a black blazer and red shirt, wearing glasses.

Music Ed grad works to address traumatic stress among educators, students

By Erin Wickey, published in UKNow December 12, 2023

Juan Trigos sitting outside

UK composer Juan Trigos awarded Azrieli Commission for International Music

By Tatum Armstrong, published in UKNow, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023

Image of Juan Saldivar, Jr., DMA student in the University of Kentucky School of Music, is elevating opportunities for Mexican and Mexican American composers through a new initiative.

School of Music DMA Student Elevating Opportunities for Composers Through New Initiative

Image of Renee Cobb wearing a blue suit in front of a step and repeat holding her award

Music Alum Wins Gold Stevie Award in 2024 International Business Awards

Tze-Ying Wu directs the Ionian University String Ensemble in Corfu, Greece.

School of Music Faculty Travel to Corfu, Greece

Published November 1, 2023

Image of Emily Durocher holding drum mallets

Percussion Graduate Student Wins National Performance Award

Published June 21, 2022

Image of Renee Cobb, her husband Warren Cobb, and co-host Rachel Crowe.

School of Music Alum Renee Collins Cobb and "Overtones Live"

Story originally appeared on Kentucky.com on March 2, 2021 by Walter Tunis, Contributing Music Critic.

Mega-Sax musicians on stage

UK Mega-Sax, Jazz Students Score 8 Awards at Elmhurst Festival

By Whitney Hale, Published in UKNow April 14, 2021

From UK to the UK: Recent Grad Reginald Smith Jr. to Represent US in BBC Cardiff Singer of the World

By Whitney Hale, Published in UKNow June 8, 2021