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Honoring JoAnne Epps

by Robert T. Stroker
September 20
Dear CPCA Community, The shockingly sudden passing of Acting President JoAnne Epps is felt acutely by so many of us. She was great leader, colleague and friend. Her years of s...
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Boyer Alum Pays Tribute to Mentor, Friend and Musical Icon

by Temple University Institutional Advancement
September 19
Today, Alston is an acclaimed violinist at the National Symphony Orchestra, the same company he joined nearly 50 years ago at the impressive age of 21 years old. His introduct...
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Boyer students and faculty light up the Kimmel Center at 20th annual concert

by Brent Baum
June 02
On March 31, Temple University’s Boyer College of Music and Dance continued its tradition of performing both traditional and modern masterpieces at its 20th Annual Concert a...
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Lorenzo Mazzamuto, BYR ’20, joins Teatro Massimo Bellini as concertmaster

by Patricia Thrasher Mazzamuto
May 17
Lorenzo Mazzamuto, BYR ’20, a string pedagogy alumnus, won the audition for the concertmaster position with the Teatro Massimo Bellini in Catania, Sicily in February 2023. M...
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Temple University Studio Orchestra's Jazz at Lincoln Center performance receives stellar review

by Sarah Downs
April 20
Read the full review on Front Row Center. Temple University’s Boyer College of Music and Dance has a robust, award-winning music program. Their excellence was well in eviden...
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Sara Davis Buechner honored by Temple with prestigious faculty award

by Boyer College
April 17
Annually, Temple recognizes its faculty members’ achievements in teaching, research, creativity and service with its prestigious faculty awards, the university’s greatest ...
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With 'Labyrinth,' Billy Childs leads the Temple Univ. Studio Orchestra through a jazz-classical tangle

by Adam Abrams
April 14
Excerpts from the full article courtesy of WRTI. The perplexing, architecturally intricate designs of M.C. Escher might seem like an unlikely source of inspiration for a jazz ...
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Boyer student awarded the Lyra Society's inaugural Ann Hobson Pilot Award

by Boyer College
March 22
On Monday, March 20, senior harp performance major Medgina Maitre became the inaugural recipient of the Lyra Society's Ann Hobson Pilot Award. Pilot, who is now retired from ...
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Boyer Presents a One-Night Only Classical-Jazz Concert April 16 at Jazz at Lincoln Center

by Boyer College
February 28
Ticketing + Program Information Sunday, April 16, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, The Shops at Columbus Circle, New York, New York, 10023 ...
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Dr. Wendy Magee contributes to interdisciplinary study on multiple sclerosis

by Boyer College
February 28
Dr. Wendy Magee, along with several other scholars and researchers including world-class soprano Renée Fleming, has published a new article on interdisciplinary therapies for...
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Temple professor wins Society for Music Theory award for article analyzing Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Alright’

by Jonny Hart
February 14
Noriko Manabe’s article, which breaks down the ambiguities of the Grammy-winning track by rapper Kendrick Lamar, was recognized with an Outstanding Publication Award from th...
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Temple’s Rhythm Section Shines at 2023 Jack Rudin Championship

by Sanford Josephson
February 08
"We Got to See What Jazz Sounded Like by People Our Age from Across the Country." Pianist Anthony Aldissi discovered jazz in his freshman year at Gibbs High School in Clearwat...