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The Genevieve McVey Wisner Memorial Scholarship Fund鈥攏amed in honor of the lifelong activist and pioneering music educator鈥攚ill provide undergraduate and graduate scholarship awards for underrepresented music students.

Recent alumnus Kaleb Chesnic has already made his mark on the flute repertoire by transcribing all three of Edvard Grieg鈥檚 violin sonatas. And in a review of his debut recording with pianist Nath谩lia Kato, Gramophone praises Chesnic as a 鈥渟ensitive and virtuoso performer.鈥�

Included in the Washington Post's 鈥�22 composers and performers to watch in 2022鈥� were two College of Music affiliates Kedrick Armstrong, a master鈥檚 student in orchestral conducting, and composer Anthony Green, who attended the Doctor of Musical Arts program.

The College of Music's annual honors competition is always an exciting event, when both undergraduate and graduate students hope to land the opportunity to perform with the CU Symphony Orchestra. Check out this year's finalists and winners.

Assistant Professor and Pendulum New Music Director Annika Socolofsky discusses her recent incentive prize and how she perceives her role as a composer, performer and educator.

The College of Music鈥檚 Outstanding Graduating Senior Award goes to Ariel Flach, dual music education and flute performance major. Flach personifies the college鈥檚 vision of the 鈥渦niversal musician,鈥� emphasizing students鈥� preparedness for flexible careers.

MarieFaith Lane, a current graduate student and the Holiday Festival 2021 concertmaster, offers a first-person perspective on the spirit of this weekend鈥檚 community event.

This year's winners of the Bruce Ekstrand Memorial Graduate Student Performance Competition on Nov. 16 included a clarinetist, trumpet player, countertenor and double bass player.

Pendulum New Music will present its second concert of the year. Says director and Assistant Professor Annika Socolofsky, 鈥淲e鈥檙e a rowdy bunch that loves to take risks and experience a huge range of musical genres and aesthetics.鈥�

What distinguishes CU鈥檚 College of Music from other music schools? Ingrid Anderson, president of the College of Music Student Government, says a welcoming community and the support of non-traditional music careers set the college apart.