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Q&A with Harrington Fellow Rastko Jakovljevic

January 27, 2016

Jakovljevic, a visiting scholar in the Butler School's Division of Musicology and Ethnomusicology through the Harrington Fellowship Program, focuses on traditional music of the Balkans.

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New Release: Russell Pinkston's "Balancing Acts"

January 15, 2016 | Ravello Records

Composer, sound designer and Butler School professor Russell Pinkston's new album on the Ravello Records label, Balancing Acts, is now available for purchase.

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Longhorn Music New Release: John Fremgen's "Everything That Spring Can Bring"

January 7, 2016 | Amazon.com

Professor of Jazz John Fremgen's new album on the Longhorn Music label, Everything That Spring Can Bring, is now available for purchase.

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Miró Quartet and Professor Bion Tsang Named Among Top 10 Dance/Classical Music Treasures of 2015

January 7, 2016 | Austin Chronicle

The Austin Chronicle named the Miró Quartet and Professor Bion Tsang among the top 10 dance/classical music treasures of 2015. The quartet was named for its performance of Schubert's String Quartet No. 15 in G Major on their latest album, Transcendence, while Tsang was called out for his 90-minute cello performance during a screening of Hitchcock's pre-talkie film The Lodger.

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Daniel Kopp (M.M. 2017) Featured in New York Times Concert Review Photo

January 7, 2016 | The New York Times

Daniel Kopp (M.M. 2017) performed on the main stage of Carnegie Hall as principal cellist of the New York String Orchestra, with Jaime Laredo conducting and Emanuel Ax as piano soloist. The New York Times reviewed the Christmas Eve concert.

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Professor Jeff Hellmer's Free Online Jazz Appreciation Course Subject of KJAZZ Interview

January 4, 2016 | KJAZZ 88.1 FM

Professor Jeff Hellmer's edX free online Jazz Appreciation course begins January 19, 2016. Learn more in this interview KJAZZ 88.1 FM conducted with him.

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Austin360 Features Music from the Butler School on "Stocking Stuffer" List

December 16, 2015 | Austin360

Among the CDs featured on this list by Austin360 are ones by the Butler School's Professor of Percussion Thomas Burritt, the Miró Quartet, and the Aeolus Quartet (former graduate string quartet in residence).

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Nick Galuban (B.M. 2015) Among Three College of Fine Arts Graduates Recognized at December Commencement Ceremony

December 9, 2015 | College of Fine Arts News Center

The Butler School's Nick Galuban (B.M. clarinet performance, 2015) was one of three College of Fine Arts students recognized at December's fall 2015 commencement ceremony for his outstanding work among the college's undergraduates.

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School of Nursing Student Marches to Her Own Beat

December 4, 2015 | School of Nursing News Center

School of Nursing student Francesca Revella has played the clarinet since seventh grade and didn't plan to stop anytime soon, so when she enrolled at UT Austin, she joined the Longhorn Band.

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Butler School Named Among Top 25 Jazz Guitar Programs in U.S.

November 20, 2015 | Jazz Guitar Online

The Butler School's jazz guitar program has been named one of the top 25 in the U.S. by publication Jazz Guitar Online.