2010/2011 School of Music Student Awards, Honors and Achievements
Academic Studies:
Carlos Marin
- 2009/10 McNair Scholars Program-Research Award Winner
Chris Pilsner
- 1st Runner-up: 2010 National Band Association/Music for all Project!
Jazz Studies
Jordan Brown
- Accepted into the studio of Brad Leali for a masters degree in jazz studies at the University of North Texas
Jorge I. Currea
- 2010 Downbeat Student Music Award Winner - Graduate Student Jazz Arrangement: (faculty advisor: Erik Applegate)
Ben Haugland
- 2010 Downbeat Magazine Student Music Award Winner - Graduate Student Instrumental Jazz Soloist, piano
- 2010 Downbeat Magazine Student Music Award Winner - Graduate Student Outstanding Performance, Original Composition
Greg Johnson
- 2010 Downbeat Magazine Student Music Award for “College Jazz Combo” and “Instrumental Jazz Soloist”
- 2010 Downbeat Magazine Student Music Awards - Winner Undergraduate Student Outstanding Performance, Instrumental Jazz
- 2009 winner of the Yamaha Young artists jazz competition
- Full scholarship and TA position for Bob Mintzer for a masters degree in jazz studies at the University of Southern California.
- 2009 Betty Carter “Jazz Ahead” Fellowship Winner at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.
- Winner of the Steans Institute fellowship at the Ravinia Jazz festival in Chicago this summer, headed by David Baker.
- Finalist for the 2010 North American Saxophone Alliance Jazz Competition.
Joel Nagel
- Winner of the National Jazz Trombone Solo Competition - Sponsored by the US Army Band: "Pershing's Own."
- Finalist in the JJJohnson Jazz Trombone Competition - Sponsored by the International Trombone Association.
- 2010 Downbeat Magazine Student Music Award Winner - Graduate Student Original Composition: Joel Nagel
Kate Skinner
- 2010 Downbeat Magazine Student Music Awards - Graduate Student Outstanding Performance, Vocal Jazz Soloist; faculty advisor: Dana Landry
Samuel Williams
- Winner 2010 UNC Angie Southard competition
Vanguard Jazz Combo, Chris Smith, drums, Marty Kenney, bass, Ben Haugland, piano, Greg Johnson, tenor saxophone, Jordan Brown, alto saxophone, and Joel Nagel, trombone
- Downbeat Student Music Award Winner - Jazz Combo Category: Jim White, director
Keyboard
Cong Ji
- 2009 MTNA Colorado State Young Artist Piano Competition Winner.
- Colorado representative competed in the MTNA regional competition in Columbia, Kansas in March 2010.
- accepted to MM studies at New York University; faculty advisor, Lei Weng
Thomas White
- accepted to DMA studies at the University of Oklahoma with full assistantship in Piano Pedagogy; faculty advisor, Caleb Harris
Xiangyu Zhao
- 2nd place, 2009 Denver Steinway Concerto Competition.
Music Education
Kyle Etges
- 2009 UNC jazz composition contest Undergraduate Winner.
Pi Kappa Lambda Inductees
- Katheryn Hamm
- Austin Grantz
- Adam Luhrs
- Anna Stech
- Lexie Allen
Strings
UNC Symphony Orchestra, Russell Guyver, conductor
- Downbeat Magazine Winner in Classical Group Category, 11th win in category for the last 11 years.
Voice
Dennis Tamblyn
Wind & Percussion
Kellan Toohey
- Winner of the UNC concerto competition with the Mozart clarinet concerto
- Finalist in the Grand Junction Symphony concerto competition.
Mark Koob
- Performing at Disney with the Disney Collegiate Band during the 2010 summer
Johan Eriksson
- Hired as assistant professor of saxophone and jazz studies at the University of Montana via a national search.
- Alto Saxophonist on Fred Hess’ most recent big band recording.
John Thomas
- Hired as full-time instructor of saxophone and jazz studies in a one-year position at Casper College, Casper, WY
Dr. Junichiro Watabe
- Hired as assistant professor of saxophone/clarinet at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks via a national search.