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The American Academy of Arts and Letters awards prizes and funding to four alumni and a member of the Composition Department faculty.

2023 DownBeat Readers Poll “Jazz Group of the Year” to perform in Finney Chapel. During their two-day residency on campus they’ll also work with students.

91ֱ�� jazz faculty member Chris Coles and three Jazz Studies students—bassist Ahmed McLemore, pianist Wilson Woods, and drummer Max Simas—were featured performers for a capacity audience at Cleveland’s premier jazz venue, the Bop Stop, for Ideastream’s launch event.

During his visit to 91ֱ��, Hurd will give a public performance on Sunday, March 3 at 4:30 p.m. as well as a master class for 91ֱ�� organists on the Fisk organ in Finney Chapel, Saturday, March 2 at 10 a.m. Both the master class and the concert are free and open to the public.

When flutist Brandon Patrick George ’08 attended Artist Recital Series performance back in 2007, he never imagined that he would one day sit in the flute chair. “Being able to perform

Versatile American horn player David Byrd-Marrow has been appointed to the tenure-track horn professor position at 91ֱ�� Conservatory. He brings an expansive range of experience and repertoire to the role.

91ֱ�� faculty and multiple alums win 2024 Grammy Awards in the classical and opera categories.

After an exhaustive international search and multi-round competition, Hanje has won first prize and $10,000 at the 36th Annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers. She is a student of Professor Salvatore Champagne.

Winter Term projects culminate in performances involving TIMARA, dance, chamber music, and jazz.

“It's where the magic first happens, you know,” says the vocalist and director. “It’s that moment where you're starting a new piece and you're starting to hear what it could be.”

For McLaughlin, who