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On January 12, 2023, renowned violinist and former UMass music professor Charles Treger passed away at the age of 87.

Students from the UMass Jazz & African American Music Studies (JAAMS) program were recently invited to perform at the Jazz Education Network’s national conference, which took place Jan. 4-7 in Orlando, FL.

The UMass Wind Ensemble and trombonist Greg Spiridopoulos have a new CD on MSR Classics: SYNCHRONOUS: New Works for Trombone & Wind Ensemble, including concertos by UMass faculty.

Asst. Professor Aston K. McCullough, who directs the Laboratory for the Scientific Study of Dance, presented research innovations at the 2022 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Week Conference.

Professor of Music Education Lisa Lehmberg has co-edited a new book titled Meanings of Music Participation: Scenarios from the United States which was published in late August by Routledge.

Earlier this year, the UMass Vocal Jazz Group, directed by Catherine Jensen-Hole, was among the winners in the 2022 Student Music Awards sponsored by DownBeat Magazine.